Acushnet Exploring IPO
Acushnet Co., the parent of Titleist, FootJoy and Pinnacle, has entered discussions with several banks regarding a possible stock offering in 2016, according to multiple reports…
Puma Appoints General Manager Accessories and Licensing
Puma has appointed Daniela Molin to general manager accessories and licensing. She will take over this role from Philippe Le-Bretton, who will take on the position of general manager Puma Southeast Asia…
Sports Direct Makes Play for Kitbag
Sports Direct International PLC has acquired an 18.9 percent stake in Findel PLC, owner of Kitbag, a money losing seller of replica soccer kits and other sports merchandise that also manages retail operations for major soccer clubs…
Mammut Sports Cuts Sales and Manufacturing Jobs
Mammut Sports Group cut 25 sales jobs at its corporate headquarters in Switzerland and will outsourcing rope manufacturing in a bid to cut costs amid declining sales and margin pressures created by adverse currency effects…
Academy Sports Names J.K. Symancyk President and CEO
Academy Sports + Outdoors named James Kevin (J.K.) Symancyk, 43, as president and CEO. He will join Academy November 2 after several years serving as president at Meijer Inc., where he led the multi-billion Midwestern superstore's daily operations…
Chaco’s Outdoor Retailer Sales Raise Money for OIWC
Chaco raised more than $7,000 for the Outdoor Industry Women’s Coalition (OIWC) by selling hundreds of its classic flips in the first day of the Outdoor Retailer show…
ESPN Partners with DoSomething.org
ESPN plans to sponsor the Level Playing Field campaign with DoSomething.org, the organization for young people and social change…
Adventure Team Challenge Heads for U.S. National Whitewater Center
World T.E.A.M. Sports’ inaugural Adventure Team Challenge North Carolina will be held October 2-4 at the U.S. National Whitewater Center in Charlotte…
Backyard Collective to Wrap up Year in Bend, OR
The Conservation Alliance will hold its final Backyard Collective event of 2015 on Friday, Oct. 2, in Bend, OR when its Central Oregon member companies team up with Central Oregon Trail Alliance for a day of trail work…
USATF to Share More Revenue With Athletes
A U.S.A. Track & Field and its Athlete Advisory Committee have agreed in principle to distribute an additional $9 million in cash to athletes over the next five years…
Vista Outdoor Aims Big
Vista Outdoor Inc. will continue to acquire both firearms accessory brands and human-powered outdoor recreation brands to grow its Outdoor Products segment, the company's VP of Investor Relations, Michael Pici, told The B.O.S.S. Report last week…
Kathmandu Shareholders Reject Hostile Bid
Kathmandu Holdings Limited repelled a hostile takeover Sept. 17 after the New Zealand retailer's shareholders tendered just 3.6 percent of their shares to a retail group that owns the country's Rebel Sports franchise…
More IBDs Send Fewer People to Interbike
Interbike said the number of retail stores that sent representatives to the show Sept 16-18 increased 4 percent over last year — although overall retailer attendance declined slightly as each store sent fewer people on average…
Dick’s SG to Relocate Store in Dewitt, NY
Dick's Sporting Goods plans to open a relocated store this week at Dewitt Commons in Dewitt, NY…
Ironclad Partners with Vibram on Safety Gloves
Ironclad Performance Wear in partnership with Vibram announces the launch of the Ironclad Industrial Impact Glove line at the National Safety Conference (NSC)…
