REI Honors 2014 Vendor Partners of the Year
REI named Eagle’s Nest Outfitters Inc. (ENO) as its overall Vendor Partner of the Year at the Outdoor Retailer Winter Market in Salt Lake City, and honored Kühl, Thule and Osprey Packs as divisional winners…

EVantage Selects UK Distributor for Polaris e-Bikes
EVantage, Ltd has selected MotoGB to distribute Polaris eBikes in the United Kingdom…
Gatorade National Honors Boys Cross Country Runner of the Year
The Gatorade Company, in collaboration with USA Today High School Sports, named Grant Fisher of Grand Blanc High School (Grand Blanc, Mich.) as its 2014-15 Gatorade National Boys Cross Country Runner of the Year…
Active Ride Shop Appoints Chris Miller to Board of Directors
Active Ride Shop and Tengram Capital Partners appointed Chris Miller to its board of directors…
Report: Under Armour to Sign University of Cincinnati
Under Armour will replace Adidas as the uniform provider for the University of Cincinnati, according to cincinnati.com…
Stance to Make NBA All-Star Game Socks
Stance, known for its innovative, artistic sock designs, announced that it will be the official oncourt supplier of the 2015 NBA All-Star Game…
Allied Feather and Down Debuts Track My Down at ORWM
Allied Feather & Down debuted its new Track My Down consumer resource at Outdoor Retailer Winter Market 2015…
Sports Specialists Ltd, Adds and Honors Members
Sports Specialists Ltd. (SSL), which provides purchasing and other services to independently owned snow sports retailers, announced two new retailers and more than a dozen new suppliers joined its ranks in 2015…
Pentland Brands Management Reshuffle Continues
Pentland Brands plc continued to shuffle its senior leadership ranks with new appointments at Speedo and its lifestyle and footwear brands…
120 Sports Introduces Inaugural Millennials’ Athlete Index
Stephen Curry, Mike Trout, Russell Wilson and Kevin Durant topped 120 Sports’ inaugural Millennials' Athlete Index. The findings were based on exclusive research, conducted in conjunction with Ranker, that for revealed the athletes mattering mo
Blundstone Introduces Sundance Schedule
Blundstone, the original Chelsea boot brand since 1870 from Tasmania, Australia, will launch multiple events throughout the festival in Park City, Salt Lake City, Sundance and Ogden, Utah from Jan. 22 – Feb. 1. As the Official Boot of the 2015 Sundance Fi
Jarden Expects Q4 Earnings to Exceed Consensus Estimates
Jarden Corporation expects net sales of at least $2.4 billion for the fourth quarter of 2014, driven by strong organic growth. The owner of The Coleman Co., K2, Marmot, Rawlings and two dozen other sporting goods brands also expects adjusted earnings per
Omnichannel and Sports Mingle at NRF Big Show
At the NRF Big Show in New York City from Jan. 11 to Jan. 14, the big topics were omnichannel retailing and the digital shopper. But a few sporting goods insiders attended and even some sports retail trends were discussed at the event. The one session dea
21 Brands to Use Polartec Power Wool
Polartec announced that 21 brands will launch products using its new Power Wool fabric collection, that optimizes the natural performance of wool with synthetic fibers…
Homeschool Outerwear Hires Three Sales Reps
Homeschool Outerwear of Portland, OR has hired three sales representatives in key regions effective Dec. 1, 2014.