RILA Lobbies Congress to Address Patent Troll Abuse
Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA) sent a letter to the House Committee on the Judiciary urging Congress to pass legislation stopping frivolous and costly lawsuits being brought by patent trolls on the retail industry…
Golfsmith Opens Two Interactive Stores in Charlotte and Greensboro
With the opening of two new stores in Charlotte and Greensboro, Golfsmith is now North Carolina’s largest golf merchant. The two new stores are in Charlotte and Greensboro…
REI to Open Sixth Store in Washington DC Region
REI (Recreational Equipment, Inc.) will open its sixth store in the Washington DC region in the Tysons area of McLean, Va. in August. The 32,800 square-foot, two-story store will be located at the southeast corner of Leesburg Pike and Chain Bridge Road.
Zumiez’s Q4 Profits Climb 22 Percent
Zumiez Inc., the action sports retailer, reported net income in the fourth quarter increased 22.1 percent to $22.9 million, or 74 cents per diluted share from net income of $18.7 million, or 60 cents, for the prior fiscal year. Comparable store sales for
Canoecopia Reports Near Record Attendance, Solid Sales
More than 20,000 people attended Canoecopia March 8-10, marking an encouraging kick off to the spring paddlesports season, said Darren Bush, owner of Rutabaga Paddlesports the Wisconsin retailer that produces the show…
Adventure Medical Kits Partners with Adventure Racing Series
Adventure Medical Kits and Darn Tough has been named the exclusive lightweight safety gear and sock respectively of the North American Adventure Racing Series (NAARS).
Slytech to Use Hydrapak Reservoir in Pack Line
Slytech, which makes protective gear for ski and snowboard racers, has selected Hydrapak to supply it with a 1-liter hydration reservoir for the second version of the Slytech Skin Hydrapro XT…
Nielsen Puts Outdoor Retailer, Other Trade Shows Up for Sale
Nielsen Holdings NV has hired an investment banker to seek buyers for its trade show business, according to a report first published by Debtwire and picked up by The Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg and Reuters. Nielsen Expositions, which owns Outdoor Retai
Escalade Sports Partners With Northern Group
Escalade Sports has partnered with Northern Group to represent its portfolio of brands and products to major retailers within the Midwest region…
Topo Athletic Names U.S. Sales Reps
Topo Athletic, the footwear start-up launched by the former CEO of Vibram FiveFingers, named six sales agencies who will help launch the brand this summer…
Fits Socks Partners with National Park Foundation
Inspired by the beauty of the national parks, Fits Sock Company and the National Parks Foundation have teamed up to create a limited edition National Park inspired sock line that gives a portion of proceeds back to the Parks.
Bernard Leifer of The SG Companies Named to LIMA Licensing Hall of Fame
The Board of Directors of the International Licensing Industry Merchandisers’ Association (LIMA) has selected Bernard Leifer, president and CEO of The SG Companies, for induction into the LIMA Licensing Industry Hall of Fame…
Foot Locker Slam Dunks Q4
Riding a robust basketball business but also seeing ongoing growth in running, Foot Locker Inc. reported comps climbed 7.9 percent in the fourth quarter. Excluding non-recurring charges in both periods, earnings rose 32.1 percent in the quarter, to $111 m
Etnies Reaches 200,000 Tree-Planting Milestone
Etnies, the skateboarder-owned and operated global action sports footwear and apparel company, planted the first seed back in 2011 when it initiated its Buy a Shoe, Plant a Tree reforestation program and has since sprouted more than 200,000 trees in Cost
2XU Sponsors Alpine Ski Racer Ted Ligety
2XU has signed an exclusive compression sponsorship with Olympic gold medalist and world champion Alpine ski racer Ted Ligety…
