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Retailers Urged to Promote Learn-A-SnowSport Month
Thirteen industry resort associations representing 22 states are teaming with five national associations to will offer special free or discounted packages for children and adults who want to learn an outdoor winter activity. Retailers are urged to work w
REI to Open Second New Jersey Store Next Fall
Recreational Equipment, Inc. (REI) plans to open a new store in East Hanover, NJ in the fall of 2009. Located at Route 10 and Murray Road, the 30,000 square-foot store will offer the top brands of gear and apparel for outdoor recreation…
Liz Claiborne Sells Enyce to Sean John
Liz Claiborne Inc. plans to sell its Enyce urban clothing brand to Sean “Diddy” Combs, the Grammy-winning musician and entrepreneur, for an undisclosed sum. Claiborne, which bought the denim-based streetwear line for $114 million from former Fila parent,
Fitness Holdings Inc. Files for Bankruptcy Protection
Fitness Holdings International Inc., the parent of Busy Body Home Fitness, OMNI Fitness Equipment and LA Gym Equipment, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The fitness retailer blamed economic weakness and a lender that called in a loan. The Long
Cybex Q3 Sales Climb 9.8%
Cybex International, Inc. saw net sales climb 9.8% for its third quarter ended Sept. 27, to $35.8 million from $32.6 million a year ago. Net earnings plunged 92.5% to $340,000, or 6 cents a share, from $4.6 million, or 26 cents, a year ago, but the year-a
UST Names Three to New Positions
UST (United Sports Technologies), the Fort Worth, Texas-based supplier of graphite golf shafts, has appointed three employees in the areas of project management, global logistics and product design…
Nau Reopens; Sells to Specialty Retailers for the First Time
Nau, Inc., which was acquired by Horny Toad in October, reopened for business with the launch of a completely redesigned e-commerce website featuring its Fall '08 apparel line. It also affirmed its commitment to a new version of its Partners for Chan
Outdoor Retailer Signs SOAR Communications as its PR Agency of Record
Outdoor Retailer, a division of Nielsen Business Media, has signed Utah-based SOAR Communications as its public relations agency of record…
Study: Consumers Say Price Most Important on Where, but Product Quality Highest on What to Buy
Price is significantly more important than any other attribute when consumers were making a sporting goods industry purchase decision over the last year, but product quality trumps low price and value for the price when deciding which brand to buy. Accor
New Balance Selects CenterStone for Online B2B e-Commerce in Europe
New Balance EMEA has selected CenterStone’s iVendix B2B e-Commerce application. iVendix will provide New Balance’s sales force and more than 4,000 dealers with a 24/7 on-line ordering solution in EMEA. New Balance dealers and sales reps now will be able t
Pacific Sunwear Rejects Adrenalina’s Bid
Pacific Sunwear of California, Inc.'s board of directors has determined that the unsolicited proposal received from Adrenalina to purchase all of the issued and outstanding shares of common stock of Pacific Sunwear is not in the best interests of the
SGMA: Baseball Draws Largest Group of Dedicated Players
According to a new SGMA study, nearly 55% of baseball players in the U.S. participate in the sport on a ‘frequent’ basis, or 25 days or more a year. Only lacrosse and ice hockey have similar percentages of such a dedicated group of players, but baseball’s
Skins Supplies Colorado Youth Corps Association
Skins and the Colorado Youth Corps Association (CYCA), a statewide coalition of youth conservation corps, have formed an Official Supplier agreement. Skins will donate compression apparel for youth corps members statewide to wear outside while creating bi
Fire Destroys Bell Sports Cargo
A fire at a Bell Sports storage facility in Rantoul, IL, destroyed a semitrailer truck packed with sporting goods, damaged an adjacent truck trailer and caused slight damage to a nearby building, according to the News-Gazette. Rantoul Fire Chief Ken Water
Lotto Sport Italia Kicks Off Partnership in Malaysia
Lotto Sport Italia, an Italian company that manufactures sports footwear, clothing and accessories, has appointed Star 360 Sdn Bhd as its new licensee for the Malaysian market…
