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.
Champion’s Sales Hurt By Bankruptcies
While acknowledging declines at specialty sports channels, sales gains for activewear within mass channels gave officials confidence that the dip will be temporary.
Cautious Retailers Dampen Columbia Sportswear’s Growth Spurt
A bad (warm) winter, such as that of 2015, tends to hit vendors the following year. And that time is now.
Nike Launches Footwear Design Challenge
The Nike Ease Challence is a $50,000 competition that invites designers, engineers, makers and innovators to advance and reinvent footwear design for athletes of all abilities.
Deckers Brands Trims Guidance
Seasonal woes at its Ugg brand, following last year’s warm winter, are denting orders from retailers, but with a healthy inventory, officials are optimistic for the holiday season to come.
Aisle Talk, Week Of October 24
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By The Numbers, Week Of October 24
The leading figures from this week’s news in the active lifestyle space.
