El Naturalista Opens New U.S. Headquarters
El Naturalista, the Spanish-based manufacturer of eco-friendly, footwear and accessories, opened its new U.S. headquarters. Located in Somerset, NJ, near the Port of New York, the new building will house sales, marketing and distribution…
Mountainsmith Moves to New Headquarters in Golden
Mountainsmith officially opens the doors today at its new headquarters in the northern part of Golden, CO. The maker of outdoor gear relocated over the weekend to a custom built space located on the main artery connecting Boulder to the mountains via Gold
Kevin Flynn to Head Ad Agency
Kevin Flynn, former senior marketing executive at Finish Line Inc., has been named president of Caldwell VanRiper, the advertising and public relations agency…
Li Ning’s Orders Weaken for Q2 2011
Li Ning Co. said footwear and apparel orders for the second quarter of 2011 fell 7% and 8% respectively as China's sporting goods retailers pulled back amid a glut of stores and discounting. In response, Li Ning is shifting to a new growth model that
Industry Vendors See Profit Growth Slow in Q3
The theme for the fiscal second quarter may have been “tighten, tighten, tighten” as sporting goods industry vendors focused on bottom line growth, but the trends for the third quarter have settled into a more normalized pre-recession pattern
Commerce Dept: November Spending Shifted Toward Apparel and Sporting Goods
Americans shifted their spending in November toward apparel and sporting goods and away from electronics, according to advance estimates released by the U.S. Department of Commerce. Advance estimates are the first put out by the U.S. Census Bureau and wil
Everlast to Become a Softgoods Exclusive for Sears and Kmart
Everlast Worldwide Inc. awarded Sears Holdings the U.S. license for the Everlast brand for soft goods. The license covers apparel, footwear and accessories such as headwear, bags and underwear for men, women and kids. It does not include boxing equipment.
Yakima Acquires Hubco Automotive in Step Toward Global Expansion
Yakima has acquired Hubco Automotive Ltd, the New Zealand maker of Whispbar, a rapidly growing vehicle roof rack system that uses aero bars to reduce the noise and improve the styling of such products…
Leatherman Tool Group Acquires German LED Light Co
Leatherman Tool Group, Inc. is getting into the lighting business after inking a definitive agreement to acquire a majority interest Zweibrûder Optoelectronics GmbH & Co. KB, a manufacturer of LED Lenser flashlights…
Confluence Watersports Acquires Bomber Gear
Confluence Watersports has acquired Bomber Gear, a premium, authentic paddlesports brand that specializes in the design of performance whitewater skirts and technical paddlesports apparel. Bomber Gear will round out Confluence Watersports' growing ac
Epic Snowstorm Dumps on Rockies
A significant winter storm swept through the Colorado Rockies this past weekend and the Weather Service warned that “heavy snowfall of epic proportions” could dump up to eight feet in some upper elevations in Western Colorado and Eastern Utah just in time
Primal Wear Launches New Dealer Site and Program
Primal Wear unveiled a new B2B website, primaldealer.com, as well as its Online Dealer Sales Program, which features no minimum orders, free shipping on backorders, access to Primal Image library, and same-day shipping. Retailers' orders of $500 or m
Online Holiday Spending up 12%
U.S. online sales are up 12% to $27.5 billion so far this holiday shopping season compared with a year ago, according to comScore. In the Nov. 1 through Dec. 17 period, four individual days surpassed $900 million, led by “Green Monday” on Dec. 13 with $95
Acusport to Sell Advanced Armament Corporation Line
AcuSport Corporation, a distributor of shooting and hunting products said they will sell the Advanced Armament Corporation (AAC) line of silencer products and accessories…
Winchester President Hammett Announces Retirement
Richard Hammett, Olin Corporation Vice President and President, Winchester, has announced his intention to retire effective Feb. 28, 2011…
