Reebok, title sponsor of the CrossFit Games, will extend the competition’s prize purse each year for the next seven years, beginning with this season’s competition, which kicks off on July 25 in Carson, CA. Over the past seven years, prize win
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The Buckle’s June Comps Rise Slightly
The Buckle, Inc. reported comparable store net sales, for stores open at least one year, for the 5-week period ended July 5, 2014 increased 0.7 percent…
Quiksilver Announces Additional Licensing Agreements
Quiksilver, Inc., the parent of Quiksilver, Roxy and DC, entered into licensing agreements for several product categories, including Roxy young girls and children’s apparel, watches and socks/legwear, as well as other product categories including lu
European Outdoor Group Opens Membership to Retailers
In an extraordinary assembly held on 9 July, members of the European Outdoor Group (EOG) agreed key changes to bylaws that will allow retailers to become members of the association…
Halfords Bikes Comps Surge 21.3 Percent in Fiscal Q1
Halfords Group plc reported strong sales of cycling products propelled a 7.7 percent increase in comparable stores sales in the fiscal first quarter ended June 27…
NFL Concussion Settlement Gets Preliminary Approval
A federal judge approved Monday a preliminary settlement in a class action lawsuit filed by more than 4,500 retired NFL players against the National Football League. The revised settlement, if granted final approval by the court, could see the league payi
Therm-a-Rest Offers New Down Technology in Women’s Sleeping Bags
Therm-a-Rest announced that it will use fluorocarbon-free Nikwax Hydrophobic Down (NHD) in some of its 2015 down sleeping bag collection…
Timberland Hits CSR Targets Two Years Early
Timberland hit several of its five-year sustainability goals in 2013, two full years ahead of plan, according to the company's latest corporate responsibility report. The company reached its 2015 goals for cutting greenhouse gas emissions, using rene
Feetures! Appoints PR Agency
Feetures!, a performance sock brand serving the specialty run market, has partnered with public relations firm, Darby Communications…
Klean Kanteen Hires Exec to Streamline Operations
Klean Kanteen has hired Martin Stokes, who has has over 20 years of experience in operations, logistics, and manufacturing management, to streamline its processes and supply chain…
Zumiez’s Comps Up Slightly in June
Zumiez Inc.'s net sales for the five-week period ended July 5, 2014 increased 11.1 percent to $65.3 million. It also increased its second-quarter guidance…
Nuun to Sponsor All-Diabetes Sports Team
Nuun, the electrolyte sports drink serving bike, run and outdoor specialty channels, formed a new partnership with Team Novo Nordisk, a global all-diabetes sports team of cyclists, triathletes and runners, spearheaded by the world’s first all-diabet
Academy Sports to Enter Louisville with Three Stores
Academy Sports + Outdoors plans to open a third planned Louisville-area store located in Elizabethtown, KY, scheduled to open in 2015. Academy previously announced stores opening in Louisville and Middletown, which will both open prior to the 2014 holiday
Cabela’s to Open First Store in Calgary
Cabela’s Incorporated will begin construction later this year on a store in Calgary, Alberta…
Study Finds No Association Between Men’s Time in the Saddle and ED or Infertility
There is no association between cyclists’ self-reported time in the saddle and erectile dysfunction (ED) and infertility, according to a study of 5,282 male cycling enthusiasts that authors say is the largest study of…
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