Med-Fit Acquires SportKAT LLC
Med-Fit Systems, Inc., manufacturer of the Nautilus commercial products, announced that an agreement has been reached to purchase substantially all of the assets of SportKAT LLC early next month…
Icebreaker Unveils New e-Commerce Site
Icebreaker unveiled a complete redesign of its Icebreaker.com website featuring new, user-generated features including product ratings and reviews, questions and answers about specific products, sharing of items via social media networks, and wish lists..
Product Architects Grows to 34 Staff
Product Architects, Inc., maker of the Polar Bottle insulated sport water bottle, has hired Mike Goldberg as sales associate and Montana Marsden as…
UPS Forecasts Surge in Last Minute Shipments
UPS expects to deliver more than 120 million packages around the world this year in just the last week before Christmas, up more than 6 percent compared to last year's “peak week.” That growth shows how people are delaying online shopping until just
Brigss and Riley Selects Shotfarm.com to Manage Product Images
Briggs & Riley Travelware has selected The Shotfarm Platform to manage and distribute its product images…
CamelBak, ERGOBaby Sales Soar as Fox Factory Falls Flat
Compass Diversified Holdings, which has been increasing its presence in the recreational products industry, released results for Fox Factory, CamelBak and ERGObaby for the third quarter ended Sept. 30. While CamelBak and ERGObaby posted sales growth in th
Puma Unveils African Football Uniforms
Puma launched technical football kits for Puma's 10 partnered African National football teams. Each kit is designed by a renowned artist from the Creative African Network (CAN) – a Puma platform connecting and promoting artists from and in Africa…
New Era Opens Store in Chicago
New Era opened its tenth flagship store globally in Chicago. The store is centrally located at 207 South State St. in the heart of downtown Chicago…
Adams Golf’s Q3 Sales Rise 4 Percent
Adams Golf reported third-quarter revenues rose 4 percent to $20.5 million as compared to $19.7 million a year ago. Adams Golf had a net profit of $500,000, or 6 cents per fully diluted share…
Descente Sees Fiscal Q2 Sales Grow But Net Declines
Descente, the Japanese maker of snow sports, golf and other sporting apparel, posted a healthy high-single-digit increase in sales in the second quarter ended Sept. 30. Fiscal second quarter revenues increased 7.0 percent to…
REI First to Launch National Google Offer
REI on Nov. 3 became the first merchant to make a national offer through Google Offer, the new online coupon service launched by Google, according to a Nov. 3 entry on a Google blog. On Nov. 3, REI offered a $15 dollar Google Offer that could be redeemed
Broder Bros. Q3 Revenues Climb 4.7 Percent
Broder Bros. reported third quarter sales rose 4.7 percent to $220.5 million from $210.7 million for the third quarter 2010. Adjusted EBITDA was up 48 percent excluding a year-ago inventory gain…
Simon Property Group Sues Indiana to Collect Online Sales Tax
Simon Property Group, Inc. (SPG), the country's largest owner, developer and manager of premium retail space, is suing the State of Indiana to force the collection of sales taxes from Amazon.com and other online retailers…
Miken Sports Forms Alliance with Hockey Legend Brett Hull
Miken Sports, a subsidiary of Jarden Corp., has formed a strategic partnership with iconic hockey figure Brett Hull. The former NHL star and Hall of Famer will serve as an adviser on product development and will play an integral role in the development of
Adidas Websites Shut Down After Cyber Attack
Adidas revealed that its websites were the target of a “sophisticated, criminal cyber attack” last week that forced it to shut down many of its websites. The company said there was no evidence that any consumer data has been compromised. As of Tuesday mor
