NBA Names NBA Retail Summit Award Winners
The National Basketball Association named the recipients of the 2010 NBA Retail Summit Awards, naming the Utah Jazz the 2009-10 Team Retailer of the Year and Majestic Athletic and Wincraft, Inc. the inaugural Apparel and Non-Apparel Licensee of the Year a
The Walking Co. Sees 3.6% Comp Gain in 2010
The Walking Company announced 2010 Walking Company revenue of $187.4 million, representing a 4.2% growth over 2009 revenue and a 3.6% comparative sales increase for 2010…
CenterStone Sees Expanding Adoption of iVendix Platform
CenterStone Technologies is reporting record numbers of transactions and wholesale dollars processed through its iVendix and Escape web-based e-commerce applications in 2010. Retail dealers logged into iVendix over 750,000 times in 2010 and placed almost
St. Louis Bike Initiative Triggers IBD Expansion
Big Shark Bicycle Co. is opening two new stores in the St. Louis area, including one that will be next door to a new downtown bike station city officials hope boosts the city's profile as bike friendly…
Adams Golf Buys Yes! Golf for $1.65M
Adams Golf announced that, with a bid of $1.5 million and a total purchase cost of $1.65 million (inclusive of administration costs) it was the winner at the Jan. 18, 2011 U.S. Bankruptcy Court auction for the bulk sale offering of Denver-based Progear Ho
Nike, Adidas, Others Praise Administration’s Crackdown on Rogue Websites
A diverse group of companies including Nike, Adidas and several professional sports leagues praised the Obama administration for cracking down on online piracy. The companies wrote to Attorney General Eric Holder and John Morton, director of Immigration a
Hornady Promotes Deger to Marketing Communications Manager
Hornady Manufacturing has promoted Everett Deger to the position of Marketing Communications Manager…
Wallace New President of Boone and Crockett Club
Ben Wallace has been elected to serve as president of America's oldest conservation organization, the Boone and Crockett Club…
Hi-Tec to Relocate Global HQ to Amsterdam
Hi-Tec Sports will relocate its global headquarters from the United Kingdom to Amsterdam this Spring 2011 as part of its global expansion plans. Hi-Tec’s new 24,000-square-foot global headquarters will house the entire Global Product Development, De
La Sportiva Mountain Cup 2011 Adds Sponsors and Venues
Black Diamond Equipment and Cliff Bar will join presenting sponsor W.L. Gore & Associates as sponsors for the expanded La Sportiva Mountain Cup trail running series this year. The 2011 series is kicking off three months earlier and offers a $25,000 purse.
Active App Maker Strava Raises $3.5MM
Strava, Inc., creator of Web and mobile apps for avid athletes, has secured $3.5 million in a Series A investment from a group of investors led by Sigma Partners. The company sees use of GPS-enable devices growing four to five fold in the next five years.
Arc’teryx Hires Frenchman to Drive European Snowsports Line
Arc'teryx said it hired Eric Schierl, 39, to run its “whiteline” or winter 2011 business within its European sales team. The French outdoor sports specialist will work with the European Arc’teryx sales force and retailers to sell the company�
Goodhew Hires Mercedes Marchand
Goodhew LLC, a manufacturer of socks based in Chattanooga, TN, has hired Mercedes Marchand as V.P. of design and merchandising. She arrives at Goodhew after spending eight years pioneering the lifestyle sock movement at SmartWool…
Sorel Brings Virtual Scavenger Hunt to Park City
Sorel, the boot brand owned by Columbia Sportswear, will hold a virtual scavenger hunt in Park City during the Sundance Film Festival. Consumers can use augmented reality, QR codes and Facebook to win Sorel boots, hats and more, including access to VIP-on
January Cargo Imports Expected to Climb 8%
Import cargo volume at the nation's major retail container ports is expected to be up 8% in January over the same month last year, according to the monthly Global Port Tracker report released by the National Retail Federation and Hackett Associates..
