Amer Sports’ Mavic Unit Hires Agency to Boost MAP Enforcement
Mavic Inc. has hired an online price monitoring, brand protection, and channel management agency to manage its Minimum Advertised Price (MAP) policy online…
Indices Point to Rising Consumer Confidence as Spring Approaches
Two separate indicators of consumer confidence hit their highest level since before the Great Recession in March, indicating more U.S. consumers may be prepared to shop coming out of a long winter…
Lenzing Hastens Tencel Plant Amid Plunge in Basic Rayon Fiber Prices
Lenzing Group has shelved plans for a plant that makes basic viscose, or rayon, fibers in India, so it can step up construction of a factory that will make specialty fibers used by several outdoor and athletic brands to improve drape and wicking, enhance
Lululemon Athletica Reports Flat Q4 Earnings
Lululemon Athletica reported flat earnings in the fourth quarter, coming in slightly better than an updated forecast provided in January. Comparable-store sales decreased 2 percent, but direct-to-consumer revenues rose 25 percent for a blended comp rate o
Mizuno USA Signs Atlanta Braves Shortstop
Mizuno USA signed a multi-year partnership as the official glove provider for the defensive phenom and Atlanta Braves shortstop, Andrelton Simmons…
DSW Sets Openings
DSW Inc. is planning new stores in Olympia, WA; White Plains, WA; and Reading, PA. All the stores will open on April 3…
NBDA America’s Best Bike Shops Application Due March 31
NBDA reminds bicycle retailers that the application deadline for NBDA America's Best Bike Shops program is March 31…
Sport Chalet Seeking National Reach
At Telsey Advisory Group’s 6th Annual Spring Consumer Conference last week, Craig Levra, Sport Chalet’s chairman, CEO and president, said he expects Sport Chalet to be “at least twice its size” within five years with a goal of ulti
Riddell Enters New Agreement with NFL for Collectibles
Riddell signed a new agreement with the National Football League as the exclusive licensee for collectible helmets. The new deal comes less than two months after the NFL chose not to renew a deal with Riddell mandating that any players wearing non-Riddell
Mammut Sports Group Posts Mid-single-digit Sales Gains in 2013
Mammut Sports Group net revenues reached CHF246.9 million in 2013, up 6.23 percent compared with CHF232.5 million in 2012 and would have grown more if not for the decline of the yen and other currencies…
Head NV Withdraws Share Buy Back Offer
Head NV withdrew an offer to buy back 19.2 million of its shares Tuesday after shareholders tendered just 85 percent of the minimum it set for the conditional offer…
Garmin to Promote Action Camera and Sports Watch at Tough Mudder Events
Garmin International Inc. has secured a sponsorship as the official action camera and training watch sponsor of 2014 Tough Mudder events, where it will promote its new VIRB Elite action camera and a multi-sport version of its fçnix 2 sports watch…
Teva Launches Originals Collection Campaign
Teva, a division of Deckers Outdoor Corporation, welcomes the spring season by celebrating the adventurous spirit with the global launch of a new integrated marketing campaign supporting its iconic Originals Collection…
Hornady Names New International Sales Manager
Hornady, a leader in ballistic technology located in Grand Island, Nebraska welcomes Steve Catlett as its new international sales manager…
Academy Sports + Outdoors Renews Partnership with the Atlanta Braves
Academy Sports + Outdoors announced the renewal of its multi-year partnership with the Atlanta Braves. Academy also announced the opening of two new stores: Cartersville, Ga. on April 11 and Douglasville, Ga. on May 2…
