Maurice Sporting Goods Supports Heroes on the Water
Maurice Sporting Goods triggered an outpouring of product donations to Heroes on the Water from kayak, fishing and other outdoor brands after presenting the veteran's charity with a check for $20,000 at its annual Maurice Cares banquet…
Nike Appoints GM of Global Footwear
Nike, Inc. plans to appoint Michael Spillane as VP and GM of global footwear. effective June 1. In his current role as VP and GM of Greater China, Spillane led the strategy to reset the market in Greater China. Angela Dong, currently CFO in Greater China,
Park Tool Names Wiedemann Director of Marketing
Park Tool has hired Karl Wiedemann as their new director of marketing and communications. He joins the company from Thule where he served as communications and sponsorship manager…
Newton Running to Open Flagship Store in Boulder
Newton Running will open its new flagship store at Pearl Street Mall in Boulder, CO on March 14…
Boot Barn Prices Secondary Offering
Boot Barn Holdings, Inc. priced its secondary offering of 5.42 million shares of the company's common stock at a price of $23.50 per share…
Golf Galaxy Sets Grand Opening For Relocated Store in Columbus, OH
Golf Galaxy will open its relocated store in Columbus, OH during a grand opening celebration on…
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
