OBIT: Fleet Feet Savannah’s Robert Espinoza
Robert Espinoza, owner of Fleet Feet Sports Savannah, has passed away suddenly of an undisclosed cause. In a statement, Fleet Feet Sports said, “Robert made an undeniable impact on the local community since opening his doors in 2002. He embodied wha
Combat Flip Flops Appoints Paul Litchfield to Advisory Board
Combat Flip Flops retained former Reebok Vice President of Advanced Concepts Paul Litchfield as an advisor…
Turtle Fur Names Rep for California, Arizona and Vegas
Turtle Fur named Patti Fisher as its newest rep for the territory encompassing Southern California, Arizona and Las Vegas…
Adidas Collaborates with Parley for the Oceans
Adidas unveiled Monday a shoe upper made entirely of yarns and filaments reclaimed from ocean waste, including illegal deep-sea gillnets, during an event at the United Nations…
Specialty Outdoor Channel Facing Wave of Store Openings
Despite all the moaning about showrooming, the biggest challenges to specialty retailers in the human-powered outdoor space may come from bricks-and-mortar retailers in coming years…
Rawlings Exits Football Helmet Category
Rawlings, owned by Jarden Corp., has decided to discontinue its football helmet and shoulder pad business five years after returning to the category. Production will end this year…
Total Hockey Snaps Up Players Bench
Creating possibly the largest hockey retailer in the U.S., Total Hockey has acquired Players Bench. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Denver-based Players Bench will bring Total Hockey eight new stores across five new markets in Colorado, Texas
Asics America Ends Relationship with Retail Licensee
Asics America announced that it had terminated its retail operating agreement with Windsor Financial Group LLC effective immediately. The agreement, in place since May 2012, was terminated following undisclosed “material breaches” of that agre
Selk’bag Picks NRI to Handle Canadian Distribution
Selk’bag USA, Inc. has partnered with NRI Distribution to handle all of Selk’bag USA’s wholesale shipping in Canada, effective July 1…
Mio Global Secures Financing
Mio Global, makers of wearable technology for fitness, has secured a $1.5 million loan from Export Development Canada (EDC)…
Whistler Blackcomb Names E-Commerce Expert to Board
Whistler Blackcomb Holdings Inc. appointed e-commerce entrepreneur and former Sears Canada executive Michele Romanow to its Board of Directors, effective June 24…
Sunice Continues Partnership with PGA Tour
Sunice is continuing its partnership with the PGA Tour, having been selected as outerwear supplier for the International Team at The Presidents Cup 2015…
Cotopaxi Appoints First VP of Marketing
Cotopaxi, a VC-backed direct-to-consumer outdoor gear brand named has lured a marketer from Backcountry.com to become its first vice president of marketing…
BucketFeet Raises $3 Million in PE Funding
BucketFeet, which creates shoes bearing the designs of artists from around the world, raised $3 million in venture capital from Wintrust Ventures, according to the Chicago Tribune…
Senate Gives Obama Fast Track Authority
The U.S. States Senate voted Wednesday to give President Obama Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) needed to consummate the Trans Pacific Partnership, which enjoys broad support in the sporting goods, apparel and footwear industry…
