<p>According to Golf Datatech, golf rounds for the U.S. were down 4.9% in August 2010 compared to August 2009 and down 3.6% on a YTD basis…</p>
<p>To celebrate New Era Cap Co., Inc.'s 90th anniversary as an international headwear and apparel brand, the company is launching New Era XC later this month. In the U.S., 90 key influencers, tastemakers and passionate fans have been tapped to design a </p>
<p>United Sporting Companies has hired two new executives, Chief Information Officer John P. McCarthy and Chief Purchasing Officer Scott Walker, as part of its leadership team…</p>
<p>Performance Bicycle appointed Tom Tolworthy, who led Barnes and Noble into music retailing and a 400-store expansion in the late 1990s, as president and chief operating officer. Tolworthy was formerly CEO of the Vitamin Shoppe and president of Barnes and </p>
<p>Vasque promoted Kyle Rackiewicz to director of product development for outdoor brands at Red Wing, its parent. Rackiewicz has been with the Red Wing group for over five years, first as product manager at Irish Setter and then overseeing design for both Re</p>
<p>Brooks-Range Mountaineering Equipment, a manufacturer of backcountry and mountaineering equipment, announces the launch of the Brooks-Range Ambassador Program…</p>
<p>The Orvis Co. launched an m-commerce site, enabling customers to make purchases from their mobile device. Orvis’ mobile channel now reaches all of its 60 retail locations in the U.S. and U.K. and 350 Orvis dealers worldwide…</p>
<p>IMG Worldwide, Inc. (IMG), the global sports and media company, has completed its previously announced acquisition of ISP Sports, a U.S. college media rights management company…</p>
<p>National Football League owners will be presented with a proposal on Tuesday to award the league's apparel and sideline rights to Nike Inc., according to various news reports. Reebok has been the NFL's apparel licensing partner since 2001…</p>
<p>GSI Commerce held the grand opening of the company's new customization facility in Louisville. Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear and Louisville Mayor Jerry Abramson on Monday joined NFL Hall of Famer Anthony Munoz and officials from GSI Commerce at the eve</p>
<p>Georges Salomon, the the inventor of release bindings and the founder of the Salomon brand, passed away peacefully last week at the age of 85. He built the Salomon brand, now owned by Amer Sports, from a small workshop producing ski edges to a major worl</p>
<p>Arena Group, the Italian swimwear company, has been acquired by The Riverside Company, a private equity firm. Riverside bought Arena from Italian fund BS Private Equity using cash from Riverside Europe Fund IV. Arena's management invested alongside R</p>
<p>Vann's, a 50-year-old appliance and electronics store and the largest independent retailer in Montana, is venturing into outdoor retail with the planned launch of www.bigskycountry.com in a move that is vexing many of the states outdoor specialty ret</p>
<p>Genesco Inc. announced that its Hat World subsidiary, which operates the Lids Sports business, has completed its previously announced acquisition of the assets of Sports Avenue and related entities. Sports Avenue operates 48 fan stores across the U.S. and</p>
<p>Second Skin Garment Company, parent company of the Second Skin and Hollas brands of golf apparel, announced that Rick Griffiths has joined the company as Western Canadian sales manager…</p>