MLB Holds Off Decision on Protective Caps
Major League Baseball begins spring training without an approved choice of protective headgear for pitchers, according to a report from ESPN…
Bakers Footwear Retains Liquidator
A&G Realty Partners LLC has been retained to handle the liquidation of Bakers Footwear Group Inc.’s remaining 56 retail stores. An auction for the store leases is expected to be held on Feb. 18…
Gander Mountain to Open Gun Firearms Super Center in Ohio Feb. 15.
Gander Mountain will open its first “Gander Mtn. Firearms Super Center” in Ohio in Reynoldsville Feb. 15. The new concept specialty store will feature thousands of new and used firearms of all kinds, and the industry’s best selection of
Birmingham’s Power Force Apparel Opens First Store
Power Force Apparel, the Birmingham, AL performance apparel and footwear start-up, announced that it has opened its first brick-and-mortar store in Birmingham's The Summit shopping center…
Military Technology Company Launches Boot Camp Workouts Shoe
SKYDEX Technologies, Inc. announced releasing its camouflage Battle Trainer athletic shoe for military and consumers…
Nike to Sponsor Blackburn Rovers
Blackburn Rovers confirmed a new partnership that will see the club’s kit sponsorship move from Umbro to the Nike brand from the start of the 2013-14 season…
Adidas Launches Short-Sleeve NBA Uniforms
Adidas unveiled the first modern short sleeve NBA Uniform System – the team’s lightest uniform to date – at a press conference at Oracle Arena…
Nike’s Knight Issues Statement Defending Joe Paterno
Nike co-founder Phil Knight issued a statement on Monday criticizing the Freeh report's characterization of former Penn State head football coach Joe Paterno in the child sex abuse scandal involving assistant coach Jerry Sandusky, calling the Freeh r
Imports of Camping Apparel and Gear Rose 4.8 Percent in 2012
Imports of Camping apparel and gear rose $414 million, or 4.8 percent in 2012, on a seasonally adjusted basis, or more than three times faster than imports of the much larger Toys, games and sporting goods category, according to the U.S. Census Bureau and
Amer Sports Winter and Outdoor Americas Hires Digital Marketing Director
Amer Sports Winter and Outdoor Americas, the parent of Salomon, appointed Evin Catlett as the new digital marketing manager. In her new position, Catlett will lead, manage and execute holistic digital marketing strategies for the Amer Sports brand portfol
Nielsen Expositions Revenues Fall 19 Percent in Q4
Nielsen Holdings N.V. reported that revenues at its Expositions segment, which owns the Outdoor Retailer and Interbike trade shows, fell 19 percent in the fourth quarter ended Dec. 31, 2012…
ISPO Munich Attendance Sets Record Despite Recession
Attendance at ISPO Munich 2013 increased 4 percent to a record 81,000 professionals, again demonstrating the countercyclical nature of the sporting goods industry…
Columbia Sportswear Predicts Flat Sales in 2013 as Winter Business Contracts Again
Columbia Sportswear reported last week it expects its 2013 sales to be flat on the heels of another disappointing winter…
Mizuno’s Profits Slump in Nine Months
Mizuno Corp. reported a sharp decline in earnings in its fiscal nine months ended Dec. 31. The decline was blamed on slow business in China, an increase in purchasing costs and higher SG&A expenses. Sales in the period increased 5.3 percent, to ¥120.9 bil
Bon-Ton Comps Up Slightly in January
The Bon-Ton Stores, Inc. reported comparable store sales in the four weeks ended Jan. 26 decreased 0.4 percent compared with the four-week period last year…
