Escalade Sports, a wholly owned subsidiary of Escalade, Inc., has acquired Goalsetter Systems, Inc., a premium brand of in-ground basketball goals for residential, institutional and commercial use, from Iowa-based Co-Line Manufacturing…
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Phil Knight Talks to USA Today
Nike's founder Phil Knight, in his first interview since revealing his retirement plans in April, talked to USA Today about the past but also about competitive threats from Under Armour and Adidas…
Farm to Feet Honored by Martha Stewart
Farm to Feet has been named a finalist in the 2015 Martha Stewart American Made Awards in the style category, which qualifies the company for the Audience Choice Award…
Lost International Outsources Manufacturing
Lost International has outsourced manufacturing, sourcing and financing through a strategic licensing agreement with a group led by Nick Agakanian, a prominent…
Sports Direct Makes Play for Kitbag
Sports Direct International PLC has acquired an 18.9 percent stake in Findel PLC, owner of Kitbag, a money losing seller of replica soccer kits and other sports merchandise that also manages retail operations for major soccer clubs…
The North Face Unveils First Global Campaign
The North Face unveiled “Never Stop” – its first global brand campaign – which uses cinematic footage from around the world to inspire viewers to…
Dick’s SG Sets Openings for Champaign, IL and Salisbury, NC.
Dick's Sporting Goods plans to open an All-American Sports Center in Champaign, IL and a Dick's Sporting Goods location in Salisbury, NC…
Survey Reveals Apparel Brands’ Sustainability Gains
Textile Exchange said that while 73 percent of apparel brands it surveyed could provide data on the use of organic cotton, the numbers dropped off dramatically for other preferred materials such as recycled polyester and preferred cellulosics such as lyoc
Quick Release Issue Prompts 17 Brands to Recall 1.3 Million Bikes
The country's major specialty bike vendors recalled about 1.3 million bicycles sold under 17 brands in the United States since 1998 after concluding they use quick releases that can become entangled in the bike's front disc brake rotor when impr
Adventure Team Challenge Heads for U.S. National Whitewater Center
World T.E.A.M. Sports’ inaugural Adventure Team Challenge North Carolina will be held October 2-4 at the U.S. National Whitewater Center in Charlotte…
Vista Outdoor Aims Big
Vista Outdoor Inc. will continue to acquire both firearms accessory brands and human-powered outdoor recreation brands to grow its Outdoor Products segment, the company's VP of Investor Relations, Michael Pici, told The B.O.S.S. Report last week…
Winterstick to Resume Manufacturing With Help from New Investor
Winterstick Snowboards will begin making its custom boards in house for the first time since the mid-1980s thanks to an investment by Scott Wescott, a former pro snowboarder who began designing boards for the company last fall…
Poler Inc. Raises $4.5 Million from Strategic Investor
Poler Inc. continued to turn heads last week by raising $4.5 million in equity capital from “a large international strategic investor” with the help from Seattle-based Cascadia Capital LLC…
Kathmandu Shareholders Reject Hostile Bid
Kathmandu Holdings Limited repelled a hostile takeover Sept. 17 after the New Zealand retailer's shareholders tendered just 3.6 percent of their shares to a retail group that owns the country's Rebel Sports franchise…
Columbia Appoints SVP and Chief Human Resource Officer
Columbia Sportswear Company appointed Richelle T. Luther to serve as senior vice president and chief human resource officer. Luther has served as the company’s deputy general counsel since 2008…
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