Under Armour is reportedly close to signing a deal with Heisman Trophy winner Cam Newton. CNBC had reported that the deal was finalized, but a UA spoke sperson told USA Today they were still working out the details. Said spokeswoman Diane Pelkey in an ema
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Steve Madden to Distribute Superga
Steven Madden Ltd. has reached an agreement to become the exclusive U.S. distributor of Superga, the Italian athletic footwear brand. R.G. Barry Corp has been the distributor…
K-Swiss to Sponsor LifeSport
LifeSport Coaching, the provider of endurance coaching, announced its partnership with K-Swiss…
Outdoor Product Sales Up 4.0% in FY Ended Jan. 29
Outdoor product sales increased 4.0% to $10.85 billion in the fiscal year ended Jan. 29, 2011 over the 2009 fiscal total, according to retail point-of-sale data compiled by SportScanInfo for OIA VantagePoint™. The data show sales from the outdoor specialt
Street Surfing Announces New Corporate Headquarters
Street Surfing has signed a multi-year lease for its new headquarters at 1360 Reynolds Ave., Irvine, CA. This move supports the company's steady growth in both product offering and market penetration domestically and internationally…
Jones Q4 Loss Narrows
The Jones Group Inc. said revenues for the fourth quarter of 2010 were $874 million, as compared with $777 million for the fourth quarter of 2009. The company reported adjusted earnings per share of 4 cents a share for the fourth quarter of 2010, as compa
RumbaTime Partners with Attack Athletics
RumbaTime, the athletic watch company, announced its licensed product partnership with Attack Athletics and owner and CEO of Attack Athletics, Tim Grover…
Hurley’s CEO Becomes President of Nike Affiliates
Nike, Inc. announced that Roger Wyett, VP and chief executive officer of Hurley International, will become president of Nike Affiliates. Nike Affiliates includes Cole Haan, Converse Inc., Hurley International LLC and Umbro Ltd. Separately, Jan Singer, mos
Lafuma Fiscal Q1 Growth Undercut by China Business
Lafuma Group’s sales edged up 1.9% to €52.4 million ($71 mm) in its fiscal first quarter ended Dec. 31 from a year earlier. Excluding the costs of a transition to a new partnership in China, growth for the quarter would have been 3%…
Summit Hut General Manager Acquires Business from Founder
David Baker, who founded Summit Hut in 1969, has sold the landmark Tucson outdoor retailer to long-time employee Dana Davis. Baker will stay on to guide Davis through the transition over the next 18 months…
Apparel Execs Mull Mixed Input Cost News
Apparel executives concerned about growing margin pressure got mixed news last week on the cost front. On the one hand, textile mills lead a long list of industries paying increased prices in January, according to the latest Manufacturing ISM Report On Bu
Giant Bicycle Names Global Gear Marketing Manager
Industry veteran Jeff Schneider has joined Giant Bicycle as global gear marketing manager…
ComScore: Q4 Online Sales Rose 11% to Record $43.4B
ComScore, Inc. final report on Q4 2010 U.S. retail e-commerce sales estimates online retail spending reached a record $43.4 billion during the quarter, up 11% compared to a year earlier. It marked the fifth consecutive quarter of positive year-over-year g
Marvel/NBA Partner on Apparel Collection
Marvel Entertainment LLC and the National Basketball Association are launching a new line of clothing, including caps, T-shirts and sweat shirts, at the upcoming NBA All-Star game later this month…
Titleist Names Reps of the Year
Titleist selected Dave Greblick and Todd Jenkins as its 2010 sales representatives of the year…
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