Lids Purchases Cardboard Heroes
Lids Sports Group has acquired Cardboard Heroes, a licensed sports apparel, headwear and novelty company headquartered in Dayton, OH. The acquisition consists of 19 Cardboard Heroes retail locations in Ohio and Kentucky, which include four Buckeye Room st
Kwik Tek Acquires Synergy Sports Snowshoe and Traction Brands
Kwik Tek Inc., manufacturer of Airhead and Sportsstuff watersports products, based in Denver, CO, has acquired Synergy Sportz, which manufacturers Yukon Charlie’s and Sherpa snow shoes, snow shoe accessories and trekking poles and Slip Nots winter
Halford’s Acquires Boardman Bikes
Halfords Group plc, which is the largest bicycle dealer in the United Kingdom, has acquired Boardman Bikes Limited and Boardman International Limited, it's largest supplier of premium bicycles…
NSGA: Sporting Goods Market Report Shows Retail Sales Increases
Consumer-reported retail sales of sporting goods apparel, equipment and athletic footwear increased 3 percent in 2013, according to the 2014 edition of the NSGA Sporting Goods Market report…
Simms Announces Changes in Marketing Team
Simms, a manufacturer of waders, outerwear and technical fishing apparel and accessories, has added new talent to its marketing team in Bozeman, Mt…
Weatherby Appoints Director of Marketing
Weatherby, Inc. promoted Justin Moore to director of marketing…
Deckers Licenses Teva’s Kid’s Wholesale Business in US
Teva has agreed to license the brand's children's wholesale business in the United States to BBC International. Commencing this month, the phased transition will impact the brand's spring 2015 product offering…
G-III Apparel Profit Rises 15 Percent as Sales climb 34 Percent
For the quarter ended April 30, 2014, G-III Apparel Group, Ltd. reported that net sales increased by 34 percent to $366.2 million from $272.6 million in the year-ago period. Of this increase, $44.2 million was the result of net sales by the G.H. Bass busi
NRF Survey Shows Father’s Day Spending to Top $12.5 billion
As the smallest of the American gift-giving holidays, Father’s Day is a blip on the retail sales radar compared to Christmas and Mother’s Day, but the sentimental importance of the occasion will never be overlooked by consumers…
Russell Athletic Introduces First Football Shoulder Pad System
Russell Brands, LLC introduced its first football shoulder pad system, which it claims uses new materials that significantly reduce the transmission of force and does not interfere with X-ray imaging…
The TJX Companies Prices $750 Million in 2.75 Percent Notes
The TJX Companies Inc., which owns Sierra Trading Post, has priced $750 million in notes it will use to refinance $400 million of higher interest debt and use for working capital and general corpoate purposes…
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…
