Burton Snowboards disclosed that its founder and chairman Jake Burton spent nearly two months on full life support this spring after being diagnosed with an extremely rare disease, but is expected to recover fully…
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Startup Licenses Loudmouth Patterns for Cycling Jerseys
What do road cycling and golf enthusiasts have in common? More than you'd think, actually. They tend to earn above average incomes, are often out of the house early on the weekends and are known for sporting loud colors on the course. So it made per
Rawlings Exits Football Helmet Category
Rawlings, owned by Jarden Corp., has decided to discontinue its football helmet and shoulder pad business five years after returning to the category. Production will end this year…
Total Hockey Snaps Up Players Bench
Creating possibly the largest hockey retailer in the U.S., Total Hockey has acquired Players Bench. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Denver-based Players Bench will bring Total Hockey eight new stores across five new markets in Colorado, Texas
Yue Yuen’s Q1 Revenues Expand 7 Percent
Yue Yuen, the world's largest manufacturer of athletic shoes, reported sales accelerated 7.3 percent in the first quarter ended Mar. 31, to $1.97 billion. By category, athletic shoes grew 3.8 percent to $908.1 million although the biggest gain for th
Asics America Ends Relationship with Retail Licensee
Asics America announced that it had terminated its retail operating agreement with Windsor Financial Group LLC effective immediately. The agreement, in place since May 2012, was terminated following undisclosed “material breaches” of that agre
Nike Delivers Blockbuster Q4
While the strengthening dollar continued to weigh on revenue growth and future orders, Nike Inc. reported a better-than-expected profit for the eighth quarter in a row and lifted its revenue guidance for its current fiscal year…
Selk’bag Picks NRI to Handle Canadian Distribution
Selk’bag USA, Inc. has partnered with NRI Distribution to handle all of Selk’bag USA’s wholesale shipping in Canada, effective July 1…
Indera Mills Expands Logistics Facilities
Indera Mills expects to complete construction by August 1 of a 50,000-square-foot warehouse at its logistics facility that will improve fulfillment at its ColdPruf Base Layer business…
Mio Global Secures Financing
Mio Global, makers of wearable technology for fitness, has secured a $1.5 million loan from Export Development Canada (EDC)…
RECALL: 101,000 SR Suntour Forks
SR Suntour North America of Vancouver, WA is recalling another 101,000 bikes equipped with its forks because a bolt can break or separate and cause the front wheel to come off the bicycle…
Schutt Sports Cleared in High School Player’s Injury Lawsuit
After a three week trial, a jury in Superior Court of New Jersey found Schutt Sports' Pro Air II model football helmet was not defectively designed despite claims from the plaintiff that it failed to protect him from a serious…
Jake Burton Recovering From Serious Illness
Jake Burton, founder and chairman of Burton Snowboards, was diagnosed with Miller Fisher Syndrome- now back home in Vermont…
VF Appoints Steve Rendle as President and COO
VF Corporation promoted Steve Rendle to president, COO and to VF’s board of directors. Rendle had most recently been SVP Americas and was VP and group president – Outdoor & Action Sports from 2011 to 2014…
Vans Moving to Costa Mesa from Cypress
Vans will be moving from Cypress to Costa Mesa in early 2017, according to a report from the Orange County Register…
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