<p>Sport Hansa has appointed Pacific Outdoors of Danville, CA. to represent its brands in Northern California, Washington and Oregon as well as RepSouth of Oakwood, Georgia who will be responsible for the Southeast region…</p>
<p>John Eades, most recently footwear product director at Reef, and partner Michael Ferreri, a finance veteran, have formed Vere Sandal Company., a eco-friendly-sandal company based in Geneva, NY…</p>
<p>The President's Council on Fitness, Sports & Nutrition (PCFSN) has chosen Trips for Kids Founder Marilyn Price to receive a 2010 PCFSN Community Leadership Award…</p>
<p>Sixteen teams, including defending champion Arc'teryx, have signed up to compete in the second annual Canada Goose Cup street hockey tournament next month at Outdoor Retailer Winter Market. For the first time, each team will be allowed to recruit one</p>
<p>Nike Inc. reported revenues climbed 10% in the second quarter and would have been up 11% excluding currency changes. Diluted earnings per share grew 22% to $457 million, or 94 cents a share. Nike brand futures orders were ahead 11%…</p>
<p>VF Corp., the parent of The North Face and Vans, has reached an agreement to acquire the trademarks and intellectual property of Rock and Republic, a California-based fashion denim company that fell into bankruptcy…</p>
<p>The Finish Line, Inc. reported sales rose 8.7% in its third quarter ended Nov. 27, to $260.9 million from $240.1 million a year ago. Comparable store net sales increased 10.1% compared to an increase of 1.7% a year ago. Earnings would have been up signifi</p>
<p>Smith & Wesson Holding Corporation announced that the Economic Assistance Coordinating Council (EACC) has approved an application from Smith & Wesson for up to $6.0 million in tax credits in association with expanding its manufacturing operations in Sprin</p>
<p>Thanks to dozens of posts to the company's Facebook fan page, Heelys, Inc. said Camp Quality USA will be awarded $101,010 worth of shoes – over 2,000 pairs of shoes – in 2011. Camp Quality USA will distribute the gift to children engaged with the cha</p>
<p>El Naturalista, the Spanish-based manufacturer of eco-friendly, footwear and accessories, opened its new U.S. headquarters. Located in Somerset, NJ, near the Port of New York, the new building will house sales, marketing and distribution…</p>
<p>Mountainsmith officially opens the doors today at its new headquarters in the northern part of Golden, CO. The maker of outdoor gear relocated over the weekend to a custom built space located on the main artery connecting Boulder to the mountains via Gold</p>
<p>Kevin Flynn, former senior marketing executive at Finish Line Inc., has been named president of Caldwell VanRiper, the advertising and public relations agency…</p>
<p>Interbike is adding 140,000 square feet of additional exhibition space for the 2011 edition of its International Bicycle Expo, to better integrate the concurrent Health+Fitness Business show… </p>
<p>Li Ning Co. said footwear and apparel orders for the second quarter of 2011 fell 7% and 8% respectively as China's sporting goods retailers pulled back amid a glut of stores and discounting. In response, Li Ning is shifting to a new growth model that</p>
<p>Apparel is apparently making a come back this holiday season according to MasterCard Advisors' SpendingPulse division. The company said overall retail sales through Dec. 11 generally continued November's momentum, with apparel sales up 9.8% seas</p>
