Eastern Mountain Sports will host a grand opening of a larger store in Manchester, CT on April 27-29. Located next to PetSmart in the Plaza at Buckland Hills, the 18,831 square foot space is nearly three times the size of the former location…
Tag: People
Icebreaker Breaks Ground on Second Store in Northern California
Icebreaker, the New Zealand merino wool company, will open a new TouchLab store in San Jose, CA, in the heart of Silicon Valley…
Participation in Outdoor Recreation Hit Five-year High in 2011
In 2011, participation in outdoor recreation reached a five-year record in the United States – perhaps signaling a move toward healthier, active lifestyles. Participation rates among the young, however, remain significantly lower than in 2006…
Famous Footwear Launches In-Store Shoe Recycling
Famous Footwear, in partnership with ShoeBox Recycling, introduced in-store shoe recycling for all of their customers in the Philly Metro region…
Cybex’s Q1 Revenues Rose 20 Percent
Cybex International, Inc. reported net sales for the first quarter of 2012 increased by 20.2 percent to $37.3 million compared to $31.0 million for the corresponding 2011 period…
Phiten Signs First NHL Athlete
Phiten, the maker of the titanium necklace and metal-infused wellness products, announced an endorsement deal with its first official NHL athlete, Buffalo Sabres' star center and alternate captain, Derek Roy…
Wolverine Worldwide Partners with Tata in India
Wolverine Worldwide formed a joint venture with the $83-billion-a-year Tata International to market footwear and apparel in India. The new joint venture will initially be responsible for the wholesale distribution of Wolverine Worldwide's Merrell and
Astral Hires Herr as Upper Midwest Rep
Astral named Ross Herr as its rep for Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, Indiana, Ohio and Illinois.
Aquapac’s Export Growth Earns Another Queen’s Award
Aquapac has won a 2012 Queen’s Award for International Trade presented in recognition of its success in international markets for the third time since its founding in 1983…
USSA Names Jaquet as Chief Marketing Officer
Michael Jaquet, a senior executive with CBS Sports network and lifelong ski marketing visionary, has been named chief marketing officer for the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association (USSA). The appointment puts Jaquet over sponsorship, licensing, suppliers a
Fulgent Sun International Applies to Issue Shares on TWSE
Fulgent Sun International (Holding) Co., Ltd., which makes footwear for such brands as Nike, Li-Ning, Decathlon, Meindl, Columbia, Mammut, Salewa, La Sportiva, Inov-8, ASG, Crocs, and Toread, filed an application with the Taiwan Stock Exchange Corporation
Tailwinds from Epic 2010/11 Helped Carry Ski Resorts Through Winter
Memories of winter 2010/11’s epic snow conditions helped carry North American ski resorts through a tough winter with relatively mild declines in occupancy, according to preliminary end-of-season data released by Denver-based Mountain Travel Researc
Mountain Khakis Names Dale Bard National Sales Manager
Mountain Khakis has hired Dale Bard as its national sales manager. Bard became well known in climbing circles in the 1970s for pioneering the dirt bag lifestyle around Yosemite, but has spent the decades since in leadership positions throughout the outdoo
Timberland’s Green Index Alive and Well
Timberland intends to have Green Index ratings on 100 percent of its footwear line by the end of 2012, according to the company's just released corporate social responsibility report. The company disclosed it is now sourcing 15 percent of its energy
Nike Renews Contract with Boise State
Nike Inc. has renewed its contract with Boise State University. Under the reported terms of the deal, Nike will pay more than $6.24 million over its six-year term to provide equipment and apparel to all of the university’s sports teams and coaches..
SGB Today
Active Lifestyle Market Product and Brand Marketing Stories from SGB PRO PR and SGB Premium PR Partners
Post your Product or Marketing News in the SGB PR Portal