Global Licensing Trade Group Names New Directors
The International Licensing Industry Merchandisers’ Association (LIMA), the primary trade organization for the worldwide licensing industry, appointed five new directors…
Patagonia Expands Common Threads Worn Wear Program to Seven U.S. Cities
Patagonia, Inc. announced the expansion of its Worn Wear used clothing program in eight stores. Based on the success of the pilot program at the company's Portland store, with 884 items sold and 612 items traded in…
Timberland Appoints President, EMEA
Timberland promoted Timo Schmidt-Eisenhart to the position of president, EMEA following the retirement of Richard O'Rourke as senior vice president of international…
Unequal Technologies Names First Retail Dealer
Unequal Technologies has begun selling its customized, concealed sports protection through its first retail dealer. Schuylkill Valley Sports (SV Sports) will begin carrying Unequal's Head Protection Zone, a suite of supplemental head padding for athl
Ahnu’s Trevor Thomas Completes Mountains-to-Sea Trail
Ahnu, a division of Deckers Outdoor Corp., congratulated its blind ultra-thru hiker, Trevor Thomas, who on Saturday successfully completed the 530-mile Mountains-to-Sea Trail in North Carolina – in just 78 days…
2XU Renews Deal with Lightweight Boxer Jose Ramírez
2XU, the maker of compression apparel, has re-signed 11-time National Boxing Champion, London 2012 Olympian and all-time USA Boxing lightweight record holder, Jose ‘The Future’ Ramírez…
Saucony’s Duane Solomon Crowned 800M Champion
Saucony announced that Olympian and Saucony athlete Duane Solomon ran a world-leading time of 1:43.27 to win the 800-meter final at the USA Outdoor National Track & Field Championships this past Sunday in Des Moines, Iowa…
Hi-Tec Sports Launches Online Training Platform for Retail Partners
Hi-Tec Sports launched an online training platform to support staff training and provide exclusive incentives to its retail partners. The new platform, HTM360.com, has been custom designed to support the Hi-Tec brand and its sister brand, Magnum…
Vibram Promotes PJ Antonik to Marketing Manager
Vibram named PJ Antonik as marketing manager…
NICA Names 22 Mountain Biking Luminaries to Honorary Board
The National Interscholastic Cycling Association (NICA) announced an honorary board of directors, comprising a group of prominent figures in the cycling industry who are actively contributing to NICA’s efforts to achieve its mission of developing hi
Former New England Patriot Aaron Hernandez Charged with Murder
Former New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez, who signed an endorsement deal with Puma earlier this year, was charged with murder in the death of 27-year-old semi-pro football player Odin Lloyd…
Trek to Launch Own WorldTour Team in 2014
Trek Bicycle has reached an agreement with Leopard SA to acquire its WorldTour racing license to create a new pro cycling team debuting in 2014. While it has been a named sponsor since the team's inception in 2010, ownership will enable Trek to creat
NRF Urges Congress to Delay Healthcare Act
The National Retail Federation told a congressional panel Wednesday that retail and chain restaurant companies continue to have serious concerns about the Affordable Care Act and remain worried by the quickly approaching…
Shimano to Invest $36 Million in Philippines Bike Components Factory
Shimano’s subsidiary in Singapore is investing approximately $36 million to build a bicycle components factory in the Philippines to better serve the emerging market, the company announced…
NIH Study Finds Typical US Teen Eats Poorly, Gets Little Exercise
Only about half of U.S. adolescents are physically active five or more days of the week, and fewer than one in three eat fruits and vegetables daily, according to researchers at the National Institutes of Health…
