Athletic Dealers of America Welcomes Hauff Sports
The ADA announced that Hauff Sports has joined the Athletic Dealers of America buying group. Hauff Sports has been serving Omaha and the state of Nebraska since 1939…
Under Armour Launches Intern Search
For the third consecutive year, Under Armour, Inc. is offering a career-jumpstarting opportunity for two college undergrads to join the brand this summer as the “Under Armour Ultimate Intern Team.”…
Yakima Announces Two New Hires
Yakima Products, Inc. announced the addition of Stephanie Bastin-Wells as the company’s new global director of human resources, and the promotion of Emily Davis to director of supply chain…
Hoka One One Names Howard Jones National Sales Manager
Hoka One One, the running shoe brand recently acquired by Deckers Outdoor, appointed Howard Jones as national sales manager. Most recently Jones was the sales manager for Montrail…
Accell Briefs Unions on Cost Cutting Plans
Accell Group briefed its labor unions last week on plans to lay off 10 percent of its Dutch workforce to adapt to declining sales in the Netherlands…
Ecco to Mark 50th Anniversary
Danish footwear brand, Ecco, kicks off its month-long celebration of 50 years of shoemaking with special in-store displays, a Facebook sweepstakes, and historical storytelling through the brand’s Tumblr blog throughout the month of April…
Breckenridge Ski Patrol Equipped with BCA Airbags
North America's largest ski resort operator has purchased another round of Float 32 airbags from snow safety equipment manufacturer Backcountry Access Inc. (BCA) of Boulder, CO to outfit Breckenridge ski patrol employees…
Rodney Faldyn Recognized by Texas AandM
Rodney Faldyn, the CEO and president of Academy Sports + Outdoors, was recognized as the 2013 M.B. Zale Visionary Merchant Award from Texas A&M University’s Mays Business School. Faldyn is an ’88 graduate…
Canadian Outdoor Superstore Secures $60 Million Credit Facility
Sail Outdoors, Inc., which has plans to expand its outdoor superstore concept in Quebec and Ontario, secured a $60 million senior secured credit facility from Wells Fargo Capital Finance of Canada…
QandA: Sportsman’s Warehouse CEO John Schaefer
In a rare interview, Sportsman's Warehouse CEO John Schaefer talks about how the Utah-based hook-and-bullet retailer has built itself back up into a regional powerhouse since he and Seidler Equity Partners lead it out of its Chapter 11 bankruptcy in
Raliegh Ushers in Spring with Rebate Program
Raleigh Bicycles kicked off the spring season by issuing a $50 prepaid rebate card to all consumers who purchase a select Raleigh alloy bike now through May 31, 2013. The company has also extended their carbon bike rebate program that was announced in Feb
QVC and FFANY Support Breast Cancer Therapy Research
QVC and the Fashion Footwear Association of New York (FFANY), building on a 19 year philanthropic relationship supporting breast cancer research, have announced a $140,000 grant to fund research at The Wistar Institute on a specific and deadly form of bre
Gatorz Names CEO
Gatorz Inc. has hired Robert Reynolds as its CEO. Reynolds assumed the position April 2, when he immediately begin working with the company's advisor, Park Lane, to identify growth opportunities…
Primal Secures Apparel Sponsoship for TD Five Boro Bike Tour
Primal is sponsoring some of the highest profile cycling events in the country later this spring and summer as the official cycling apparel provider for Bike New York…
NICA to Screen Documentary on High-School MTB League at Sea Otter Classic
Singletrack High, a documentary showcasing the positive impacts of the high school mountain biking movement, will be screened at the Sea Otter Classic, April 20. The screening will be followed by a VIP Reception at the theater with student-athletes from t
