<p>Wolverine World Wide, Inc. has established a new stand-alone International Group to further galvanize growth overseas. The group will be led by Bill Brown, a 24-year veteran of the company. Brown most recently led the former Heritage Brands Group and has </p>
<p>R.G. Barry Corp. has completed the purchase of substantially all of the assets of Foot Petals, LLC., a Long Beach, California-based developer and marketer of premium insoles . R.G. Barry will operate Foot Petals as a subsidiary…</p>
<p>New Balance Foundation donated $7 million to Children’s Hospital Boston to establish the New Balance Foundation Center for Childhood Obesity Prevention, Clinical Research and Care. The gift will be used to transform the lives of overweight and obese</p>
<p>Under Armour, Inc. reported earnings jumped 50.7% in the fourth quarter, to $22.9 million, or 44 cents a share, from $15.2 million, or 30 cents, a year ago. Net revenues increased 35.6% to $301.2 million from $222.2 million in the fourth quarter of 2009. </p>
<p>Under Armour will announce that it will buy the entire Tide Point waterfront office complex in South Baltimore with plans to turn it into a palatial corporate campus, according to a report in the Baltimore Sun. Under Armour already occupies nearly half of</p>
<p>Hanesbrands nearly quadrupled its profits on an 11.2% increase in sales to $4.33 billion last year and projected higher earnings for 2011. The company said market share gains accounted for 6 percentage points of the sales growth, but that price increases </p>
<p>Confluence Watersports has become the latest vendor partner of the Grassroots Outdoor Alliance, which represents dozens of retailers operating approximately 70 outdoor specialty stores nationwide… </p>
<p>Hall of Fame basketball player Oscar Robertson has joined a lawsuit against the National Collegiate Athletic Association, Collegiate Licensing Co. and Electronic Arts Inc. for the alleged illegal use of their images…</p>
<p>Nielsen Exhibitions sold 349,950-square feet of space to exhibitors at last week's Outdoor Retailer Winter Market 2011 in Salt Lake City – setting a record for the winter show. Preliminary figures indicate attendance rose 11% and 16% for buyer and ov</p>
<p>Life Time Fitness, Inc. has partnered with with AEG, owner and operator of the Amgen Tour of California professional cycling race, to grow and develop the the Leadville Trail 100 – deemed among the most important mountain biking races in North America. AE</p>
<p>Payless ShoeSource announced that Vincent DeSantis has been promoted to senior vice president and chief marketing officer for Payless…</p>
<p>Obama didn't address gun control in Tuesday's State of the Union, but many sources have said that key White House aids indicated he will unveil a campaign in the coming weeks to tighten existing gun laws…</p>
<p>Columbia Sportswear's earnings climbed 13.4% in the fourth quarter to $26.2 million, or 77 cents a share, from $23.1 million, or 68 cents, a year earlier. Sales increased 28% to $457.3 million from $358.3 million a year ago. The gains reflected a 22%</p>
<p>The snow sports market sold more than $1 billion worth of equipment apparel and accessories in December alone and reached $2.1 billion season-to-date, according to a report by SnowSports Industry America…</p>
<p>Reef announced the official addition of seven athletes to its team of footwear sponsored surfers. Joining surf icons Rob Machado and Mick Fanning, Reef has signed Conner and Parker Coffin from Santa Barbara, Luke Davis from San Clemente, Ford Archbold fro</p>
