Zumiez’s Q4 Profits Climb 22 Percent
Zumiez Inc., the action sports retailer, reported net income in the fourth quarter increased 22.1 percent to $22.9 million, or 74 cents per diluted share from net income of $18.7 million, or 60 cents, for the prior fiscal year. Comparable store sales for
Nikwax Hires The Sherpa Group Two to Rep Pacific Northwest
Nikwax North America hired The Sherpa Group Two as its newest sales rep agency. The Pacific Northwest-based sales and marketing group will support Nikwax in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana and Alaska…
Brooks to Sponsor Mt. San Antonio College (SAC) Relays
Brooks to Sponsor Mt. SAC Brooks Running Company today announced it will sponsor the Mt. San Antonio College (SAC) Relays and Cross Country Invitational beginning in 2014. With this partnership, over 40,000 athletes and 20,000 attendees will celebrate not
Louisville Slugger Signs Adam Jones
Louisville Slugger, the maker of the number one bat in Major League Baseball, signed Adam Jones, All-Star centerfielder for the Baltimore Orioles and centerfielder for Team USA in the 2013 World Baseball Classic…
Smack Sportswear Signs Exclusive Apparel Deal With Ohio Valley Region
Smack Sportswear, the maker of custom-designed volleyball apparel for indoor and beach volleyball players, announced a partnership with the Ohio Valley Region Inc. (OVR)…
Senate Judiciary Committee Approves Ban on Assault Weapons
The Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday approved a measure to reinstate a ban on assault weapons. The legislation still faces stiff resistance from Republicans and some Democrats on the Senate floor…
Skechers USA Raises $586,000 from Pier to Pier Friendship Walk
Skechers raised $586,000 from its annual Skechers Pier to Pier Friendship Walk. Of that, $250,000 went directly to The Friendship Circle (www.gotfriends.com) and the rest was divided among six Southern California education foundations…
RECALL: Air Guns Sold at Sports Authority
About 2,400 air guns from Soft Air USA sold exclusively at The Sports Authority are being recalled. The Break-Barrel Air Rifle can discharge while the safety is engaged, posing a risk of injury to consumers and those nearby…
Dick’s Looks to Triple E-Commerce Business by 2015
Dick’s Sporting Goods told attendees at the Bank of America Merrill Lynch Consumer & Retail Conference that it expects to triple its e-commerce business by 2015. In 2009, e-commerce revenues were $103 million and last year reached just under $300 mi
Sporting Goods, Hobby, Book and Music Store Sales Slow in February
Sporting goods, hobby, book and music stores’ sales decreased 0.9 percent seasonally-adjusted month-to-month and increased 0.6 percent unadjusted year-over-year in February, according to early estimates released by the U.S. Department of Commerce…
SCARPA North America Names Sales Rep of the Year
SCARPA North America this week named Mystery Mountain Enterprises, and principal Michael Down, as its 2012 Sales Rep of the Year for racking up several consecutive seasons of sales and bookings growth in Western Canada…
Chaco Becomes Outsiders Ball Founding Partner
Reinforcing its belief that outdoor adventure enriches lives, Chaco has come on board as a Thrive-level founding partner of the Outsiders Ball. The Outsiders Ball will rally the industry around a single cause: fighting the growing divide between young peo
Penn State Suspends Contract with Adidas
Penn State has suspended its licensing contract with Adidas, effective immediately, over a dispute over severance pay for workers at a factory that was closed in Indonesia. If it pulls the contract, Penn State will become the eighth school to cancel their
Wilderness Systems More Than Doubles Pro Angling Team
Wilderness Systems more than doubled its fishing Pro Staff from 15 to 33 anglers and added their first international angler for 2013…
The Outsiders Ball Off to Strong Start
Organizers for the Outsiders Ball, which aims to raise $300,000 to finance 100 retailer-led youth engagement programs, have raised two-thirds of their goal thanks to strong support from more than 20 founding partners. The ball will be held under the stars
