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Scott Sports Acquires Components Supplier Syncros with Plans for Expansion
Scott Sports has taken over its components supplier Syncros from Ritchie Designs and will expand the company’s product line beyond mountain biking to include parts for road and cross country bikes…
Lowe Alpine Names Founder as Honorary President
Lowe Alpine Ltd. has named mountaineer Jeff Lowe to the non-executive role as Honorary President in a move aimed at restoring the once iconic mountain brand’s luster…
Snow Shortfall Cuts into Sales at Vail Resorts
Vail Resorts, Inc. rental/retail sales slipped 0.7 percent as its skier visits dropped 15.3 percent during the holiday period ended Jan. 2, 2012, as many of its six western resorts experience the warmest and driest winter in decades. Still, the company di
Level Now Working Directly with U.S. Sales Rep
Level said it is now working directly with a U.S. rep to service U.S. dealers in an arrangement that will provide retail margins of up to 60 percent on its premium gloves. The Italian company specializes in gloves for snowboarders but also offers a line o
Onitsuka Tiger Launches 2012 Brand Campaign
Asics announced the launch of the Onitsuka Tiger 2012 global brand campaign. The campaign will span one year from January 2012 and will be featured at a number of events, including music concerts, art exhibits, and festivals…
Dickies Inks Gloves Deal with Cordova
Dickies reached a new licensing agreement with Cordova, a manufacturer and marketer of personal protective equipment. The first line of Dickies-branded gloves from Cordova is expected to appear…
Skier Visits Off 15.2 Percent At Vail Resorts
Vail Resorts, Inc. its retail sales and rental income slipped 0.7 percent on a 15.2 percent decline in skier visits to its western mountain resorts during the holiday period ended Jan. 2, 2012 compared to the same period a year ago, which ended Jan. 3, 20
Blacks Leisure Expects to Announce Buyers Soon
Blacks Leisure expects to announce a sale of substantially all of its stores, assets and brands within the next few days. The UK company confirmed that some of the investors bidding on its assets have offered to acquire substantially all its assets, which
New Balance to Open Experience Store in Boston
New Balance is planning to open its second Experience location in the U.S. in Boston. The first opened in New York City in August 2011…
Sherbrook SBK Signs License Agreement with Tecnum
Sherbrook SBK Sport Corp. announced the signing of an exclusive sales license agreement for a duration of ten (10) years with the firm Tecnum International Inc…
Everlast Unveils 2012 Global Marketing Campaign
Everlast Worldwide Inc. has unveiled their 2012 global marketing campaign which takes aim at introducing and educating a new group of target users on the fitness benefits of fight sports training…
JetBoil Retains Denny, ink to Handle Public Relations
Jetboil, the leading designer and manufacturer of outdoor cooking systems has retained Jackson Hole public relations agency Denny, ink. to manage its public relations…
DC Shoes Launches New Campaign
DC Shoes released its new campaign, REDISCOVER DC, which features the newest additions to the skate team – Nyjah Huston and Mike Mo Capaldi. For its Rediscover DC campaign. DC created a video presenting the skate team, and for the first time in nearly a d
RECALL: O-Grill Portable Gas Grills
About 5, 000 O-Grill Portable Gas Grills are being recalled because the regulator on the grill can leak gas which can ignite, posing a fire and burn hazard to consumers. Uni-O has received 10 reports of grills catching fire. No injuries or property damage
Lids Sports Partners with Super Baskets of Hope
Riley Children’s Foundation, Basket of Hope and former Indianapolis Colts Coach Tony Dungy have kicked off the first-ever Super Bowl host city service project that reaches across the nation. The Super Baskets of Hope project is made possible thanks
