Inaria Snags Minnesota United FC Kit Deal
Inaria has won exclusive rights to provide the Minnesota United FC with apparel for two years starting with the 2015 season. Under the partnership, Inaria will design and provide uniforms, training equipment and team apparel for the pro soccer team's
Sports Direct International 1H Sales Up 6.5 Percent
Sports Direct International Plc reported group revenue rose 6.5 percent to £1.43 billion in the 26 weeks ended Oct. 26. The UK-based retailer, which has been acquiring retailers across Europe, reported revenues at its Sports Retail division increased 8.3
Full-Throttle Communications Adds to Staff
Full-Throttle Communications, Inc. announces the addition of Tiffani Dawson to its team of marketing, advertising and public relations professionals…
SportsOneSource to Acquire VantagePoint Data Platform from Outdoor Industry Association
The SportsOneSource Group and Outdoor Industry Association (OIA) have entered into an agreement that will result in SportsOneSource taking full control and ownership of the OIA VantagePoint retail point-of-sale data-reporting platform…
NSSF Urges Support For Continuing Appropriations Act
In an action alert, The National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) announced that it supports the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act for FY15 and strongly encourages a Yes vote…
Reed Elsevier Unit to Sell Bike Europe, Other B2C Titles, Invest in Data Services
Reed Business BV's board of directors plans to sell 17 business-to-business publications, including Bike Europe, as part of a move by its parent company from digital content to data services and other digital tools managers can use to make business d
Club Ride Commercial to Air on CBS Sunday
Club Ride will receive some major television network airtime during the telecast of the Deer Valley Celebrity Skifest, an annual fundraising event for Waterkeeper Alliance. The CBS network special will highlight the Celebrity Ski Challenge, a competition
November Retail Sales Data Leave NRF Holiday Forecast Intact
The National Retail Federation said advance estimates of November retail sales affirmed its holiday spending forecast, which anticipates an increase of 4.1 percent over last year…
Craghoppers Names Sales Agency for Parcific Northwest
Craghoppers has hired High Country Trading as its sales rep agency in the Pacific Northwest territory…
Nike Sues Former Designers
Nike filed a breach of contract lawsuit against three former designers who plan to join Adidas to build a new creative studio coming to Brooklyn, NY in 2015…
Reebok Partners with Kendrick Lamar
Reebok announced a new partnership with acclaimed hip-hop artist Kendrick Lamar. Reebok and Kendrick together hope to inspire and empower youth through programs designed to provide a positive alternative to the streets. Their shared goal provides the crea
Jack Wolfskin Debt Falls in Secondary Markets
Jack Wolfskin's debt has dropped between 9 and 13 percent in value on secondary markets in the last month, reports Reuters, citing data collected by its affiliate, Thomson Reuters LPC…
Quiksilver Sees Double-Digit Q4 Revenue Drop
Quiksilver, Inc. reported operating earnings before special items fell sharply in its fourth quarter ended Oct. 31. Sales dropped 11 percent to $401 million. Among brands, Quiksilver was down 12 percent on a currency-neutral basis, Roxy declined 6 percent
The Buckle, Inc. Announces Leadership Appointments
The Buckle, Inc. announced that Kelli D. Molczyk has been appointed to the position of vice president of women’s merchandising and Diane L. Applegate has been appointed to the position of vice president of supply chain and merchandising operations.
Asics Introduces First Tennis Racket
Building upon its aggressive growth strategy in the tennis market, Asics America announced the introduction of the BZ 100, a new performance tennis racquet. Asics' first performance tennis racquet, the BZ100 gives competitive players a controllable p
