New Balance Sees Double-Digit 2014 Revenue Gain
New Balance's worldwide sales reached $3.3 billion in 2014. That represents a 12.6 percent gain from worldwide sales of $2.93 billion achieved in 2013…
Halfords Cycling Sales Fall Abruptly in Fiscal Q4
Halfords Group plc reported same-store sales at its Cycling segment downshifted abruptly in the fourth quarter ended April 3, likely marking a slowdown or end to the United Kingdom's bike boom…
Drought Forces Mountains Resorts and Retailers to Adjust
Western mountain resorts are adjusting their short-term marketing plans and medium term capital improvement plans in the wake of another unusually dry and warm winter…
Sperry Sponsors Burd Brothers in Sea-Based Race to Alaska
Sperry will sponsor brothers Tripp and Chris Burd on their 750-mile sea-based journey from Port Townsend, WA to Ketchikan, AK in the Race to Alaska (R2AK). The race is the first of its kind…
LaCrosse Footwear Hires Creative Agency
LaCrosse Footwear has named Shine United as its new lead creative agency partner for its LaCrosse brand after a review of multiple agencies across the country…
Delta Apparel Resumes Stock Repurchases
Delta Apparel, Inc. is resuming the open market repurchase of its stock pursuant to the stock repurchase program previously authorized by the company's board of directors…
Nike Defends Alberto Salazar
Nike defended Nike Oregon Project head coach Alberto Salazar and 2012 Olympic 10,000m silver medalist Galen Rupp over allegations of doping. In a statement, Nike said, “We take the allegations very seriously as Nike does not condone the use of performance
Fitbit Sets IPO Terms
Fitbit plans to sell nearly 30 million shares in its initial public offering at prices between 14 to $16 a share, according to its updated filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. At the top end of that range, Fitbit's IPO would take in $477
Academy Sports + Outdoors Searching for Next CEO
Academy Sports + Outdoors revealed it has begun planning for the succession of its president and CEO, Rodney Faldyn. While Faldyn has not decided on a specific timeline for his exit, Academy has nonetheless initiated a succession planning process to ensur
RYU Apparel Hires Three Designers
RYU Apparel Inc. has hired three new designers for its recently opened BETA 37.5 development lab in Squamish, British Columbia, Canada…
Clif Bar Named Official Energy Bar of Ironman Series
Clif Bar has secured rights as the Official Energy Bar of the Ironman and Ironman 70.3 U.S. Series in 2015…
Down Decor Secures RDS Certification
Down Decor, the supplier of the original hydrophobic down, DownTek, has attained the Responsible Down Standard (RDS) certification…
Patagonia Pioneers Migrant Labor Standard
Patagonia invited other brands to adopt a new standard it has developed with Verité since 2011 in a bid to end the use of labor brokers who are charging workers across Asia thousands of dollars for factory jobs…
Timberland Hires New U.S. PR Agency
Timberland has appointed Coyne PR as AOR for North America, following a competitive review…
PGA Tour Superstore to Open in Birmingham
PGA Tour Superstore is opening a store in Birmingham with the June 6 grand opening planned…
