LeadmanTri Life Time 250 Coming to Bend, OR in 2012
Life Time Fitness unveiled the 2012 LeadmanTri Life Time EPIC 250 schedule. The category redefining, ultra-distance triathlon will make its return to Las Vegas on Saturday, May 19, 2012…
Rocket Dog Appoints European Manager
Rocket Dog Brands, LLC appointed Derek Bowen as managing director, Europe where he will be based out of the RDBI Ltd office in Elstree. He was most recently from Wolverine Worldwide where he acted as the Northern Europe sales director, Heritage Brands Gro
Dr. Scholl’s Opens First Stores
As part of its continuing success in re-imagining the brand, Dr. Scholl's Shoes celebrated fall with the grand openings of its first retail stores. On Oct. 17, three stores opened in Las Vegas, Ellenton, FL, and San Marcos, TX…
Bakers Footwear’s Comps Nudge Up 1.0 Percent in Q3
Bakers Footwear Group, Inc. reported sales for the third quarter were $40.2 million, decreasing 0.9 percent from $40.6 million a year ago. Comparable store sales increased 1.0 percent, compared to a comparable store sales increase of 5.9% for the third qu
SportHill Promotes New Public Relations Director
SportHill announced that Dempsi Filipek has been promoted to director of public pelations. Filipek is currently in charge of product development and wlll retain those duties in addition to directing the company’s public relations…
RECALL: Under Armour Chin Straps
About 541,000 Under Armour Defender Chin Straps are being recalled. The metal snap that connects the chin strap to the helmet has sharp edges, posing a laceration hazard when the user's metal snap comes into contact with another player. Under Armour
Warnaco Swimwear Q3 Revenues Climb 7.2 Percent
Warnaco Group's swimwear segment, which includes Speedo as well as the Calvin Klein swimwear collection, reported sales grew 7.2 percent to $39.3 million from $36.7 million. In constant dollars, sales were up 5.0 percent. The segment showed an operat
Registration Opens for 2012 Leadville Race Series
Life Time Fitness, Inc. released the schedule and began accepting registrations for the 2012 Leadville Race Series, which hosts thousands of racers annually on foot and mountain bike in some of the World’s most scenic and challenging endurance event
Super Retail Completes Rebel Group Acquisition
Super Retail Group completed the acquisition of Rebel Group for Austrailian $610 million. Rebel has 128 stores in Australia, including 92 Rebel Sport outlets and 36 Amart All sports shops…
Garmin’s Third-Quarter Fitness Sales Rise 29 Percent
Garmin Ltd. reported that revenue from its Fitness segment increased 29 percent to $69 million in the third quarter ended Sept. 24, while revenues in its Outdoor segment rose 5 percent to $95 million. Despite continued unit volume declines of GPS devices,
Nike Amends Credit Facility
Nike Inc. has amended its credit line on Nov. 1, according to a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The credit agreement provides for up to approximately $1.0 billion of borrowings pursuant to a revolving credit facility with the option to i
RecoFit Compression Shifts to L.A. Factory
RecoFit Compression Components is pleased to announce that it can now say it is “Made in the USA” after moving production from Canada to Los Angeles…
Jarden Partners with Ironman to Launch Sports Wraps
Jarden Consumer Solutions (JCS) will launch a new line of pain relief products in cooperation with World Triathlon Corporation (WTC), which owns the Ironman Series. The product line will feature heated and cold sports wraps that will help athletes with p
Syms and Filene’s Basement to Liquidate
Syms and its subsidiary Filene's Basement have filed for bankruptcy protection and plan to close all 46 of their stores…
Edwin Watts Golf Acquires Two Golf Shops
Edwin Watts Golf Shops, LLC announced the acquisition of two new stores in the Midwest, including one store in Kansas City, MO, and one store in Overland Park, KS, which marks the first Edwin Watts Golf Shop to open in the state…
