Clif Bar Drops Climbers for Film Appearance
Clif Bar announced it will no longer sponsor climbers known primarily for free-soloing, BASE jumping and highlining after news broke that it fired five climbers from its team who appeared participating in those activities in a new documentary film the com
Foot Locker Q3 Earnings Rise 15 Percent
Foot Locker, Inc. reported third-quarter earnings rose 15.4 percent to $102 million, or 82 cents a share. Excluding a non-recurring charge, earnings rose to 83 cents from 68 cents, exceeding consensus estimates of 79 cents a share.
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SIA’s On-Snow Demo to Host Race Benefit for Adaptive Sports
Retailers and others attending the 6th annual On-Snow Demo/Ski-Ride Fest & Nordic Demo after the 2015 SIA Snow Show next February are encouraged to register teams to compete in the Rhythm Rally, a banked slalom race to benefit Adaptive Action Sports (AAS)
Nike Raises Quarterly Dividend 17 Percent
Nike, Inc.'s board of directors on Wednesday declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.28 per share on the company’s outstanding Class A and Class B Common Stock, a whopping 17 percent increase over the previous quarterly rate of $0.24…
Slow Down at West Coast Ports Extends to Bargaining Table
Bargaining talks between top negotiators representing the ocean container lines and terminal operators serving West Coast ports and the International Longshore and Warehouse Union representing dock workers have stopped until Dec. 1, although talks continu
Intrawest CEO Resigns, Replaced by Investment Banker
Intrawest Resorts Holdings, Inc., which went public in February, announced its CEO had resigned for personal reasons and been replaced by investment banker Thomas F. Marano effective immediately…
GoPro to Raise $97MM in Stock Sale
GoPro, which went public on June 26, is expected to raise $96.5 million before underwriting expenses through the sale of 1.29 million shares in a secondary offering. The offering was priced last Thursday at $75 a share…
CMG Marketing and Events Launches New Website
CMG Marketing & Events LLC, a marketing and event planning company serving the outdoor industry, announces the the launch of its new website www.cmgmarketingandevents.com…
Report: Puma Close to Signing Rihanna
Puma is close to signing superstar singer Rihanna to a major deal to design footwear and apparel, according to a report in the Daily News…
Icebreaker to Open Store in Calgary
Icebreaker announced the launch of its newest retail “TouchLab” in Calgary’s Chinook Center, one of North America’s highest-performing shopping destinations. Icebreaker now has 13 North American stores…
The Buckle’s Q3 Earnings Flat
The Buckle, Inc. reported third-quarter earnings were essentially flat at $40.6 million, or 84 cents per share. Net sales for the 13-week fiscal quarter ended Nov. 1, 2014 increased 1.9 percent…
Keen Taps Verde Brand Communications as Agency of Record
Keen has hired Verde Brand Communications as its public relations and brand communications agency of record…
SFIA Urges Congress to Move on Trade Issues
In letters sent to Congressional leaders, as part of a broader trade coalition, the Sports & Fitness Industry Association (SFIA) is requesting retroactive renewal of the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) and giving the President passage of Trade Pro
RSG Acquires Gribble’s Running Sports
The Running Specialty Group (RSG) has acquired Kansas City-based Garry Gribble’s Running Sports, which operates five locations and expands RSG’s national footprint to Kansas and Missouri…
Mako Grojup Hires New Rep for West Coast
The Mako Group announced they have hired Livia Szekely as their new west coast regional Sales Representative…
