Maverik/Cascade Join Forces with Total Lacrosse
Maverik Lacrosse and Cascade Lacrosse announced that they have joined forces with lacrosse retailer Total Lacrosse to provide brand new equipment to the Matthews-Dickey Boys Lacrosse team in the St. Louis metropolitan area…
Payless Holdings Names W. Paul Jones CEO
Payless Holdings, the parent of Payless ShoeSource and Collective Licensing International (CLI), announced that W. Paul Jones has been named chief executive officer. Jones was most recently chairman, president and chief executive officer of Shopko Stores.
Bauer Performance Sports Acquires Team Apparel Maker
Bauer Performance Sports Ltd. has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Inaria International, a global provider of team sports and active apparel. The acquisition will provide Bauer with full team apparel capabilities, including the design, devel
Helly Hansen Names New Execs for US and Canada
Helly Hansen Group AS has reorganized its senior management ranks to support accelerated growth throughout North America. The change comes just three months after Canada's largest teachers' pension fund bought control of the Norwegian outdoor ap
Summit Golf Brands Announces Partnership with Proponent Group
Summit Golf Brands, the parent of Fairway & Greene, EP Pro and Zero Restriction, has partnered with Proponent Group, the industry's network of golf instructors…
Salomon USA Appoints Product Merchandising Manager for Apparel
Salomon USA appointed Patrick Crotty to its apparel category as product merchandising manager…
NWF Goal: Kick 10 Million Kids Outdoors in Next Three Years
National Wildlife Federation has set a goal of moving 10 million kids from their indoor habitat back into the outdoors over the next three years. The goal is to get kids playing outdoors at home, school, parks and anywhere there is green space in addition
BioLite Named a 2012 Tech Awards Laureate by The Tech Museum
BioLite stoves are recognized as one of 12 global innovators for applying technology to benefit humanity…
Mitchell Modell to be Featured on Undercover Boss
Mitchell Modell, CEO of Modell's Sporting Goods, will be featured on an upcoming episode of Undercover Boss, the reality series on NBC. Modell will go undercover “to the frontlines of his popular sporting goods and athletic apparel store for an unfil
Muck Boots Introduces Cool Series Collection with Proprietary Technology
Exclusive evaporative cooling liner designed to keep feet at comfortable temperature in all weather conditions.
SGMA is Now SFIA
On Oct. 5, the SGMA membership formally changed its bylaws to officially change the name of the association to the Sports & Fitness Industry Association (SFIA). The new SFIA will focus on executing its refined mission statement, core services and communic
Oregon Universities to Research e-Bike Usage in Portland
A consortium of Oregon universities will launch a research project next month of people’s perceptions and attitudes of e-bikes in the Portland Metro region to determine if there are ways to encourage new electric bike users…
Haddad Brands to Open Rookie USA Store
The next generation of sports stars is set to walk the red carpet at a kids’ fashion show on Friday, Oct. 12, to mark the opening of Rookie USA, New York City’s first premium high-end, “kids-only” retailer from Haddad Brands. The f
Outdoor Brands Sponsor iNeverSolo.com
A group of outdoor brands are sponsoring iNeverSolo.com, a website that enbables outdoor adventurers to create a plan for your outdoor activity so that, if you don’t make it back when you said you would, an email and text alert goes out to the peopl
New Research Shows Hispanics Are Avid Campers
Hispanics camped more often and bought more camping gear in 2011 than non-Hispanics, according to a new study released Tuesday by The Outdoor Foundation and sponsored by The Coleman Company, Inc. and KOA Campgrounds. The report marks the first time that c
