The Sports Authority last week signaled that it intended to fight for America’s golf dollars as the retailer signed a deal with Hilco TAG, LLC (HTAG), a unit of Hilco Consumer Capital, to become the exclusive retailer in the U.S. for the Tommy Armour, Ram
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More From the Floor: SEW Talks Education with the PGA…
As player participation is forecasted to steeply increase in the coming years with baby boomers moving into retirement, Brian Whitcomb, president of PGA America, sat with SEW to talk about the future of golf, both in those playing and those working in the
Sports Direct Acquires 9% Stake in Umbro; Reiterates Guidance…
Sports Direct, the U.K. sporting goods chain, has acquired a 9% stake in Umbro, and also reiterated guidance for the current year. A notification to the stock exchange revealed Sports Direct now holds 13.2 million Umbro shares…
Lululemon Sees Strong Gains in First Quarter as Public Company…
Lululemon’s first quarter as a public company exceeded internal projections and analysts’ expectations as corporate-owned retail sales were up 98% for the second quarter of 2007 to $53.1 million, or 90.5% of overall sales. This top-line increase was driv
SSL Targets Bike Industry and Goes Carbon Neutral…
Sports Specialists Limited (SSL), the specialty buying group for the snow sports, action sports, bike, outdoor and casual outdoor furniture industries, will be attending Interbike 2007. The group will be looking for new retailers in the bike industry to
Steve Munn Named President, JanSport
VF Outdoor, Inc., a division of VF Corp, named Steve Munn President, JanSport – Americas. Munn most recently served as Vice President of Sales for the Vans brand. Prior to joining Vans in 2002, he served in a series of senior management positions with Ree
Nike Promotes Slusher to VP of Global Sports Marketing
Nike, Inc.'s vice president of sports marketing for Asia Pacific and the Americas, John Slusher, has been promoted to vice president of global sports marketing for Nike, Inc. Slusher will report to Nike CEO Mark Parker. Slusher replaces Adam Helfant,
Brine to Supply Lehigh University Men’s Lacrosse
Brine Corp renewed its contract with Kevin Cassese as a member of the Brine Pro Player R&D Team. Brine Corp also announced that it has signed an official equipment supplier agreement with the Lehigh University Mountain Hawks Men's Lacrosse Team, wher
Buck Knives Inks Deal with CenterStone
Buck Knives has selected CenterStone Technologies, Inc.’s iVendix software application. iVendix will provide Buck Knives with a business-to-business (B2B) online ordering solution for their retail dealers and sales reps in North America…
Reebok Canada Launches LogoAthletic Footwear at Zellers
Reebok Canada has launched a new collection of athletic footwear – LogoAthletic, A Reebok Company – available exclusively at Zellers stores across Canada. Quebec Remparts Head Coach and NHLHall of Famer, Patrick Roy has been hired to endorse the line…
Burton Develops On-Line Training Tool
Burton Snowboards and Sparc LLC have created a set of networked brand and product training tools that will form a 3,000 store global dealer training program. Titled Burtonology.com, the project is an on-demand, self-guided, interactive training tool for B
GoPro Hires Wilkenfield as Customer Satisfaction Director
GoPro hired Justin Wilkenfeld as director of customer satisfaction and online outreach. Wilkenfeld begins working with GoPro the week of September 10. GoPro has created this new customer satisfaction and online outreach position to expand on the direct di
SSL Heads to Interbike
Sports Specialists Limited (SSL), a retailer-owned specialty buying group for the snow sports, action sports, bike, outdoor, and casual outdoor furniture industries, will be attending Interbike 2007 in pursuit of new synergistic extensions to its buying,
EMS Opens Rochester, NY Store
Eastern Mountain Sports will expand its East Coast presence with the introduction of a new store location at Pittsford Plaza in Rochester, N.Y. Opening this September, the store, which relocated from Henrietta, N.Y., will double in size from its original
Four Star Inks Deal with CenterStone
CenterStone Technologies, Inc. announced that Four Star Distribution of San Clemente, California has selected the company’s iVendix software application. iVendix will provide Four Star Distribution with a business-to-business (B2B) online ordering solutio