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…
Escalade Sees Flat Revenues in Q3
Escalade, Inc. announced that revenues for the third quarter of 2011 were relatively flat with the same period in 2010. Concern over economic volatility has resulted in retailers cautiously managing inventory levels, which has slowed sales growth in certa
Adidas Installs Virtual Footwear Wall
Adidas has installed a first of its kind, Virtual Footwear Wall, at its flagship London store, Oxford Street. The installation enables customers to pre-order new footwear via a fully interactive experience…
Skechers Pier to Pier Friendship Walk Raises $520,000
The Skechers Foundation today announced that more than $520,000 was raised for children with special needs and education through its Skechers Pier to Pier Friendship Walk. The 2011 donations were significantly higher than last year's Pier to Pier Wal
Nike Launches Basketball Never Stops Campaign
To mark what is typically the start of the professional basketball season, Nike previewed its Basketball Never Stops campaign which made its prime time debut this Sunday, October 30. The first commercial of the campaign – entitled Spotlight – stars basket
