Notogroup Opens Office in Boulder
Notogroup, a specialized executive search firm with numerous wholesale, retail, and ecommerce consumer-oriented clients nationwide, has opened an office in Boulder, CO and hired Candie Fisher as its principal and account director…
Reebok and Les Mills Release New Workout Concept
Reebok and Les Mills revealed The Project: Immersive Fitness, a totally new workout concept that is set to revolutionize the Studio Fitness industry…
Survey Shows Outdoor Brands Consume Less than 1 Percent of Global Down Production
While animal rights activists have targeted high profile outdoor brands in campaigns to halt inhumane practices used to produce down and feathers, such brands consume a tiny fraction of global down production, according to a survey released Tuesday by The
Probar Adds to Executive Sales Team
Probar named Gregg Lawson to the company’s executive sales team as sales director, alternative channels…
Golf Rounds Slide Again in April
According to Golf Datatech, golf rounds played in April were down 1.7 percent compared to April 2013. Among regions, the steepest declines were seen in New England, down 21.0 percent; Mid Atlantic, 11.0 percent; and South Atlantic, 4.8 percent…
Garmin Names New CFO and Treasurer
Garmin Ltd. Announced that Doug Boessen will joined the company July 31 as chief financial officer and treasurer.
Boessen recently served as CFO for Collective Brands, Inc. where he began as associate controller in 1997…
Quiksilver/Roxy Partner with Flip Flop Shops to Help Fight Heart Disease
Quiksilver and Roxy have teamed up with Flip Flop Shops in support of the retailer's “the Heart To Sole: Creating a Stress Free America” campaign. Throughout the month of June, Roxy and Quiksilver will donate fifty cents from the sale of two limited
PHIT America Announces New Olympic Ambassadors
PHIT America – the non-profit education and advocacy organization designed to combat the nation’s inactivity and obesity crisis – announced two-time USA Hockey Olympic silver medalist Brianne McLaughlin and bobsled pilot Jazmine Fenlator as its late
Dick’s Sets Grand Opening Celebration in Chicago
Dick's Sporting Goods is inviting the city of Chicago to their three-day grand opening. The celebration runs Friday, June 13 through Sunday, June 15 at the new location at The Maxwell (1100 S. Canal Street)…
Respect Your Universe Raises $3.1 Million
Respect Your Universe, Inc., the MMA-inspired performance apparel brand, completed a private placement financing for gross proceeds of $3.16 million, priced at 10 cents per unit.It also appointed Marcello Leone as president…
Dan Marino Joins Concussion Lawsuit Against the NFL
Dan Marino, considered one of the greatest quarterbacks in National Football League history, has joined a player lawsuit suing the NFL over concussions…
Hoka One One Seeking to Revive High School Postal Runs
Hoka One One is seeking to revive two-mile “postal” competition at U.S. high schools this Fall in a bid to further the growth of American distance running…
Pacific Sunwear Reports Best Men’s Comps in 10 Years, Braces for Q2
After booking low-mid-single-digit comparable stores sales growth in the fiscal first quarter, Pacific Sunwear of California Inc. is bracing for a quarter of heavy discounting at the mall, particularly in women’s swimwear…
Remington Outdoor Q1 Results Hurt by Recall, Ebbing Firearms Sales
Remington Outdoor Company Inc. reported net sales declined $65 million, or 20.3 percent to $255.2 million in the first quarter, as an 18-month boom in firearms sales tapered off. Gross margin tumbled 1,200 basis points to 22.5 percent primarily due to a
Fewer Clearance Sales Hurt Tilly’s Q1 Traffic, Conversion Rates and Profits
Action sports retailer Tilly’s Inc. said a lack of clearance inventory hurt traffic in the highly promotional teen market in the fiscal first quarter, causing comp store sales, including Internet sales, to fall 6.8 percent…
