Headsweats to Sponsor Women’s Running and Cycling Sponsorships
Headsweats continues their commitment to women’s athletics through sponsoring all four events of the Lady Speed Stick Women’s Half Marathon Series for 2012 and with a renewed sponsorship of the Team Colavita/espnW Women’s Pro Cycling Tea
Halfords Group Reports Cycling Sales Fell After Strong FY 2012
Halfords Group plc reported comparable store sales of cycling products within its Leisure segment grew 9.7 percent in the year ended March 30, but said such sales have since fallen off significantly in the United Kingdom and Ireland…
Dick’s SG To Open Run Specialty Concept
Dick's Sporting Goods announced plans to open a specialty running retail store, True Runner. The new store, located in the Shadyside section of Pittsburgh, will cater to running enthusiasts with best-in-class footwear, apparel, accessories and exper
Shock Doctor Launches Performance Sports Therapy Line, Expands To Middle East/Sub Saharan Africa
Shock Doctor has expanded to the Middle East and a growing number of African countries, including Sub Saharan, Africa through distributor deals with Lion Fish and Xanamed respectively…
Canadian Tire to Focus on Sport Chek, Atmosphere Banners
Canadian Tire Corp will open more than 100 new Sport Chek sporting goods stores and Atmosphere outdoor gear shops over the next five years, while shutting down 115 unprofitable outlets operated under different banners by its FGL Sports unit. Stand-alone B
Intertek Launches Online Life Cycle Assessment Tool
Intertek launched an online tool for life cycle assessment (LCA) and product eco-design that enables the textile and apparel industry to instantly measure and visualize the environmental impacts of products based on pre-defined eco-design scenarios…
Macy’s May Comps Rise 4.2 Percent
Macy’s, Inc. reported total sales of $2.02 billion for the four weeks ended May 26, an increase of 4.1 percent compared with total sales of $1.94 billion in the four weeks ended May 28, 2011. On a same-store basis, Macy’s, Inc. sales were up 4
Nike to Sponsor University of Alabama-Huntsville
The University of Alabama-Huntsville Department of Athletics has entered into a four-year agreement that makes Nike the official supplier of the school's athletic wear beginning with the 2012-2013 academic year. Adidas had been the university's
Canadian Firm to Unveil Helmet Line
NogginPro Inc. said it will unveil its new helmet liner at a press conference May 29, 2012, at the Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto. Established in 2012, the noggin is designed to add protection against the incidence of head injuries when worn under a certi
Rapid Innovation Has Retailers Limiting Mobile Ad Buys
Despite rapid adoption of the iPad and other tablet computers, 59 major retailers surveyed by Forrester Research for Shop.org will allocate on average only 3.9 percent of their total interactive marketing budgets this year to mobile advertising…
Skechers Performance Initiative Gaining Traction
Speaking at the B. Riley & Co Investor Conference, Skechers USA’s COO and CFO David Weinberg said Skechers new performance push, represented by its GOrun and GOwalk lines, are generally doing “quite well” with many other styles coming so
Collective Brands Q1 Profits Grow on Payless Rebound
Collective Brands, Inc., which in early May reached an agreement to be sold to Wolverine World Wide and a pair of private-equity firms, reported earnings improved 25.8 percent in its first quarter, particularly benefiting from an improved bottom line for
The Outdoor Foundation Hires Director of Marketing
The Outdoor Foundation, a non-profit created by the outdoor industry to boost participation in outdoor recreation, has hired Stasia Raines as director of marketing and communications…
Wham Inc. Acquires R3 Sport LLC
WHAM Inc (Woodman Holdings) has entered into an agreement to acquire Nevada based R3 Sport LLC, a designer of corporate apparel., for $2.5 million in WHAM Inc. stock, effective May 15…
Return of Brands Fuels Q1 Comps Growth at Pacific Sunwear
Pacific Sunwear of California, Inc. reported broad improvements in the first quarter, including its first positive comps for both men’s and women’s since 2005, as sales accelerated in the back half of the period with the arrival of new brands,
