Kappa Stores Comps up Sharply in Mainland China
China Dongxiang Group Co. Ltd. reported same-store sales at its Kappa brand stores in the People's Republic of China increased 21.5 percent in the second quarter…
Skullcandy Strengthens Product Development Team
Skullcandy Inc. hired Jeff Hutchings as VP of engineering and category. He formerly led product innovation and engineering at Harman Inc…
Russell Athletic Unveils Customized Little League Uniforms
Russell Athletic and Little League unveiled new uniform combinations for the 2015 Little League Baseball World Series…
Sportsman’s Warehouse to Open Fifth California Location
Sportsman's Warehouse Holdings Inc. scheduled the grand opening of its store in Fresno, CA for Saturday, July 18…
New Balance Signs Rising Junior American Tennis Star
New Balance announced the signing of Wimbledon Juniors Champion Reilly Opelka as the latest addition to New Balance’s growing team of elite tennis players…
Patagonia Launches Baselayer in Direct-to-Consumer Channels
Patagonia launched a new baselayer line Wednesday that is available only at its its owned stores and patagonia.com…
Kinetic Retains Adventure Advertising
Premium trainer brand Kinetic has retained Adventure Advertising to guide its brand positioning and strategy…
SCARPA North America Names Climbing Category Manager
SCARPA North America hired Mark Busby this month to the newly created position of climbing category manager…
STX and Play It Forward Sport Announce Semi-Professional Women’s Lacrosse League
Baltimore-based STX LLC, the maker of lacrosse, field hockey and ice hockey equipment, has partnered with Play It Forward Sport Foundation to launch the United Women’s Lacrosse (UWLX) league, a semi-professional, post-collegiate women’s lacros
Peak Resorts Reports Solid Retail Sales Growth
Peak Resorts Inc. (SKIS), which owns a dozen U.S. ski resorts primarily in the Northeast and Midwest, reported retail sales increased 6.5 percent in the fiscal fourth quarter ended April 30…
Superfeet Becomes 100 Percent Employee Owned
Superfeet announced that the company’s ESOP (Employee Stock Ownership Program) has purchased the balance of the company's shares, making it 100 percent employee owned…
Under Armour Campaign Promotes New Bra
Under Armour latest “I Will What I Want” campaign promotes the brand's three-level sports bra with spots featuring Misty Copeland, Gisele Bündchen, Lindsey Vonn, Kelley O’Hara and Brianna Cope…
TriggerPoint Debuts Online Education Platform
TriggerPoint Performance, a division of the Implus Corporation, released an online education platform at this year’s IDEA World Fitness Convention. Featuring updated content and educational videos, the new platform is a direct result of TriggerPoint
Roger Goodell to Speak at SFIA Industry Leaders Summit
National Football League (NFL) Commissioner Roger Goodell has joined the speaker lineup for the 2015 SFIA Industry Leaders Summit to be held September 9 to 10 at The Roosevelt Hotel in New Orleans. Goodell will headline an interactive panel…
ICSC Survey: In-Store Experience Still Desired for BTS Shopping
The International Council of Shopping Centers' Back-to-School (BTS) Consumer Spending Survey found consumers still prefer physical stores for BTS shopping, with 83 percent of their purchases involving physical stores, including 7 percent of purchases
