Antigua Named Product Partner for American Century Championship
The Antigua Group, Inc., the maker of lifestyle and golf apparel under the Antigua brand, has been named a product partner of the 2015 American Century Championship…
Guardian Sports Announces Sponsors
Guardian Sports said HEX Performance, athletic apparel and gear detergents, and The Art of Lax have signed on as sponsors for the 2nd Annual Guardian National Championships…
Pentland Brands Expand 14 Percent in 2014
Pentland Brands, owner of the Berghaus, Speedo and Ellesse labels, reported it had a strong year, thanks to continued international growth of Pentland’s portfolio of brands in sports, outdoor and fashion…
Combat Flip Flops Appoints Paul Litchfield to Advisory Board
Combat Flip Flops retained former Reebok Vice President of Advanced Concepts Paul Litchfield as an advisor…
SylvanSport VP of Sales to Focus on Outdoor and RV Channels
SylvanSport, the Brevard, NC maker of camping trailers, named Earl Hunter as its VP of sales and said he will spearhead sales to the outdoor and RV sales channels…
Turtle Fur Names Rep for California, Arizona and Vegas
Turtle Fur named Patti Fisher as its newest rep for the territory encompassing Southern California, Arizona and Las Vegas…
Bauer Hockey to Use New Fullfillment Center in Illinois
Bauer Hockey, a subsidiary of Performance Sports Group, Ltd., will occupy a new 250,000-square-foot fulfillment center located in Romeoville, IL…
Adidas Collaborates with Parley for the Oceans
Adidas unveiled Monday a shoe upper made entirely of yarns and filaments reclaimed from ocean waste, including illegal deep-sea gillnets, during an event at the United Nations…
Startup Licenses Loudmouth Patterns for Cycling Jerseys
What do road cycling and golf enthusiasts have in common? More than you'd think, actually. They tend to earn above average incomes, are often out of the house early on the weekends and are known for sporting loud colors on the course. So it made per
Did VF Corp. Just Anoint Their Next CEO?
Steve Rendle took a step closer to being named the top executive at VF Corp. last week when he was promoted to president and COO and became only the second member of the company's senior management team elected to the company's board of director
Specialty Outdoor Channel Facing Wave of Store Openings
Despite all the moaning about showrooming, the biggest challenges to specialty retailers in the human-powered outdoor space may come from bricks-and-mortar retailers in coming years…
Rawlings Exits Football Helmet Category
Rawlings, owned by Jarden Corp., has decided to discontinue its football helmet and shoulder pad business five years after returning to the category. Production will end this year…
Yue Yuen’s Q1 Revenues Expand 7 Percent
Yue Yuen, the world's largest manufacturer of athletic shoes, reported sales accelerated 7.3 percent in the first quarter ended Mar. 31, to $1.97 billion. By category, athletic shoes grew 3.8 percent to $908.1 million although the biggest gain for th
Asics America Ends Relationship with Retail Licensee
Asics America announced that it had terminated its retail operating agreement with Windsor Financial Group LLC effective immediately. The agreement, in place since May 2012, was terminated following undisclosed “material breaches” of that agre
Nike Delivers Blockbuster Q4
While the strengthening dollar continued to weigh on revenue growth and future orders, Nike Inc. reported a better-than-expected profit for the eighth quarter in a row and lifted its revenue guidance for its current fiscal year…
