Pensole Pensole Footwear Design Academy Raises $4MM in Funding
Pensole Footwear Design Academy, based in Portland, OR, raised $4 million in partnership with San Francisco-based Rooy Inc…
Weyco’s Q4 Revenues Jump 21 Percent
Weyco Group, Inc., the parent of Bogs, reported net sales for the fourth quarter of 2014 were $95.3 million, an increase of 21 percent from 2013 net sales of $78.5 million.. Bogs wholesale revenues surged 69 percent…
Zumiez EVP of Stores Retires
Zumiez Inc. said Ford K. Wright, its EVP of stores, plans to retire, effective Mar. 20…
Mission Athletecare Lands Funding and Hap Klopp
Mission Athletecare, the startup looking to jumpstart the thermoregulation category, last week raised $35 million of growth capital for organic and M&A expansion in its core cooling and heating categories. As part of the new investment, Hap Klopp, the fou
Billabong Returns to Profit in First Half
Billabong International Limited said it returned to profitability in the half-year period ended Dec. 31 and that Billabong and RVCA brands grew sales to the U.S. wholesale channel…
FGL Sports Comps Grow 5 Percent in Q4
Canadian Tire reported sales at FGL Sports rose 15.0 percent in the fourth quarter. Same-store sales grew 4.9 percent, led by 9.4 percent growth at its flagship Sport Chek banner…
Timbuk2 Opens First Retail Store in Japan
Timbuk2 opened its first brick-and-mortar store in Kyoto City, Japan. It also expanded its Custom Bag Builder for the first time into a language other than English…
Kohl’s Sees 3.9 Percent Q4 Comp Gain
Kohl's Corporation reported fourth quarter earnings of $369 million, or $1.83 per diluted share, a 17 percent increase…
Granite Gear Adds Hartford Sales Group in Southwest
Granite Gear, award-winning manufacturer of legendary backpacks, packing systems and travel gear, announces today their partnership with Hartford Sales Group. The team is joining Granite Gear’s sales force to represent Northern and Southern Californ
Vista Outdoor Board Authorizes $200 Million Stock Buyback
Vista Outdoor Inc.'s board of directors approved a program to repurchase up to $200 million of the company's newly issued common stock…
Converse Brings Back The Fader Fort
The Fader Fort Presented by Converse is back for its 14th year in Austin, Texas as an official, private event during the SXSW Music Festival. First time performances will include Hudson Mohawke, Migos, Bleachers, Girlpool, and Vince Staples…
Sturm, Ruger’s Q4 Revenues Drop 33 Percent
Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. reported a steep loss in the fourth quarter due to a charge related to its previously-disclosed plan to terminate its frozen defined benefit pension plans. Revenues declined 32.6 percent…
Aramark Funds Five College Outdoor Clubs
Aramark, which provides food and hospitality services for national and state parks, awarded five universities Outdoor Nation Activation Grants to increase outdoor recreation within their campus communities…
Gerber Names Brad Webb VP of Sales
Gerber welcomed Brad Webb as its new vice president of sales. Webb was most recently vp of sales operations with Plano Synergy and has extensive experience in the hunting, outdoor recreation and sporting goods markets…
HanesBrands to Acquire Knights Apparel
HanesBrands entered into a definitive purchase agreement to acquire Knights Apparel, a leading seller of licensed collegiate logo apparel in the mass retail channel. The all-cash transaction values Knights at approximately $200 million on an enterprise-va
