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…
Oboz Announces Trail Team Ambassadors
Oboz Footwear has selected sixteen hikers and dedicated outdoor adventurers to make up its inaugural Trail Team of ambassadors…
Adidas Initiates Search for New CEO
Adidas confirmed that it has begun a formal search to replace its long-time and embattled CEO Herbert Hainer…
Rawlings Appoints New President and CEO
Rawlings Sporting Goods Company, Inc., a subsidiary of Jarden Corporation, named Michael Zlaket as president and chief executive officer, effective immediately. Prior to joining Rawlings, Zlaket spent 20 years at Easton-Bell Sports, Inc. Zlaket will succe
Anta Signs Klay Thompson
Anta Sports Products Limited, the Chinese athletic footwear maker, signed an endorsement contract with Klay Thomson, star shooting guard of the Golden State Warriors..
Wearable Device Shipments to Reach 187 Million Units Annually by 2020
According to a new report from Tractica, the global wearable devices market will grow from 17.0 million device shipments in 2013 to 187.2 million units annually by 2020, representing a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 34 percent…
Black Diamond to Shutter China Campus as It Sheds Hardgoods SKUs
Black Diamond Equipment has closed a ski factory it opened at its Asian headquarters in Zhuhai, China a little over two years ago and will completely shutter its campus in the Southern Chinese city as part of a realignment that is shifting manufacturing j
Sports Direct Sees Modest Sales Growth in Fiscal Third Quarter
Sports Direct International, the UK's leading sports retailer, reported sales for its quarter ended Jan. 25 grew 2.6 percent…

Asics Launches Global Advertising Campaign
Asics launched its 2015 global advertising campaign, 'It's a big world. Go run it.' The creative is designed to inspire sportspeople and fitness enthusiasts around the world to explore new territories and discover the huge variety of ways a

ShoeBuy Redesigns Website
Marking its 15th anniversary, ShoeBuy debuted a new look and feel to deliver a more intuitive website as well as a refreshed rewards program…
Kenneth Cole Appoints CEO
Kenneth Cole Productions, Inc. appointed Marc Schneider to the position of chief executive officer. She formerly worked for PVH Corp and Timberland…
Chinese Brand Leads Q4 Rebound in Sun Business at Essilor International
The acquisitive French optics company Essilor International reported sales at its Sunglasses & Readers segment grew 35.6 percent in the fourth quarter thanks to the addition of the Costa and Native brands and strong organic growth at its Chinese brand Bol
Obama Announces Free Park Access for Fourth Graders, Three New National Monuments
President Obama was scheduled to announce three new national monuments and a youth initiative this afternoon in Chicago that Outdoor Industry Association hopes will rally public support for the chronically underfunded National Parks System ahead of its ce
Off-course Golf Retailing Consolidating Fast
The off-course golf retailing business consolidated significantly in 2014 following the acquisition of Edwin Watts and a slow down in golf participation and sales that has rocked Adidas, Dick's Sporting Goods and other major players, according to a b
Vasque to Present Wild South Benefit Tour
Vasque performance footwear is partnering with Wild South as the presenting sponsor of the Wild South Benefit Tour with Keller Williams and The Stray Birds to show support for protecting natural spaces for everyone to enjoy, throughout the Southeast, Vasq