According to the National Sporting Goods Association's 2007 sports participation survey, tennis was America's fastest growing sport, growing 18.7% to 12.3 million participants for the year. Meanwhile, the survey saw the women’s market continue
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Shimano Rides Cycling to Strong Sales Increase in Q1
Shimano Inc. said net sales at its cycling business rose by ¥7.8 billion ($7.4 mm), or 22%, to ¥43.3 billion ($411 mm) in the first quarter ended March 31. Fishing tackle net sales, however, dipped by ¥142 million ($1.4 mm), or 1.2%, to ¥11.4 billion ($10
Patagonia Exits Paddlesports
Patagonia told retailers last week that it was exiting the paddlesports business and put all its 2008 product on close-out….
NSGA: Athletic Footwear Tallies $17.4 Billion in 2007
Retail sales of athletic footwear have surpassed the $17 billion mark for the first time, reaching $17.4 billion, an increase of 2.7% versus 2006, when sales were $16.9 billion, according to the National Sporting Goods Association’s just-released “Sportin
Greg Norman Chief Takes Over La Perla
Suzy Biszantz, president and CEO of Greg Norman Collection, formerly owned by Reebok, for seven years, was appointed CEO of La Perla, North America, the Italian-based designer and multi-channel global marketer of luxury intimate apparel and beachwear…
Women’s Coalition Launches Networking Site
The Outdoor Industries Women’s Coalition (OIWC) has launched their Online Membership Community at www.oiwc.org. The site is designed to provide OIWC members with enhanced networking opportunities with the group's 1,100 members, who work in the outdoo
Under Armour Title Sponsors HS Baseball Classic
Under Armour agreed to title sponsor the 2008 Under Armour All-America Baseball game, formerly called the Cape Cod High School Baseball Classic presented by Under Armour. The game will be played at Wrigley Field on Sunday, August 17…
Road Travel Dropped in March for First Time since 1979
If you think fewer people showed for your big sale last month, you're probably right. The Federal Highway Administration released data Friday that show Americans cut back travel by about 4.3% in March, continuing a trend that began in November. It wa
Cheerleading Governing Body Formed
A group of America's leaders in cheerleading announced the formation of the USA Federation for Sports Cheering, which will be known and marketed as USA Cheer. Jeff Webb, the CEO and founder of Varsity Brands Inc, the world's largest cheerleading
Heelys Promotes Marketing Chief to CEO
Heelys, Inc. said its SVP of marketing Don Carroll was been named president and CEO, effective May 20. Prior to joining Heelys on January 2, 2008 Carroll served as managing director of Vector2Group, a Dallas-based management consultancy firm that he co-f
Foot Locker’s Q1 Comps Fall 2.9%
Foot Locker Inc. said first quarter sales decreased 0.5% to $1.31 billion from $1.32 billion. Excluding the effect of foreign currency fluctuations, total sales for the first quarter decreased 3.7%. First quarter comparable-store sales decreased 2.9%. Exc
Merchants Must Omit Expiration Dates from Receipts
The Senate passed legislation to protect retailers from being sued for printing credit card expiration dates on customers’ receipts. The legislation would protect merchants from lawsuits filed since December 2006, but requires them to truncate credit card
Nikwax Names Key Account Manager
Nikwax N.A. has hired Ben Palliser as key account manager, where he will be responsible for developing, managing and implementing sales and support to key dealers in the U.S. and Canadian wholesale channels…
Bush Vetos Farm Bill with
President George Bush vetoed the Farm Bill Wednesday, citing earmarks of $250 million for a 400,000-acre land purchase from a private owner; $382 million for a watershed and funding and authority for the noncompetitive sale of National Forest land to a sk
Bikes Belong Hires New Deputy Director, Researcher
Bikes Belong has named an attorney and former assistant director for the Colorado Department of Natural Resources to head up member development and government affairs. The organization also has hired a research and statistics coordinator to build a case f
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