Backcountry.com Signs on As Top NICA Sponsor in Utah
Backcountry.com has partnered with the National Interscholastic Cycling Association’s (NICA) Utah Chapter as a platinum sponsor…
Skechers Raised $1MM Through Friendship Walk
The Skechers Foundation celebrated its fifth annual Skechers Pier to Pier Friendship Walk with a check presentation ceremony on Thursday, February 27 at the Company’s world headquarters in Manhattan Beach, California. The Foundation presented its la
Police Investigating Cause of Missoula Avalanche
Police in Missoula, MT are investigating the cause of an avalanche that buried and destroyed two homes and buried three people Friday after an official with the local avalanche center said it was caused by a snowboarder…
Oakley’s Sagging Sales to US Military Slowed Luxottica’s Q4 Growth
Luxottica reported U.S. sales by its Wholesale Division increased 12.1 percent in the fourth quarter ended Dec. 31, 2013, excluding a drop in Okaley's sales to the U.S. Army. Oakley experienced strong double-digit growth in Europe and emerging market
Hoka One One Adds More Elite Runners to Athlete Roster
Hoka One One has added Olympic Marathoner Magdalena Lewy-Boulet and All-American Miler Nicole Schappert to the brand’s squad of elite runners…
AAI Named Official Supplier of 2014 World Artistic Gymnastics Conference
American Athletic, Inc. (AAI), a leading U.S. manufacturer of gymnastics apparatus in all categories, has been named the official supplier of the 2014 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships. It was announced by the Federation Internationale de Gymnastiq
Bern Unlimited Adds Swedish Freestyle Skier
Bern Unlimited (Bern), the lifestyle action sports company specializing in head protection for non-motorized action sports, officially announced the addition of Swedish freestyle skier Henrik Harlaut to its snow team…
Asics to Sponsor Mammoth Track Club
Asics America has become title sponsor of the Mammoth Track Club, one of the country’s most respected running clubs. The club has hosted some of America’s top distance runners, boasting 12 Olympians, 12 World Cross Country medals, 23 national
Deckers Posts Surging Q4 Profits on Double-Digit Sales Gains
Deckers Outdoor Corp. reported sales in the fourth quarter increased 19.2 percent to a record $736.0 million.
Among its larger brands, sales grew 18.1 percent at Ugg, 45.2 percent at Sanuk, and 13.6 percent at Teva. Retail sales increased 31.4 percent to
Sanuk Appoints VP of Marketing
Sanuk, a division of Deckers Outdoor Corporation, announced that Ethan Anderson has joined Sanuk as global vice president of marketing. Anderson most recently served as EVP, global creative director at Volcom…
Sporting Goods Brands Nab Top Scores in Responsible Sourcing Survey
Adidas scored highest of 49 western brands tested on their efforts to keep cotton grown or harvested by forced Uzbeki labor out of their supply chains, according to a new report by the Responsible Sourcing Network. Patagonia landed…
TJX’s Q4 Profits Dip on Markdown Pressures
The TJX Companies, Inc. reported fourth-quarter sales were $7.8 billion, a 1 percent increase over the 14-week prior-year period. Consolidated comparable store sales increased 3 percent…
Nautlius Sees 19 Percent Q4 Growth
Nautilus reported net sales for the fourth quarter totaled $77.1 million, a 19 percent increase. The gains were driven by strong growth in the company’s Retail segment, combined with continued gains in the Direct segment compared to $65.0 million in
Escalade Boasts 18 Percent Growth in Sporting Goods in 2013
Escalade, Inc. reported net revenues for the fourth quarter of 2013 were 14 percent higher than the same quarter last year. Net revenues for the full year 2013 were 11 percent higher than last year. Sales growth was driven by the Sporting Goods segment…
OthoLite Partners with Airia
OrthoLite announced its newest brand partnership with Airia, a Swedish shoe company…
