Jordan Brand, a division of NIKE, Inc. along with Kevin Durant of the NBA’s Oklahoma City Thunder, announced that the 2011 Jordan Brand Classic will be held in Charlotte, NC on Saturday, April 16, 2011 at the Time Warner Cable Arena…
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Industry Vendors See Profit Growth Slow in Q3
The theme for the fiscal second quarter may have been “tighten, tighten, tighten” as sporting goods industry vendors focused on bottom line growth, but the trends for the third quarter have settled into a more normalized pre-recession pattern
FLW Outdoors, Minn Mota Renew Partnership
Minn Kota, a manufacturer of electric trolling motors, has renewed its longstanding partnership with FLW Outdoors, the world's largest tournament-fishing organization. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed…
Sports Direct First-half Earnings Climb 40%
Sports Direct, the largest sporting goods chain in the United Kingdom, reported a 40% rise in first-half profit, helped by a boost from this summer's soccer World Cup…
U.K. Footwear Retailer Office Sold to PE Firm
U.K. private equity firm Silverfleet Capital has acquired footwear retailer Office from Scottish entrepreneur Sir Tom Hunter, in a deal that will also see the company's management take a stake in the business…
Maloof Skateboarding Announces Promotional Tour
Maloof Skateboarding announced the launch of the Maloof Skateboarding Global Initiative to promote skateboarding as a positive, active lifestyle for youth, contribute to education and build healthy communities. The initiative kicks off in December with “S
Feedback Sports Appoints Sales Chief
Feedback Sports, the bike accessories company, said Jeff Nitta has joined the company to further develop the company's sales and marketing efforts…
November Outdoor Product Sales Outpace Market
Spirits are high for the Holiday 2010 selling season after aggressive promotions, pent-up consumer demand and colder weather patterns drove retail chains to their best November in four years…
Dick’s Sporting Goods Scores Top Spot in Retail Trends Survey
Due to its mammoth size, Walmart may have racked up the most votes when consumers were asked to pick their favorite retailer for athletic apparel, but Dick's Sporting Goods reportedly won by a wide margin when the results were indexed to factor in th
Argon 18 Appoints Director of International Sales
Following the departure of Marc-Andre Perron, Argon18, the Montreal cycling company, announced the hiring of Jeff Hammond as director of international sales…
Neiman Marcus Q1 Net Triples
Neiman Marcus, Inc. reported total revenues of $927.2 million compared to $868.9 million in the prior year. Comparable revenues increased 6.4%…
Deckers Outdoor Sues Emu for Infringing on UGG Trademark
Deckers Outdoor Corp sued Emu Australia, Inc. and Emu (Aus) Pty Ltd. Tuesday for patent infringement. In a lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court in the Central District of California, Deckers Outdoor is seeking a court order to stop Emu from using the UGG
The Timberland Co. Appoints ConAgra Exec to Board
The Timberland Company appointed Andre Hawaux, president of consumer foods for ConAgra Foods, Inc., to its board of directors, effective Dec. 2, 2010.
United Sporting Companies Adds Clark as Human Resources VP
United Sporting Companies said Rose Clark has joined the team as Vice President of Human Resources. For the bulk of her career, Clark was the Head of Human Resources for Republic National Distributing Company, a multi-billion dollar beverage distributor..
Johnson Outdoors Motors to Sales and Profit Gains in FY10
Johnson Outdoors Inc. Chairwoman and CEO Helen Johnson-Leipold said agressive action enabled the company to grow sales, profits and market share in fiscal 2010. Sales rose sales 7% on double-digit growth in its marine electronics and Eureka businesses, bu
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