Bownet, the maker of portable sports nets and goals, has acquired No-Errors, an Arizona based sports bag manufacturer…
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Childhood Obesity Rates Falling in Many States
After decades of rising rates, obesity among low-income preschoolers declined slightly in 19 states and U.S. territories from 2008 through 2011, according to the latest Vital Signs report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The report fou
IMG Acquires IP Protection Firm JPatton
IMG Worldwide has acquired J. Patton Sports Marketing, Inc. (JPatton), which developed the process that has been used to produce more than 1.8 billion holographic hang tags and labels in the fight against counterfeiting…
Palladium Appoints Marketing Director
Palladium appointed Matthew Pantoja as the brand’s senior director of marketing. Most recently, Pantoja served as head of entertainment for Reebok…
Ski Areas, POW Partner to Unite Winter Sports Community on Climate Change
The Mountain Collective, an alliance of independent mountain resorts, and Protect Our Winters (POW) have partnered to unite the winter sports community on the important issue of climate change…
Orage Founder Buys Back Brand from Coalision
Coalision has sold Canadian based ski outerwear brand, Orage to brand co-founder, Eric D’Anjou and Freeski Pioneer, Mike Nick…
Catalyst Marketing Nabs Hydro Flask Account
Hydro Flask has named Catalyst Marketing as its rep group for the Rocky Mountain states including Colorado, Wyoming, Utah and New Mexico…
Leatherman Tool Appoints VP of Manufacturing
Leatherman Tool Group, Inc., appointed Charles Calvin to vice president of manufacturing of Leatherman Tool. Calvin will be based at the company's Portland, OR manufacturing headquarters and report to…
Reef Releases Cyrus Sutton’s Film, Compassing, with Brooklyn Premiere
Reef announced the release of Cyrus Sutton’s latest film “Compassing,” the tale of modern gypsies on a two-month Pacific surf adventure. The film will make its world premiere at the Picture Farm Gallery in Brooklyn…
Asics America Sees Double-Digit Q1 Gain
Asics America Group, which includes the United States, Brazil and Canada, reported sales on a currency-neutral (C-N) basis rose 10.2 percent in its fiscal first quarter ended June 30. Operating profit and net income before taxes on a currency-neutral basi
Black Diamond to Bring on New Retail Chains to Offset Softening Pre-season Orders
Black Diamond Inc. will be adding several major outdoor chains to its distribution before the holidays to offset a sharp decline in orders from its largest outdoor specialty accounts, the company’s CEO told analysts Monday…
DSW Lifts Full Year Guidance, Proposes Split Stock
DSW Inc. said same store sales increased 4.3 percent in the second quarter ended August 3, and indicated it was raising its full year earnings guidance to $3.60 to $3.80 per share from the previous range of $3.40 to $3.60 per share, excluding one-time and
Cliff Keen Hires Sales Manager
Cliff Keen Athletic has hired Candice Kasischke as sales manager to help manage its growing sales in the Wrestling and Officials Wear categories…
American Athletic to Endorse Gymnast Jake Dalton
American Athletic, Inc., (AAI), the U.S. manufacturer of gymnastics apparatus in all categories, announced United States Olympian Jake Dalton as a new brand ambassador. He joins U.S. fellow Olympians Nastia Liukin, Jonathan Horton, Jordyn Wieber and Alici
Nine West Launches Fall Campaign
Nine West launched its fall campaign with themes ranging from modern grunge to classic sophistication. The effort launches this month in the September issues of Vogue, InStyle, Glamour, People StyleWatch and in Taxi TV…
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