Complex Media Acquires Sole Collector
Complex Media, publishers of Complex Magazine – a music, style, gaming and sports outlet targeted at 20-something males – has acquired Sole Collector, a leading sneaker culture magazine…
Fort Lauderdale SUP Dealer Offers Fleet Financing
Fort Lauderdale-based Precision Paddleboards launched a fleet financing program for watersports concessionaires and tour operators in South Florida…
Pioneer Corporation Provides Cycling Computer to Blanco Pro Team
Pioneer Corporation marked the next phase of its entry into the bicycle market by signing a sponsorship agreement with the Blanco Pro Cycling Team to outfit each of their riders with Pioneer’s advanced cyclocomputer technology…
Chicago 8K Sells Out 40,000 Spaces
Registration for the 2013 Bank of America Shamrock Shuffle 8K, the world’s largest 8-kilometer road race, closed Monday after reaching 40,000 participants – the largest field in the event’s 34-year history. Registration for the April 7 event o
Big Shot Bikes Sells 10,000th Bike
Big Shot Bikes, maker of design-your-own fixed gear and single speed bikes, recently reached a significant milestone with the sale of its 10,000th bike. The company launched in Fort Collins, CO in December of 2009, and has seen steady growth in both direc
Two Ten Footwear Foundation Launches First National “Footwear Cares” Community Service Week
Two Ten Footwear Foundation announced that 60 footwear organizations have united in the industry’s first-ever National Footwear Community Service Week, Apr. 21-27, which coincides with National Volunteer Week. Footwear companies around the nation ch
And1 Donates Apparel, Money to Restore New York City Basketball Program
The And1 brand announced that it will provide youth basketball apparel and donate seed money to help rebuild the legendary St. Francis de Sales summer basketball program in Belle Harbor, NY. The Rockaway peninsula parish’s outdoor basketball courts,
Cabela’s Announces Positive Earnings Surprise on Eve of Annual Investor Day
Cabela’s dropped a few bombshells last week that sent its stock to a 52-week high. On Tuesday, it disclsoed that comp store sales had accelerated since December and are now expected to grow in the high teens in the first quarter. At its annual inves
RILA Lobbies Congress to Address Patent Troll Abuse
Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA) sent a letter to the House Committee on the Judiciary urging Congress to pass legislation stopping frivolous and costly lawsuits being brought by patent trolls on the retail industry…
The Buckle’s Q4 Earnings Climb 9.4 Percent
The Buckle, Inc. announced that net income for the fiscal quarter ended February 2, 2013 was $61.4 million, or $1.28 per diluted share, up from $56.1 million, or $1.18 a year ago. Sales increased 7.0 percent to $360.6 million from net sales of $337.1 mil
Golfsmith Opens Two Interactive Stores in Charlotte and Greensboro
With the opening of two new stores in Charlotte and Greensboro, Golfsmith is now North Carolina’s largest golf merchant. The two new stores are in Charlotte and Greensboro…
REI to Open Sixth Store in Washington DC Region
REI (Recreational Equipment, Inc.) will open its sixth store in the Washington DC region in the Tysons area of McLean, Va. in August. The 32,800 square-foot, two-story store will be located at the southeast corner of Leesburg Pike and Chain Bridge Road.
Asics Plans Interactive City-Wide Activations at LA Marathon
Asics America Corporation, title sponsor of the 2013 Asics LA Marathon, is transforming the “City of Angels” into the “City of Runners” through several interactive experiences in support of the marathon. The center of the Asics mar
Ruckus Sports Draws Investor to Grow Obstacle Course Series
Steel Sports Inc. has acquired a 20% membership interest in Ruckus Sports LLC for a cash price of $1.0 million, with the right to acquire up to 60% at the same valuation. Ruckus will invest the money to continue building a national series of family orient
Zanier Identifies U.S. Rep Team
Zanier Sports, a performance winter glove brand from Austria, has hired six rep firms to lead its incursion into the U.S. market…
