Swanson Russell Announces Creative Team Moves
Advertising Agency Swanson Russell announces a promotion and three additions to the creative teams of its Lincoln and Omaha offices…
Champion: $2 billion And Growing
Champion sales at retail exceeded $2 billion in 2013 and growth isn’t just coming at Target with its successful C9 collection, officials at its parent, HanesBrands, said last week at the company’s annual investor meeting…
Vibram Appoints Marketing Director
Vibram appointed John McMahon as director of marketing. McMahon has over 15 years of marketing expertise in the footwear and athletic apparel industry, including several years at Reebok…
Golf Rounds Slide in January
According to Golf Datatech, golf rounds played on a national level were down 3.6 percent in January 2014 compared to January 2013…
Hoka One One Adds More Elite Runners to Athlete Roster
Hoka One One has added Olympic Marathoner Magdalena Lewy-Boulet and All-American Miler Nicole Schappert to the brand’s squad of elite runners…
Adidas Outdoor Signs High-Altitude Alpinist Don Bowie
Adidas Outdoor announced Canadian born, high-altitude alpinist Don Bowie will join its team of athletes. Bowie has been climbing for the past 18 years…
RECALL: 150 Mammut RescYou Devices
Mammut Sports Group Inc. recalled about 70 of its RescYou crevasse rescue devices in the United States and 80 in Canada because the pull cord lock cam can fail, posing a risk of death and inuring during a rescue…
Jos. A Bank Open to One More Offer Before Acquiring Eddie Bauer
Jos. A. Bank Clothiers Inc.'s board of directors unanimously rejected the latest unsolicited bid for its shares by The Men's Wearhouse Inc., but left the door open for the rival retailer to make one more offer before consummating its acquisition
Fruit of the Loom Efforts in Honduras Recognized by EPA
Fruit of the Loom, Inc., which designs, makes and markets Spalding and Russell Athletic apparel, has been named a recipient of the EPA's Climate Leadership Award for its committment to reducing its carbon footprint in Honduras, which supplies 27 perc
HanesBrands’ Analyst Meeting Highlights Margin Improvement
HanesBrands, the parent of Champion, Hanes and Gear For Sports, highlighted its margin-enhancing Innovate-to-Elevate strategy and priorities for use of cash flow at the company’s investor day meeting on Thursday, Feb. 27…
Modell’s Sporting Goods Opens 154th Store
Modell’s Sporting Goods is celebrating the opening of their 154th location, now arriving in Capitol Heights, MD…
Joint Interbike/OR Media Event to Promote Outdoor Technology
Interbike and Outdoor Retailer joined forces to launch Charged Up, a new immersive media event designed to bring the latest in electric bike innovation and active outdoor technology to the attention of the non-endemic consumer and technology print, broadc
Worldwide Concludes Spring 2014 Show with Record Numbers
Worldwide Buying Group just completed their 2014 Spring Show in Reno, Nevada with 585 owners/buyers in attendance including twenty new prospective retailers and record number of booths at 720…
Sturm, Ruger’s Q4 Misses Street Targets
Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. reported sales rose 28.3 percent in the fourth quarter, to $181.9 million from $141.8 million a year ago…
TJX Eager to Open Sierra Trading Post Stores
The TJX Companies plans to open late this year its first Sierra Trading Post (STP) stores since acquiring the retailer and has grown much more enamored with the outdoor space, CEO Carol Meyrowitz said Wednesday. Meyrowtiz said the new stores would offer e
