Vans Gears Up For US Open of Surfing
Vans is ramping up for its first year as title sponsor of the Vans US Open of Surfing in Huntington Beach, CA. The Vans US Open of Surfing will take place July 20-28, 2013…
Justin Bieber Re-ups as Face of Adidas NEO
Global POP/R&B superstar Justin Bieber will be the face of the NEO guy´s collection for the second season…
Head of Appalachian Trail Conservancy Departing
Mark Wenger will end a brief stint as executive director and CEO of the Appalachian Trail Conservancy (ATC) effective July 1, 2013, the non-profit announced. Steve Paradis, former chief operating officer of the ATC, will serve as interim executive directo
Icebreaker Implements Minimum Advertised Price Policy
Icebreaker, which makes merino wool performance apparel for the outdoors, has adopted a Minimum Advertised Price policy to prevent its wholesalers, retailers, agents and distributors from advertising discounts on in-season products…
Sports Science Moves into New Production Facility in Virginia
Sport Science, in partnership with Sundog Productions, LLC, is now operating from a new 40,000-sqare-foot production facility in Farfax, VA…
Quiksilver’s Losses Expand in Q1
Quiksilver Inc., which also owns DC Shoes and Roxy, reported revenues in its second quarter ended April 30 were down 6.7 percent to $459 million, and were down 5 percent, or $25 million, in constant currencies. Americas net revenues increased 3 percent t
Vail Resorts Delivers Record Q3 Results
Vail Resorts Inc. reported that revenue from its retail/rental operations, which include more than 180 specialty shops run by Specialty Sports Ventures, increased 7.4 percent in the third quarter ended April 30, excluding the effect of acquisitions…
Fanatics Raises $170 million
Fanatics Inc., the fan website that owns fanatics.com and fansedge.com, raised $170 million in a new funding round, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal…
Hoka One One Appoints Northwest and Southwest Reps
Hoka One One, the running shoe brand recently acquired by Deckers Outdoor Corp., hired two new sales agencies to support the brand’s growth in the Northwest and Southwest regions of the United States…
Surftech Sells Minority Stake to Partner Cobra International
Surftech LLC and Cobra International announced the signing of a definitive agreement under which Cobra will become a minority shareholder of Surftech, the maker of surf and stand-up paddleboards…
Zumiez’s May Comps Increase Slightly
Zumiez Inc.'s sales for the four-week period ended June 1, increased 16.7 percent to $43.6 million. Comparable store sales increased 1.1 percent…
Neiman Marcus Earnings Rise on Higher Sales
Neiman Marcus, Inc. reported total revenues of $1.10 billion in its fiscal third quarter compared to $1.06 billion in the prior year. Comparable revenues increased 3.6 percent. Operating earnings for the third quarter of fiscal year 2013 were $150.3 milli
US Skier Visits Rebounded 11 Percent in Winter 2012/13
Skier days totaled 56.60 million in the United States last season, up 11 percent, according to preliminary data released by the National Ski Areas Association indicate. Although a vast improvement from the prior season, it fell short of the record 60.54 m
Zagster Partners With Northern New England Passenger Rail Authority
Zagster, a company that provides turnkey bike sharing services, has partnered with the Northern New England Passenger Rail Authority (NNEPRA), which manages the Amtrak Downeaster, to make Zagster bikes available to passengers disembarking at the Portland,
Smart Apparel Startup OMsignal Gets $1M in Seed Funding
Montréal-based OMsignal Inc., a startup company which develops bio-sensing clothing that connects with mobile devices, has obtained a $1 million seed-stage round of financing. The deal involved Canadian venture capital firms Real Ventures and Golden Ventu
