Ruffwear Names South Korean Distributor
Ruffwear has partnered with JSK Global to manage distribution of Ruffwear's adventure gear for dogs in South Korea effective Jan. 15…
HanesBrands to Expand Arkansas Hosiery Plant
HanesBrands, the parent of Hanes, L’eggs, Just My Size, Champion and other basic apparel brands, will add 120 jobs to expand the scope of production at its Clarksville, AK., sheer hosiery plant to take the place of offshore outsourcing…
GoPro Partners with NHL, NHLPA
The National Hockey League (NHL) and the National Hockey League Players' Association (NHLPA) announced a North American partnership with GoPro. The agreement is GoPro's first with a major professional sports league…
Gap Inc. to Shutter Piperlime
Gap Inc. has decided to close its Piperlime brand, including the online platform and single store in New York, by the end of the first quarter of fiscal year 2015…
Campbell Sports Named Stanley’s 2014 Agency of the Year
PMI named Campbell Sports as 2014 Agency of the Year for its Stanley brand at Outdoor Retailer Winter Market in Salt Lake City last week…
Dick’s SG Announces Grand Opening Celebration in Santa Rosa, CA
Dick's Sporting Goods will be opening its 39th store in California and 604th store nationwide on Friday, Feb. 6 in Santa Rosa, CA…
Nike Signs Five-Year Deal with Xavier
Xavier University Athletics announced a new five-year all-school deal with Nike to cover all sports. Xavier men's basketball has been a Nike program since 2001-02…
Brooks to Sponsor Vitality Liverpool
Brooks will be the official race partner for the Vitality Liverpool half marathon 2015. Brooks will be providing all finishers with their very own Vitality Liverpool Half Marathon finishers’ T-shirt as part of their congratulatory goody bag…
Patagonia Laments Latest Avalanche Fatality
Patagonia lamented the loss of its ski ambassador Dave Rosenbarger, who died Friday, Jan. 23 when he was caught in an avalanche while skiing on the Italian side of the Mont Blanc Massif…
Outdoor Retailer Wraps up Upbeat Winter Market
Outdoor Retailer, which is produced by Emerald Expositions, said brands, retailers and media had expressed positive feedback at the Winter Market show, underscoring “an air of optimism and excitement for the winter season.” The event in Salt L
REI Donates $1.5MM to Fund Women’s Leadership Initiative
The REI Foundation is donating $1.5 million to the Outdoor Industries Women's Coalition (OIWC) to develop programming for a women's leadership initiative backed by a dozen outdoor brands, including five headed by women…
Poll Shows Sharp Drop in in Participation in School Sports
Participation in school sports by children from households with less than $60,000 in annual income decreased 10 percent during the 2013-14 school year compared with the 2011-12 school year, according to latest University of Michigan Mott Children's H
Jarden Sees Upbeat Q4
Jarden Corporation expects sales in its fourth quarter of at least $2.4 billion, above Wall Street’s consensus estimate of $2.32 billio. Fourth quarter adjusted EPS are expected to meet or exceed the current consensus estimate of $1.11…
Luxottica Reports Strong Q4 Gains
Luxottica Group, the eyewear giant and parent of Oakley, Ray-Ban and Sunglass Hut, reported fourth-quarter revenues rose 13.4 percent, or 7.9 percent in currency neutral (c-n) terms, to €1.87 billion ($2.8 bn)…
Marker Völkl to Acquire Dalbello
Marker Völkl, which is part of Jarden Outdoor, agreed to acquire the Dalbello Group, the family-owned Italian Italian ski boot brand…
