Easton Moves into Baseball Helmets
Easton-Bell Sports CEO Paul Harrington joined Little League International President Stephen Keener, California Interscholastic Federation Executive Director Marie Ishida and Marin County high school baseball player Gunnar Sandberg in Scotts Valley on Mond
Bauer Looking to Raise $75 Million in IPO
Bauer Performance Sports Ltd. plans to raise at least Canadian $75 million (U.S. $75 million) in its initial public offering. In an updated filing with the Toronto Stock Exchange, Bauer plans to sell 10 million common shares at prices of C$7.50 per share.
SGMA’s Health Through Fitness Day Draws a Crowd
Nearly 150 leaders from organizations in the sports and fitness industries joined together on March 2 to meet with Congress to request support for policies to “Get America Moving.” The event was SGMA's 12th annual National Health Through Fitness Day
OIA Seeking Retailers to Participate in Benchmarking Survey
Outdoor Industry Association is updating its Outdoor Retailers Financial & Operations Benchmarking Survey for the first time since 2009. In exchange for participating, retailers will receive a customized 25-page report comparing their performance across k
Patagonia Launches Patagonia Music Collective
Patagonia Inc. has teamed with some of the country's top artists to form the Patagonia Music Collective. Exclusive tracks will be sold at 99 cents each, with net proceeds going directly to the environmental organizations of the artists' preferen
JanSport Launches What’s Your Outdoors? Contest
JanSport announced the launch of its video contest, What's Your Outdoors. The contest invites people to share their favorite outdoor spot with JanSport's community for the chance to win $10,000…
AAFA Appoints New Chairman
The American Apparel and Footwear Association (AAFA) has named Rick Darling as board of directors chairman, replacing Killick Datta…
Deckers Outdoor Appoints Mike Devine as Independent Director
Deckers Outdoor Corp. announced the appointment of Michael Devine, III to its board, effective Mar. 1…
1% for the Planet Members Boost Giving by 40% in 2010
1% for the Planet said its environmental donations grew by 40%. The organization is a network of companies in 43 countries who pledge to give at least 1% of their revenue to environmental causes. In the last three years, more than one company a day has jo
Montrail Launches E-Commerce
Montrail, which is owned by Columbia Sportswear, announced the official launch of Montrail.com, a new e-commerce site where consumers can learn about and buy Montrail products online directly from the company…
American Sporting Goods Names East Coast Regional Manager
American Sporting Goods promoted Mark “Vinny” Vincenzes as the company's new east coast regional manager to oversee the region. Vincenzes has been part of the ASG family since 1996..
Ryka to Sponsor ECA/EBOW Show
Ryka has signed on as title sponsor of the 2011 ECA/EBOW Show, the annual event in the fitness community. Presented by ECA World Fitness, the event is March 10-13, 2011, at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in New York…
Superfeet Moves to New Location, Larger Facility
Superfeet Worldwide Inc. has moved into a newly constructed, custom-designed facility that houses the company's production, shipping and administrative departments. The medium sized company has operated from three separate buildings in Ferndale, WA s
United Sporting Companies Taps Dick Rosenlieb as Director of Marketing
United Sporting Companies (USC) announces the appointment of Dick Rosenlieb as Director of Marketing. Initiatives will include placing increased emphasis on brand building, public relations and customer satisfaction…
Taylor Brands Taps Kyle Fischer as Director of Product
Taylor Brands, LLC has announced that Kyle Fischer has been appointed Director of Product…
