Town Shoes Gains Equity Investment
Alberta Investment Management Corporation has partnered with Callisto Capital to make an investment that will provide them with a controlling interest in Town Shoes Limited, Canada's leading branded specialty footwear retailer. The founding Simpson
Sports Inc. Adds Five New Dealers
Coming off a record-setting 2011, the Sports, Inc. Athletics Division started 2012 on a positive note by adding five new dealers to the membership. T&T Sporting Goods (Columbia, SC), Cascade Athletic Supply (Medford, OR), and Matty’s Sports (Miami,
Shock Doctor Announces Partnership with MLB Catcher Carlos Santana
Shock Doctor announced a multi-year partnership with top Major League Baseball (MLB) catcher Carlos Santana of the Cleveland Indians. Santana joins Ryan Mathews, Percy Harvin, Nick Leddy and Jack Johnson on Team Shock Doctor, the company’s group of
RECALL: 10,500 Fuji Saratoga Women’s Cruisers
Advanced Sports Inc. of Philadelphia is working with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission to recall about 10,500 units of the Fuji Saratoga women’s bicycle because the cruiser’s frame can break in the center of the down tube during use
REI Reassigns Two Top Executives
REI shuffled two top executives by naming Angela Owen senior vice president of marketing and replacing her with Lee Fromson in the SVP of merchandising position. REI's sale grew 54 percent in the five years Owen headed buying for the co-ops 122 store
Pro Mountain Guides to Contribute to Crowdsourced Product Review Site
Tribevine.com has signed a tentaitive agreement with the International Federation of Mountain Guide Associations (IFMGA) in a bid to get pro mountain guides to contribute content to its sites, which crowdsources product reviews…
Mizuno Chronicles Olympic Journey of U.S. Volleyball Team
Mizuno USA has launched an interactive Facebook platform to showcase the 2012 USA Men's and Women’s National Volleyball Team experiences as they prepare and ultimately travel to London for the 2012 Summer Olympic Games. Through first-person vi
Former Reebok VP to Launch Fashion Brand Supremebeing in US
The Peloton Group, the new brand marketing company founded by Richard Prenderville, has become the exclusive US distributor of fashion brand supremebeing…
PR Vets Partner, Sign up Two New Clients
What's UP Public Relations and SOAR Communications have partnered to share assets and abilities to best serve new clients, including the new accounts of Scandinavian apparel-maker Bergans of Norway and startup premium sport trailer manufacturer Road
OIA VantagePoint: Slower January Ends Solid Fiscal 2012
Outdoor Industry Association® and The SportsOneSource Group released the January 2012 OIA VantagePoint™ Outdoor Industry Monthly Trend Report, which caps off the fiscal year with some complex results — mostly due to the unusually late and tame onset of wi
Target Sued Over Toning Shoes
Following litigation against New Balance, Reebok and Skechers over their toning shoes, a plaintiff has filed a class action against Target alleging that the retailer's “TrimStep” footwear was deceptively advertised…
Scott Sports Names Eastern Field Marketing Rep
Scott Sports hired Nathan Sibly for the eastern region field marketing position. Sibly is a 20 year veteran in the Bicycle Business and brings with him an extensive knowledge of the Retail environment and cycling products…
K-Swiss’s Q4 Losses Widen
K-Swiss widened its net loss in the fourth quarter to $25.2 million, 71 cents per share, compared with a net loss of $20.6 million, or 58 cents, per diluted share, for the prior-year period. Total worldwide revenues increased 17.8 percent to $50.2 million
Billabong Sells Minority Stake in Nixon, Spurs Takeover Offer
Billabong has sold a 48.5 percent share of its Nixon brand to the private equity firm Trilantic Capital Partners, will close up to 150, or 20 percent, of its stores and slash its dividend in a bid to strengthen its capital structure. The Australian compan
Skechers’ Toning Hangover Continues
Skechers USA, Inc. reported fourth-quarter sales slumped 37.7 percent to $283.2 million. While the decline reflected difficult comparisons against a record fourth quarter 2010 that included higher priced toning footwear, it also reflected lower-than-expec
