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John Wall Shifts from Reebok to Adidas
Adidas announced a long-term partnership with basketball superstar John Wall of the Washington Wizards. Wall had been with sister-brand, Reebok…
Columbia Sportswear Awards Global Sock License to Delta Galil
Delta Galil Industries, Ltd., an Israel-based global manufacturer and distributor of socks, underwear and intimates, has reached an agreement to become the exclusive global licensee of men’s and women’s socks for Columbia Sportswear…
PacSun Guides to Low End of Q4 Guidance
Pacific Sunwear of California, Inc. announced today that its fourth fiscal quarter same-store sales through Jan. 6, 2013 increased 1 percent on a continuing operations basis. The surf-themed retailer also said it expects margins to come in lower than prev
Dickies Signs New Men’s Tops License
Williamson-Dickie Mfg. Co. announced that Intradeco Apparel has been selected as the Dickies licensee for men's lifestyle and casualwear tops, beginning Jan. 1, 2013…
Maverik Lacrosse Signs CJ Costabile
Maverik Lacrosse signed CJ Costabile, a three-time All-American at Duke University and the 2012 recipient of the prestigious Lowe's Senior CLASS Award, to its roster of lacrosse representatives…
Modell’s Reorganizes Buying Team
Modell's Sporting Goods promoted Charles Castaneda to a new role as chief merchandising officer. Jay O’Brien becomes general merchandise manager (GMM) of Sporting Goods and Jeff Schaffer takes over as GMM of footwear…
RECALL: 66 Batteries for Columbia Sportswear Electric Jackets
Columbia Sportswear re-announced its recall of batteries sold with electric jackets it sold because of a cell defect with chance cause overheating, posing a fire hazard…
SpendingPulse: December Retail Sales Up 2.8 Percent, Excluding Autos and Fuel
December retail sales, excluding autos and fuel sales, grew by 2.8 percent year-over-year, or much slower than the 4.5 percent rate in November, according to a SpendingPulse report released by MasterCard Advisors, the professional services arm of MasterCa
Bauer’s Q2 Revenues Climb 9.3 Percent
Bauer Performance Sports Ltd. reported revenues climbed 9.3 percent in its second quarter ended Nov. 30, to $109.6 million. Adjusted net income improved 65.9 percent to $7.3 million from $4.4 million…
Yue Yuen Shows Modest Revenue Gain in December
Yue Yuen reported revenues inched up 0.9 percent in December, to $664.1 million from $658.3 million. For the twelve months ended Dec. 31, sales reached $7.28 billion against $7.26 billion, a year-over-year gain of 0.3 percent…
Models to Strut Stuff at OR Winter Market Fashion Show
Refusing to sacrifice fashion for function, the upcoming Outdoor Retailer “Close to Nature” Fashion Show will give attending vendors, buyers and media a sampling of the outdoor apparel, textile and accessory trends for 2013/2014 during Winter Market 2013,
The North Face Signs Ultra-Runner
The North Face announced ultra-runner Timothy Olson, 29, of Ashland, OR has joined its global athlete team…
Stanley to Toast 100th Anniversary at OR Winter Market
Stanley will celebrate its 100th anniversary at the 2013 Winter Market Outdoor Retailer show by inviting attendees to meet at and around the Stanley booth (21001) for a whiskey toast at 4:15 pm Jan. 24. A shot of…
Study: Running Economy Improves in Vibram FiveFingers
The running economy of runners improved notably after wearing Vibram FiveFingers in a gradual four-week process, according to a study published in the Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports. The study also found that at the end of the four-w
Z-Man Fishing Returns as FLW Sponsor
Z-Man Fishing Products, the nation's fastest-growing fishing lure brand, will return as an associate sponsor FLW for the 2013 season. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.FLW is the world'
