Finish Line Launches YouTube Business Ideas Competition
For the second consecutive year, Finish Line is teaming with DECA, an organization that prepares young entrepreneurs in marketing, finance, hospitality and management, to sponsor a competition among high school students from all over the nation for the be
Nike Secures Automatic-Lacing Patent
Nike Inc. has secured a patent with the World Intellectual Property Organization for an “automatic lacing system.” Many stories circling around the Internet linked the product to the footwear worn by Michael J. Fox's character Marty McFly in the 1989
Brooks Signs Angela Bizzarri
Brooks Sports, Inc. announced partnerships with five accomplished female runners. Leading the pack is Angela Bizzarri, 2010 NCAA Indoor 3,000 meter champion, 2009 NCAA Outdoor 5,000 meter champion, and 2009 NCAA Cross Country champion…
Skechers Wraps ‘Shape-up America Tour’ in NYC
Skechers USA Inc. on Thursday wrapped up a 20-city tour in New York City's Times Square. Fitness expert Denise Austin hosted the festivities in Times Square, which included…
Garmin Recalls 1.25 Million Nuvis
Garmin Ltd. is voluntarily recalling approximately 1.25 million Nüvi personal navigation devices, including 796,000 units sold in the United States, that contain batteries prone to overheating…
Health+Fitness Business Expo 2010 Expanded
In order to accommodate all the fitness product manufacturers wanting to exhibit at the Health+Fitness Business Expo 2010 (HFB), show organizer Nielsen Expositions has expanded its sold-out show hall adjacent to the Sands Expo Convention Center for the 20
Usain Bolt Renews Endorsement Deal with Puma
Jamaican sprint superhero, world record holder and Olympic gold medalist Usain Bolt announced today he has renewed his contract with global sportlifestyle brand and long-term sponsor Puma until the end of 2013…
Two Fireams Companies Land in Fortunes’s List of Fastest Growing Companies
As noted by the National Shooting Sports Foundations, Fortune Magazine has named two companies in the firearms and ammunition industry to its annual list of the 100 fastest growing companies…
Kokatat Appoints Sales and Marketing Manager
Kokatat, the watersports apparel and accessories company, appointed Jeff Turner as its sales and marketing manager…
New Balance Launches Headphones Collection
New Balance has teamed with iHome to launch a collection of sport/fitness headphones. The collection is designed and engineered for runners and endurance athletes…
Outdoors.org Upgrades Website for Northeastern Adventurers
The Appalachian Mountain Club (AMC) has launched its redesigned Outdoors.org website, the one-stop guide to the Northeast outdoors. Significant new features include “one-click” activity search for thousands of AMC activities, guided programs,
Mossy Oak Properties Opens Kosciusko Office
Mossy Oak Properties, Inc. said it has opened Mossy Oak Properties Recreational & Timber Land Sales, LLC in Kosciusko, Miss., serving Attala County and the surrounding area…
Freedom Group Sees Year-ago Comparisons Sink Q2; Mountain Khakis Deal Terms Confirmed
Freedom Group, Inc., the parent company of the Remington, Bushmaster, DPMS/Panther Arms, Marlin, Mountain Khakis, EOTAC and Dakota Arms brands, among others, reported sluggish results across the board for a second quarter that suffered from insurmountabl
Good News At Western Mountain Resorts
Western mountain resort destinations experienced sharp increases in July occupancy as well as increases in the advance reservations outlook for the next few months, according to the monthly survey published by Mountain Travel Research Program, or MTRiP…
French Sporting Goods Retail Group Buys Distressed California Shopping Center
Oxylane Groupe-Decathlon, a French company that owns several sporting goods brands and operates 350 stores worldwide, has purchased a largely vacant retail center in Ontario, CA, apparently as part of a return to U.S. retailing…
