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Timberland Sells GoLite Footwear to Former Exec…

This morning, The B.O.S.S. Report is reporting that New England Footwear LLC on Friday closed a deal to acquire the GoLite footwear business from The Timberland Company. Douglas Clark, who was previously vice president of Timberland’s Invention Factory, f

Timberland Sells GoLite Footwear to Former Exec…

New England Footwear LLC on Friday closed a deal to acquire the GoLite footwear business from The Timberland Company. Douglas Clark, who was previously VP of Timberland’s Invention Factory, formed Portsmouth, NH-based New England Footwear two weeks ago. H

Columbia Sponsors Tour de France Team

Columbia Sportswear Company has agreed to sponsor world-ranked Team High Road for three years in a deal that will put its brand front and center at this year's Tour de France. The agreement includes both the men's and women's professional c

Industry Vendors Post Surprisingly Strong Q1…

Though the weather was dismal for much of the first quarter and retail seemed to suffer from weak traffic and weaker comps, the picture was much brighter for the active sports lifestyle market’s vendor community. Still, the bright spots here are not expe

Ashworth’s Back-End Focus Results in Q2 Profit…

Ashworth, Inc. saw strength in international markets somewhat offset soft results in the U.S. Even bigger news was back-end work that boosted gross margins and allowed the company to switch from a net loss in the year-ago quarter to a modest profit this

Billabong Agrees to Acquire Key East Coast Retailer…

Billabong has completed an agreement to acquire the retail operations of Quiet Flight, an East Coast retailer and the operator of 13 stores, including the flagship Billabong and Element retail stores in New York City. Quiet Flight’s retail management team

Sportshoe Center Downsizes…

Olympia Sports has acquired four stores from Sportshoe Center Inc., the Maine-based athletic footwear and apparel chain based in Kennebunk. The stores located in Wells and Scarborough, MI; Manchester, VT; and Lake George, NY will have a grand reopening o

Bushnell Acquires Simmons Outdoor

Bushnell Outdoor Products has acquired the Simmons brand and certain other assets of Simmons Outdoor Corporation from Meade Instruments Corp. Simmons is a provider of high quality, innovative optical products, including a complete line of riflescopes and

Nike Allows Endorsers to Wear Speedo

Nike Inc. is allowing seven of its sponsored athletes to wear Speedo's record-breaking swimsuit, LZR Racer, at the upcoming U.S. Olympic trials starting June 29. A company spokesman, Derek Kent, told The Oregonian, “Nike exists to serve athletes. It&

Johnson Outdoors Wins $96mn Military Contract

The Defense Department said that Johnson Outdoors Inc. has been awarded a $96 million Defense Logistics Agency contract to supply shelters, trailers and related components for all branches of the military. Johnson Outdoors, based in Racine, WI, makes outd

GSI Commerce Lays Off 148

GSI Commerce Inc. has announced its Portland, Tenn.-based e-commerce retail-and-distribution center will close Sept. 30, resulting in the loss of 148 jobs. The center is closing because Restoration Hardware has decided to move their distribution in house.