Sport Chek, Coast Mountain Sports Open Renovated Flagship Store
Sport Chek and Coast Mountain Sports, corporate banners of The Forzani Group Ltd. have completed the expansion and renovation of the Vancouver flagship store at Pacific Centre. The renovated store has added 7,500 square feet from the connecting Pacific Ce
Mammut Revenues Rise 8.8% in 2008
Mammut Sports Group increased sales by 8.8% to CHF192.6 ($171.3 million) last year. Without currency translation effects, growth would have reached double figures…
Report: Marc Ecko Hires Investment Firm
Marc Ecko Enterprises has hired investment bank Peter J. Solomon Co. to help refinance at least $170 million in debt owed to two key business partners, sources told The New York Post…
Report: Endorsements Most Important to Youth, Minorities
Athlete and celebrity endorsement dollars are best spent when targeting a younger or minority sports or outdoor consumer in the U.S. That conclusion is one element of the recent SportsOneSource 2009 Brand Strength Report that measures how American consum
Paragon Sports Launches First-Ever Spring Warehouse Sale
Paragon Sports will be introducing its their first ever spring warehouse sale event Thursday, March 26th – April 2nd, 2009. The sale will feature 50-80% off original prices across a wide range of categories…
Bearpaw Names Executive Vice President
After one year of working with Bearpaw on a contract basis, John Larkin has joined the company in a full-time capacity as executive vice president. Larkin will oversee sales, marketing, and product development. Bearpaw is one of the fastest growing footw
Jetboil Hires New Rep Agency
Jetboil has hired Three Mountain Associates (TMA) to represent the Northeast and North Mid-Atlantic regions for Jetboil…
Under Armour CEO Misses ’08 Bonus
Under Armour, Inc. CEO Kevin Plank voluntarily cut his $500,000 salary to $26,000 last year, according to a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. When the company recently fell short of its targeted 2008 revenue of $775 million by nearly $50 m
Play It Again Sales Slide 6% in 2008
Play It Again achieved system-wide sales of $235 million in 2008, down 6% from sales of $250 million in 2007, according to the annual report of its parent Winmark Corp. Play It Again Sports contributed royalties and franchise fees of $9.8 million in 2008
Sportsman’s Warehouse Files for Bankruptcy Protection
Sportsman's Warehouse on Saturday filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, citing a liquidity crisis triggered by declining sales and the global economic slowdown. The company plans to sell the business or reorganize as “a smaller, viable chain of
McDavid and Hibbett to Sponsor Scout Combines
McDavid will be the presenting sponsor of the 2009 Scout Combines. The series of high school football events are set to take place in 13 cities across the country, including Atlanta, Austin, Chicago, Los Angeles, Pittsburgh, and San Francisco, and attract
Adidas Golf Introduces Formotion Apparel
Adidas Golf has introduced Formotion apparel — a complete upper body system designed to move with the golfer's body and mirror muscle contours to eliminate restriction…
Rottefella Closes Naxo AG
Rottefella AS, the manufacturer of bindings for Nordic skiing, will close Naxo AG, its wholly owned subsidiary that produces Naxo alpine-touring bindings. The move will allow Rottefella, based in Oslo, Norway, to refocus all of its resources on the Nordic
GrindTV and Sportnet Merge
GrindTV and Sportnet announced plans to combine the web's two top action sports properties into one dominant digital action sports network collectively reaching over ten million monthly visitors. The company will operate as Sportnet, and will provide
Trek Bicycle Furloughs Affects Almost 300 Workers
Trek Bicycle Corp. has instituted temporary furloughs for many production workers at its Waterloo plant, according to the Wisconsin State Journal. Most production employees rotated one week on, one week off without pay during February. Fewer than 300 of t
