Amer Sports reported net sales grew 6 percent in currency-neutral terms in the fourth quarter ended Dec. 31, despite a 9 percent decline in sales of Atomic and Salomon winter equipment, which it attributed to the late arrival of winter. Gross margins and
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Phoenix Footwear Reports New Bank Financing
Phoenix Footwear Group, Inc., the parent of Trotters and SoftWalk, entered into a new bank financing agreement with NewStar Business Credit, LLC…
Delta Apparel Widens First-Quarter Loss
Delta Apparel, Inc. reported net sales of $93.4 million for its fiscal 2015 first quarter ended Dec. 27, 2014, versus $100.0 million for the comparable 2014 period. Continued solid growth in Salt Life and on all of the company’s e-commerce sites was
X2 Biosystems Supplies Concussion Software to NHL
X2 Biosystems has agreed to provide its Integrated Concussion Evaluation software to the National Hockey League for use by all 30 NHL teams during the 2014-15 season…
Amazon Fashion Renews Title Sponsorship of Footwear Cares
Two Ten Footwear Foundation, the national charitable foundation serving the footwear industry, today announced that Amazon Fashion will return as the Title Sponsor for Footwear Cares 2015, the Foundation’s national community service program that bri
RSG Partners with Registration Site imAthlete
The Running Specialty Group (RSG) President Bill Kirkendall has joined the board of the events registration company imAthlete in a bid to change the way event organizers engage with athletes…
Notogroup Launches Source Talent Division
Notogroup Inc. launched a Source Talent division to provide clients with candidates and strong representation for manager and director level roles…
Cole Haan Opens Innovation Center
Cole Haan opened an Innovation & Sports Lifestyle Design Center, located at its global headquarters based in Greenland, NH…
Strava Names Chief Marketing Officer
Strava, the fitness tracking site that raised $18.5 million in private equity last fall, has named Erik Joule as chief marketing and commerce officer…
Boot Barn’s Q3 Profits Jump
Boot Barn Holdings, Inc. reported earnings rose 39.7 percent in its third quarter ended Dec. 27 on a 13.1 percent sales gain…
Obama Budget Again Seeks Full Funding for LandWCF
The Trust for Public Land praised the Obama administration proposal to fully fund the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) at $900 million – a goal long sought but never fulfilled by Outdoor Industry Association…
Gildan Activewear to Acquire Comfort Colors
Gildan Activewear Inc. has signed a definitive agreement to acquire substantially all of the assets of Comfort Colors, a leading supplier of garment-dyed undecorated basic T-shirts and sweatshirts for the North American printwear market…
Kohl’s Stores to Provide Packet Pickup for The Color Run
Kohl’s Department Stores will provide packet pick-up for The Color Run at more than 100 of its stores as part of its new emphasis on active lifestyle brands such…
Aerosoles Appoints VP of International Sales and Licensing
Aerosoles hired Jonathan Victor as vice president of international sales & licensing reporting. He previously worked for Guess shoes at Marc Fisher Footwear…
DC Shoes Appoints Snow Marketing Director
DC Shoes named Bobby Meeks its new snow marketing director. He was previously the North America brand manager for Nike Snowboarding…
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