BPSA Raises $300,000 to Push Model E-bike Legislation in State Houses
The U.S. bicycle industry is close to raising $300,000 for a new lobbying initiative aimed at passing model e-bike legislation in New York and California and laying ground work for the daunting work of reforming laws state-by-state…
RSG Acquires Raleigh Running Outfitters
The Running Specialty Group (RSG), which is owned by The Finish Line, acquired Raleigh Running Outfitters. The addition adds to its October-2014 acquisition of Capital RunWalk, also in greater Triangle area…
Callaway Notches First Annual Profit Since 2008
Callaway Golf Co. trimmed its fourth-quarter loss, feeding a return to profitability for the year for the first time since 2008. The company still offered a cautious outlook for 2015 due to foreign exchange headwinds and uncertain golf market conditions.
HanesBrands Q4 Earnings Leap
Aided in part by strong momentum for Champion in sporting goods and department store channels, HanesBrands Inc. racked up a robust fourth-quarter as well as record full-year profitability for the second consecutive year…
Vista Outdoor’s Q3 Revenues Slide
Vista Outdoor, formerly the Sporting Group of Alliant Techsystems Inc. (ATK), reported sales slid 3.3 percent in its third quarter ended Dec. 28, to $506.9 million…
Dorel Industries Warns Strong Dollar Will Hurt Earnings This Year
Dorel Industries Inc. stated that the surge in the value of the U.S. dollar versus the majority of the company's other operating currencies is expected to have a significant negative effect on earnings through 2015…
New Balance Signs on as Sponsor of Cycle for Survival
New Balance will provide all apparel for Cycle for Survival indoor cycling rides in 2015, including participant T-shirts, instructor uniforms and performance athletic apparel under a new sponsorship agreement announced Thursday…
Eddie Bauer Opens Store in Whistler Village
Eddie Bauer has opened its new store location in the heart of Whistler Village, British Columbia..
Indigitous Joins The Conservation Alliance
Indigitous, the Seattle-based agency that specializes in providing brands and their investors with the resources necessary to maximize sales and marketing opportunities with Amazon.com, has joined The Conservation Alliance…
Lion Capital Reportedly in Talks to Sell A.S. Adventure
Lion Capital is in advanced discussion to sell its 85 percent stake in the specialty outdoor retail chain A. S. Adventure to another European private equity investor, according to reports by European media…
HanesBrands Announces 33 percent Dividend Increase
HanesBrands raised its quarterly cash dividend by 33 percent and approved a 4-for-1 stock split…
Hydro Flask Donation Will Help Oregon’s Homeless
Hydro Flask has donated approximately 6,000 products that social workers and volunteers will use Thursday (Jan. 29) to provide homeless individuals with drinking water, hot coffee and warm food during a census aimed at gauging the size and needs of Oregon
Steve Madden Acquires Blondo
Steve Madden has acquired the intellectual property and related assets of Blondo, a fashion-oriented footwear brand specializing in waterproof leather boots, from Regence Footwear Inc. and 3074153 Canada Inc…
John Mitchell Joins Mitsui Bussan Techno Products
Mitsui Bussan Techno Products Co., LTD, announced its partnership with performance textile industry veteran, John Mitchell, to develop and promote a line of performance knit textiles under its PrimaLoft Performance Fabric license…
Ride Snowboards Hires Marketing Manager
Ride Snowboards has appointed Carson Schubert as global marketing manager. He recently he was the brand and marketing manager at High Cascade Snowboard Camp…
