Sport Chalet Seeks Investors to Accelerate Strategic Initiatives
Sport Chalet, Inc. demonstrated the high cost of sustaining a high-tech/high-touch retailing model last week when it announced it had engaged an investment bank to scout investors needed to implement its strategic plan…
The North Face Partners with Intersport to Boost European Sales
A key tactic in The North Face’s strategy to increase market share of Europe’s massive snow sports market emerged last week when Zurich-based Intersport International Corp. GmbH announced it had partnered with the brand to launch its first pan
Sports And Fitness Executives Praise Inaugural SFIA Industry Leaders Summit
Executives from the sports and fitness industry praised the inaugural SFIA Industry Leaders Summit which was held in Baltimore, MD in The Four Seasons Hotel September 25-26. Attendees gathered to discuss the future of the industry and learn how they can b
Intersport Picks The North Face for First Pan-European Campaign in Outdoor Space
Intersport International Corp. GmbH has partnered with The North Face for its first pan-European marketing campaign in the outdoor category, underlining the brand’s status as one of the few outdoor brands with a significant presence across most of t
U.S. Soccer Federation Foundation Gains Funding
The U.S. Soccer Federation Foundation gained $2.6 million in grants from the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS). According to a release from the CNCS, the U.S. Soccer Foundation will expand and evaluate the impact of 13 subgrantees that
New Balance Opens Global Experience Store in Barcelona
New Balance has opened a new global experience retail store in Barcelona. The company opened its first Experience Store in Beijing in August, 2009 and more recently opened Experience Stores in New York City in August, 2011 and in Boston in April, 2012…
Crocs Hires European Retail Manager
Crocs Inc. has appointed Tim Lyons, previously director of Nike’s factory stores throughout western Europe, to head its European retail operation…
Interbike 2013 Concludes, Bike Industry Remains Positive for 2014
Interbike 2013 wrapped up on Friday, Sept. 20 in Las Vegas on an upbeat note and with praise all around as bike vendors and dealers shrugged off the slow start of the 2013 spring season.
SSV’s FY 2013 Sales Nearly Reach $200 Million
Sales at Specialty Sports Ventures Ltd (SSV) nearly reached the $200 million mark in the year ended July 31, according to the latest earnings report from its parent company Vail Resorts Inc…
The Finish Line Beats Street Estimates in Fiscal Second Quarter…
Shares of The Finish Line increased 4.3 percent for the week to close at $24.41 Friday after the retailer reported earnings rose 6.1 percent in its fiscal second quarter ended Aug. 31, to $26.5 million, or 54 cents a share, exceeding Wall Street's co
SFIA Industry Leaders Summit Addresses Inactivity Pandemic…
At last week’s inaugural SFIA’s Industry Leaders Summit in Baltimore, the industry’s top execs explored social media’s growing influence, emerging digital technologies, nascent global opportunities and the creep of government regul
Tasc Performance Hires Carland to Sell Bamco Apparel to Specialty Shops
Tasc Performance, the New Orleans-based creator of BamCo performance apparel, appointed Patrick Carland executive vice president, sales…
Oliberté Manufactures the World’s First Fair Trade Certified Footwear
Oliberté, maker of sustainably produced leather shoes and bags handmade in Africa, is the first footwear manufacturing facility in the world to be Fair Trade Certified by Fair Trade USA. Oliberté opened its factory in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, in 2012…
Supra Footwear Parent Opens Donggan Office to Oversee Factories
ONE Distribution, the manufacturer of Supra Footwear, has opened a new footwear development facility in Dongguan, China known as ONE Distribution Resources (ODR). The 3,000-square-foot office will enable the company to have employees on the ground working
Startup Toren Pledges More Affordable Technical Apparel
A New York entrepreneur has begun soliciting consumer input on a new line of technical apparel he claims will offer better fitting and lower priced waterproof-breathable garments than what is currently offered by Patagonia, The North Face, Arc'teryx
