Ultimate Direction has reached agreements with three distributors of outdoor gear in Europe…
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BioLite Raises $5M in Series B Round
BioLite, which plows profits earned on sales from its cooking stoves and other outdoor gear into energy solutions for impoverished families, raised $5 million in a Series B funding round…
Adventure Team Challenge Signs MetLife as Presenting Sponsor
World T.E.A.M. Sports has signed MetLife Inc. as presenting sponsor for the inaugural Adventure Team Challenge North Carolina taking place in Charlotte, NC October 2-4, 2015…
Club Ride Targets Women’s Market
Club Ride Apparel has hired a female designer as part of its strategy to increase sales of its casual-performance cycling apparel for women to 50 percent of sales…
Big 5’s Q2 Profits Show Modest Gain
Big 5 Sporting Goods Corp. reported earnings rose 4.0 percent in the second quarter on a 1.7 percent comp-store gain. Results were in line with previous guidance…
Report: Quiksilver Hires Peter J. Solomon to Seek Financing
Quiksilver Inc., the parent of Quiksilver, Roxy and DC, hired Peter J. Solomon Co. to help it find financing, a source told Bloomberg…
Sturm Ruger’s Q2 Earnings Dip
Sturm, Ruger & Co. reported earnings in the second quarter declined 21.2 percent but were ahead of Wall Street's consensus estimates…
Fanatics Taps Karen Ruby to lead Human Resources
Fanatics, Inc. named Karen Ruby senior vice president of human resources. Ruby will be joining Fanatics from Amazon…
The SportsOneSource Group Completes Office Consolidation
The SportsOneSource Group has completed a two-year process transitioning its former Charlotte, NC, headquarters to Louisville, CO…
Asics to Form Global Lifestyle Division
Asics Corp. plans to establish a Global Lifestyle Division to lead marketing for lifestyle brands such as Onitsuka Tiger and Asics Tiger…
Caleres Announces Results of Tender Offer
Caleres, formerly Brown Shoe Co., announced that the previous cash tender offer for any and all of its $200 million aggregate principal amount of 7⅛ percent senior notes due 2019…
Nike To Settle FuelBand Class Action Lawsuit With $25 Gift Card
Nike Inc. and Apple Inc. agreed to settle a class-action lawsuit that alleged the companies misled consumers about the accuracy of the Nike+ FuelBand device. Consumers who purchased the fitness tracker between January 19, 2012, and June 17, 2015, are elig
Backcountry.com Invests in Mobile Bike Shop Franchiser
Backcountry.com led a group that invested $2.6 million in Beeline Bikes, which plans to expand its mobile bike shop franchise nationwide…
Columbia Opens Performance Fishing Store in Miami
Columbia Sportswear Company has opened its newest Performance Fishing Gear (PFG) concept store in Miami’s The Falls…
ExOfficio Moving to Direct Distribution in Canada
ExOfficio is moving to a direct sales and fulfillment model in Canada to better support growing demand for its adventure travel apparel and other products…
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