La Sportiva Launches Ski Mountaineering Apparel
La Sportiva North America will debut a full line of technical ski mountaineering apparel at the 2012 OR Winter Market, SIA Snowshow, and ISPO Munich tradeshows…
Hibbett Makes Big Donation to Smithville, MS School
Hibbett Sporting Goods, Inc., along with several vendors, recently presented more than $100,000 worth of donations to Smithville Schools in Smithville, MS as part of its Hibbett Sports Operations Sports Renovation program…
Gazelle Sports Named Never Stop Exploring Winner
The North Face has named Gazelle Sports of Western Michigan the winner of The North Face Explore Fund Never Stop Exploring Award, recognizing the specialty running store that demonstrates the most complete dedication to encouraging and enabling outdoor ex
The North Face Honors Gazelle Sports of Michigan
The North Face has named Gazelle Sports of Western Michigan the winner of The North Face Explore Fund Never Stop Exploring Award, recognizing the specialty running store that demonstrates the most complete dedication to encouraging and enabling outdoor ex
Under Armour, NBA Establish Multi-Year Partnership
The National Basketball Association (NBA) and Under Armour Inc. announced a multiyear partnership. As part of this partnership, Under Armour will be able to feature its endorsers – which include Brandon Jennings of the Milwaukee Bucks and Derrick Williams
MoGo Announces Independent Representative Sales Force
MoGo Sport, the developer of high performance flavored mouthguards, announced the hiring of an independent representative sales force and international distributor…
Jansport Appoints Chris Speak as Director of Sales
JanSport has hired Chris Speak as director of sales. Most recently, he served as global sales director for Vasque and Irish Setter at Red Wing Shoe Co. and brings nearly 20 years of experience to JanSport. Speak also has a long history with the JanSport b
Accell Group Agrees to Acquire Titanium Bike Maker
Accell Group N.V. has agreed to acquire of all shares in Van Nicholas, a high-end niche player in titanium bicycles and frames…
ComScore: Online Holiday Sales Up 15 Percent So Far
U.S. spending online for the holiday season has climbed 15 percent to $24.6 billion from the year-earlier period, ComScore Inc. said. The data measured the 39-day period from Nov. 1 to Dec. 9. The gains were helped by a 22 percent gain on Cyber Monday and
L-R-G Announces Licensing Agreement for Footwear
Lifted Research Group, widely known as L-R-G, announced a partnership with Clean Plate Club (CPC) to design and market footwear collections under the L-R-G brand name. Under the terms of the licensing agreement, the footwear collections will be sold in L-
Canucks, Yanks to Clash at Third Annual OR Hockey Tournament
The third annual outdoor industry hockey tournament for The Conservation Alliance has a new name and an entire country behind it: The Canadian Cup, hosted by Arc’teryx, Baffin and Canada Goose, will bring leading industry brands together again to te
Smith and Wesson Q2 Sales Jump 10.5 Percent
Smith & Wesson Holding Corporation reported second-quarter revenues rose 10.5 percent to $92.3 million as strength across nearly all firearm products offset a decline in hunting product sales. ..
New Era to Open Newest Flagship Store in Los Angeles
New Era announced Los Angeles as the location for its eleventh flagship store globally, and the brand's first west coast retail space…
Dakine to Introduce Outerwear
Dakine, the outdoor accessories company, plans to launch outerwear for the Fall 2012/Winter 2013 season. The initial collection consists of…
MLB Becomes First Major Professional Sports League to Implement Media Dress Code
Major League Baseball (MLB) created and passed a dress code for members of the media on Tuesday, putting the guidelines in writing on Dec. 6, the second day of the Winter Meetings in Dallas. The guidelines are the first of its kind among the four major N
