Nike Plans Miami Store with Rooftop Basketball Court
Nike is looking to build a flagship store on Lincoln Road in Miami. The 31,500 square-foot building will have two floors of retail, and a rooftop sports deck that includes a basketball court and jogging track…
Ecco Golf Signs LPGA Tour Players
Danish company Ecco signed LPGA Tour players Jennifer Johnson, Pernilla Lindberg, Sadena Parks, Kendall Dye and Therese Koelbaek…
Adidas Football Awards $100K to Three Fastest Prospects
Adidas Football is awarding $100,000 to the three fastest Adidas athletes: Trae Waynes of Michigan State (4.31), Phillip Dorsett of Miami (4.33) and Kevin White of West Virginia (4.35)…
Macy’s, Inc. Reports Its Sixth Consecutive Year of Double-Digit Growth
Macy’s, Inc. reported continued sales and earnings growth in the fourth quarter and full year 2014, ended Jan. 31, 2015. In fiscal 2014, the company attained its long-term profitability target and has now turned its focus to driving additional profi
Steve Madden’s Revenues Flat in Q4
Steve Madden reported sales were virtually flat in the fourth quarter. Excluding a year-ago non-recurring benefit, earnings were down slightly in the period. The company said it was hurt by a lack of fashion trends last year as well as challenges includin
Garmin Throws Support Behind Spinal Cord Research
Garmin International Inc. will release a special edition of its Vívofit 2 activity tracker as part of a new global partnership with the Wings for Life World Run…
REI Begins Selling German-made Ghost Bikes
Recreational Equipment Inc. (REI) has begun selling German-made Ghost bicycles exclusively in the United States as part of its previously disclosed deal with Accell North America…
Gerber Names Brad Webb VP of Sales
Gerber welcomed Brad Webb as its new vice president of sales. Webb was most recently vp of sales operations with Plano Synergy and has extensive experience in the hunting, outdoor recreation and sporting goods markets…
Simple Brand Relaunches for 2015
Simple, the iconic lifestyle sneaker brand launched in 1991, is coming back to retail. The brand, formerly owned by Deckers Brands, is being launched through a partnership with Denis Ryan, managing partner in ICB, Int’l and Harbor Footwear Group, Lt
Dick’s SG Increases Dividend
Dick's Sporting Goods, Inc. raised its quarterly dividend by 10 percent…
SIA Names Retailers and Reps of the Year
SnowSports Industries America (SIA) announced the 2014 SIA US SnowSports Award winners last month during the annual SIA Snow Show and Sourcing Snow (Jan. 29 – Feb. 1) at Denver’s Colorado Convention Center…
Street League Skateboarding Partners with Skatepark of Tampa
Street League Skateboarding (SLS) and Skatepark of Tampa (SPoT) entered a long-term partnership to create a global feeder system for the SLS Nike SB World Tour…
Tentative Agreement Clears Way for West Coast Ports to Resume Normal Operations
U.S. Secretary of Labor Thomas Perez said that West Coast port operations would return to normal Saturday evening after port employers and the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) reached a tentative five-year agreement late Friday…
RSG Acquires Two Striders Stores in Utah
The Running Specialty Group (RSG) has added Utah-based Striders running company, consisting of two locations, to its national network of elite shops…
The Game to be Sold to David Peyser
Delta Apparel, Inc. entered into an agreement to sell its The Game branded collegiate headwear and apparel business to David Peyser Sportswear, Inc., the owner of MV Sport, Inc…
