Outdoor Research of Seattle, WA has hired Michelle McCready as Product Manager for its Hats category…
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Athletic Brands Help Fuel Rebound in Organic Cotton Production
The organic cotton market is again growing thanks in part to athletic brands Nike, Decathlon and Puma, according to the Organic Cotton Market Report…
Royal Robbins Names New Reps
Royal Robbins has hired Kevin Hobday as Southeast Territory Representative, and Greg Fugate as Great Lakes representative…
Patagonia Pioneers Migrant Labor Standard
Patagonia invited other brands to adopt a new standard it has developed with Verité since 2011 in a bid to end the use of labor brokers who are charging workers across Asia thousands of dollars for factory jobs…
Record Number Finished Half Marathons in 2014
Running USA reports that more than 2 million runners finished half marathon races in the United States last year for the first time in history. Since 2003, the number of half marathon finishers has grown by more than 40 percent, making it the fastest grow
Fabletics and Kate Hudson Launch Men’s Fitness Line
Fabletics, the premium fashion athletic wear brand developed by actress Kate Hudson, announced the launch of FL2, a line of high-performance athletic wear for men, as well as the appointment of co-founder Kate Hudson's brother, Oliver Hudson, as the
Brooks Running Survey Finds Friends Trump Fitness Trackers
Brooks Running Company's third annual Brooks Run Happy Nation report shows 32 percent of Americans say they’d choose a friend as their go-to training partner, followed by 24 percent a digital fitness tracker, and 20 percent their dog…
Wolverine Worldwide Renews Outsiders Ball Sponsorship
Wolverine Worldwide and its family of outdoor brands has signed on as a major sponsors of the Outdoor Foundation’s Outsiders Ball for the third year in a row…
Academy Sports + Outdoors Begins Succession Planning
Academy Sports + Outdoors has begun planning for the succession of its president and CEO, Rodney Faldyn, who joined the retailer in 2006 and was appointed CEO when affiliates of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P. (KKR) acquired a majority stake in Academ
Crailar Technologies Considering Strategic Options
Crailar Technologies Inc.'s board of directors has formed a special committee to oversee a review of the company's strategic and financial options…
K-Swiss Acquires KR3W Denim and Supra Footwear
K-Swiss Global Brands, also known as K-Swiss Inc., a division of E.Land Group, announced its acquisition of One-Distribution, a leading skate-inspired apparel and footwear manufacturer and parent company of KR3W Denim Co. and Supra Footwear…
Majestic Lands Liverpool Football Club Apparel Business
Majestic Athletic has signed a global apparel partnership with Liverpool Football Club bringing together two of the world's leading brands in sport. As part of the deal, Majestic receives a global license to design, manufacture, and distribute a broa
Johnson Outdoors Names Eureka! Product Manager
Johnson Outdoors Gear Inc. has hired former Eastern Mountain Sports sourcing executive Paul Leonard as the company’s product manager for the Eureka! camping brand…
ZG Collective to Distribute Melon Helmets in North America
ZG Collective LLC has been named the North American distributor of Melon Helmets, a line of German engineered cycling helmets…
Report: Manhattan’s JackRabbit Shifting Away from Tri Merchandise
According to the report in the New York Times, JackRabbit Sports, acquired by Running Specialty Group in March, is phasing out swim and bike offerings popular aimed at the triathletes crowd. The Manhattan-based store will shift to focus even more on runni
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