Columbia To Relocate Sorel HQ To Downtown Portland
Columbia Sportswear Co. will relocate its Sorel footwear brand headquarters and 45 employees to downtown Portland, OR.
Scarpa Retains Sales Reps In South-Central U.S.
Conner Larsen will represent the brand in the south-central U.S., including Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Louisiana.
Puma’s Jay Piccola To Retire
The president and general manager of Puma North America region since 2000 will retire, mid-2017.
Big 5 Sales Rise Thanks To Closed Competition
With Sports Authority and Sport Chalet stores now closed, Big 5 stores benefitted with a 6.8-percent rise in same-store sales for the third quarter.
Hillsound Adds Sales Reps In Rockies, Mid-Atlantic and Pacific NW
Green River Sales will represent Hillsound in the Rocky Mountain region, Dedication Sports Group in the Mid-Atlantic and PlayNorthWest in the Pacific Northwest.
NSGA Finds Hispanic Population Heavily Involved In Sports & Fitness
The National Sporting Goods Association released a study, Scouting the Hispanic Market, which revealed that 92 percent of Hispanics consider sports and exercise extremely or very important to their family’s lifestyle.
Sports Licensing And Tailgating Show Taps Interbike Director
Pat Hus will head Emerald Exposition’s Sports Licensing and Tailgating Show in addition to continuing to lead the company’s Interbike trade show.
Quiksilver Expands Board Of Directors To Five
Quiksilver Inc. appointed Franck Riboud as an independent director to its board of directors, effective immediately. Riboud’s appointment will expand the company’s board from four to five members.
Steve Madden’s Q3 Tops Expectations
The gains were driven by the Steve Madden Women’s and its Dolce Vita collections.
San Jose’s Mel Cotton’s Sporting Goods To Close
The iconic sporting goods store, serving Silicon Valley for 70 years, will close by the end of the year.
Barcelona Confirms Record Kit Deal With Nike
The extended apparel agreement surpasses the previous world record for an annual fee set by Premier League team Manchester United.
New Balance To Sponsor Boston Celtics Training Facility
As part of New Balance’s naming rights partnership, the brand will become an official partner of the Boston Celtics and will receive significant brand presence throughout the facility.
Feetures Unveils Second Annual Sales Contest Winners
Nearly 50 percent of participating retailers achieved or surpassed the 1-to-1 sock to shoe ratio threshold.
Bearpaw To Debut First TV Campaign
The campaign comes on the heels of its recent apparel launch and additions to the executive team.
Halloween Ranks Second Most Popular Running Holiday
According to new data produced by Running USA, Halloween race participation continues to thrive despite a decline in total number of events held, as 733,576 runners finished a Halloween week race in 2015, up from 722,237 total finishers in 2014.
