Naked Brand Group Inc., the underwear maker based on Vancouver, has appointed Christopher Heyn to the its board of directors. Heyn most recently was the CEO and chairman of Summit Golf Brands…
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Outdoor Sports Marketing Assigns Three States to Mann
Outdoor Sports Marketing promoted Cullen Mann to territory manager in Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina after two and half years with the Southeast-based company…
Firearm Industry Affected by Government Shutdown
According to the National Shooting Sports Foundation federal agencies that provide customer services to the firearms and ammunition industry are affected by the government shutdown in a number of ways.
Skullcandy Appoints Jason Hodell CFO
Skullcandy, Inc. appointed Jason Hodell as chief financial officer, effective no later than Nov. 4, 2013. He joins Skullcandy directly from Shopzilla…
Nike Invests in Silicon Valley Automated Manufacturing Start-Up
Nike, Inc., through its strategic partnerships team, has taken a minority investment in California-based start-up Grabit, Inc., an industrial automation and materials handling solutions company. Grabit, Inc. announced this week it secured Series A round f
Lids to Acquire Baptist’s Athletic Supply
Lids Sports Group has acquired Shawnee, OK-based Baptist’s Athletic Supply. Baptist’s, founded in 1922, has 10 outside team salesmen covering all of Oklahoma, north central Texas including the Dallas Metroplex and the west Texas panhandle, and
G.H. Bass to be Sold to G-III Apparel
PVH Corp. signed a definitive agreement to sell substantially all of the assets of its G.H. Bass & Co. footwear division to G-III Apparel Group, Ltd. for approximately $50 million in cash. The transaction is expected to close in the beginning of the fourt
Ben Hogan Attains License for Headwear and Sports Bags
PEI Licensing, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Perry Ellis International, has entered into a license agreement with Bioworld Merchandising Inc., granting rights for Ben Hogan men's and women's hats and sports bags…
REI Leases Space for Eighth Oregon Store
REI (Recreational Equipment Inc.) is expected to announce this week that it will open its eighth store in Oregon in Salem, according to the Statesman Journal, the city’s daily newspaper…
Ahnu to Exhibit at Fall Grassroots Summit
Ahnu Shoes of San Francisco has joined Grassroots Outdoor Alliance (Grassroots) as a vendor partner and will be exhibiting at the Fall Grassroots Summit in Knoxville, TN from Nov. 18-21, 2013…
Billabong Appoints Acting President of Americas
Billabong has appointed Ed Leasure, former founder of Quiet Flight Surfboards, as acting president of the America’s division. Current Billabong America's President Colin Haggerty will return to his previous position as head of Billabong Retail.
Former Trek Bicycle Exec Mary Burke Makes Gubernatorial Bid
Mary Burke, the daughter of Trek Bicycle’s founder credited with taking the company global, announced she is running for the Democratic nomination to challenge Republican Gov. Scott Walker…
Youth-Sports Organizations Join Together in New Concussion Coalition
A number of the nation’s most prominent youth sports organizations as well as the NCAA and the NFL announced that they will be partnering with concussion specialists, sports medicine professionals and leaders at other levels of sports to create an u
Cargo Moving Despite Concerns Over Government Shutdown
Despite concerns over the government shutdown, import volume at the nation’s major retail container ports is expected to grow 9.1 percent in October over the same month last year, according to the monthly Global Port Tracker report released by the
Life Fitness Names World’s Top Personal Trainer
The top 10 personal trainers in the world gathered on common ground outside of London on Sept. 27 to share their passion for fitness and demonstrate their training skills at the Life Fitness Personal Trainers to Watch competition – and one trainer emerged
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