Dick’s May Gain Incentives for First Oklahoma Store
Dicks Sporting Goods is reportedly receiving as much as $900,000 for the construction of its potential store in Broken Arrow, OK, the retailer’s first store in the state…
Adidas Rolls Out New Environmental Strategy
The Adidas Group laid out a comprehensive new Environmental Strategy in its 2010 Sustainability Report that gives the company and its suppliers until 2010 to reduce its environmental footprint by 15%…
Garmin Sues Bryton’s Cycle Computers
Garmin Ltd. announced that a Garmin subsidiary has filed a patent infringement suit against Bryton Inc. in the U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas…
RECALL: Diving Masks
Undersea Systems International Inc., dba Ocean Technology Systems, of Santa Ana, CA. is recalling 1,700 Guardian full-face diving masks in the United States and 80 in Canada in cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Safety Commission and Health Canada…
Bakers Footwear Q4 Profit Drops
Bakers Footwear Group, Inc. reported sales were $58.2 million in the fourth quarter, an increase of 1.0% from $57.6 million a year ago. Comparable store sales increased 2.6% following an increase of 3.9% in the prior-year period. Net income slid 7.1% to $
McDavid Donates to Relief Efforts in Japan
McDavid USA, through their Japanese subsidiary, will be donating two million yen (approximately $25,000) to the relief efforts in Japan. McDavid Japan, which is a wholly owned subsidiary of McDavid USA, will designate the charity that will receive the don
Orange 21’s Losses Swell in 2010
Orange 21 Inc., the parent of Spy Optic, reported sales increased 2% to $35.0 million for the year ended Dec. 31, 2010 from $34.2 million a year ago. Its net loss in the year widened to $4.6 million from $3.4 million in 2009…
Counterfeiters Driving up Online Ad Rates for Sporting Goods Brands
The interactive marketing news site Clickz is reporting that counterfeiters are driving up online ad rates for five leading sporting goods brands. ClickZ concluded that 25% of the online ads it found for the brands were placed by 1,300 suspect e-commerce
Nike OCF Grants Announced
Nike announced grants totaling $250,000 to 26 local nonprofits and schools through the Nike Employee Grant Fund of The Oregon Community Foundation. The fund, started in May 2010, has provided $500,000 in support..
City Sports Relaunches PL Line
City Sports announced the official re-launch of CS by City Sports, the company's proprietary line of performance apparel…
Skechers Launches Character Licensing Push
Skechers Entertainment, a division of Skechers USA, Inc., is leveraging its original branded content and characters such as Zevo-3 and Twinkle Toes with a comprehensive global licensing campaign….
Finish Line Sees Modest Q4 Profit Gain on 4% Comp Gain
The Finish Line, Inc. reported fourth-quarter sales increased 2.7% to $384.6 million from $374.5 million a year ago. Comps increased 4.0% on top of an increase of 10.0% for the same period a year ago. Excluding special items, earnings from continuing oper
Burton Snowboards Secures New Distributor in Korea
Burton Snowboards announced that LG Fashion will officially become Burton's new distributor in Korea. In addition, the two companies have signed a licensing agreement that allows LG Fashion to design and distribute lifestyle streetwear in Korea under
Puma Uncertain of Japan’s Impact
Puma gains 10% of its sales from Japan, making it its second-largest market outside the U.S. But officials indicated that it's too soon to quantify the economic impact of the earthquake and tsunami that hit the nation. Puma Chief Executive Jochen Zei
Tifosi Optics Appoints Operations Manager
Tifosi Optics announced that golf industry veteran Bob Bartlett has been hired to the newly created operations manager position…
