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Wolverine Worldwide: PLG Integration Running Ahead of Plan
At the ICR Xchange conference, Blake Krueger, chairman, president and CEO, said its acquisition of the Performance & Lifestyle Group (PLG) since its close in October has been “going much better than we could have expected” with the integration
Interior Secretary Salazar Leaving Obama Administration
Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar, the outdoor industry biggest advocate in the Obama Administration, announced he will return to his home state of Colorado, having fulfilled his promise to President Obama to serve four years as Secretary…
Finalists for Outdoor Inspiration Awards Named
Finalists for the third annual Outdoor Inspiration Awards presented by adidas Outdoor were announced following a round of voting by a judging panel comprised of representatives from adidas Outdoor, Outdoor Retailer (OR) and the Outdoor Industry Associatio
GPS Shoes Expand into Canada
GTX Corp announced that its patented GPS tracking “Smart Shoe” will be commercially available in Canada this month. The shoes, known as the “Aetrex Navistar™ GPS Shoes”, currently made under license by Aetrex Worldwide…
Accell to Phase Out Bike Manufacturing at Raleigh Canada
Accell Group N.V. is ceasing manufacturing and assembly activity at Raleigh Canada Limited's Waterloo, Québec facility in 2013, resulting in the termination of 100 contract employees. The facility will continue to support Raleigh Canada’s prese
McNett Appoints Cheriss Faiola to Brand Marketing Director
McNett promoted Cheriss Faiola to brand marketing director for the recreational division…
Tilly’s Reports Negative Comps for Holiday Period
Tilly’s Inc. comparable store sales, including e-commerce sales, for the ten-week Holiday period ended Jan. 5, 2013 decreased 1 percent, compared to a 5 percent increase for the comparable Holiday period ended Jan. 7, 2012.
Dawgs Golf to Make Loudmouth Golf Footwear Line
Dawgs Golf, the maker of golf footwear based in Las Vegas, has partnered with Loudmouth Golf to create a line of Loudmouth Golf patterned footwear. Dawgs will utilize the proprietary designs of Loudmouth Golf…
Vibram FiveFingers Gets Grounded on Pinterest
Vibram FiveFingers launched a “Pin It to Win It” contest inspiring users to “Get Grounded” and pin what inspires them to stay active and fit on Vibram’s Pinterest contest board for a chance to win an assortment of the latest
Reebok Hires New Advertising Agency
Reebok International has selected DDB Worldwide as its global agency of record…
Big 5 Sporting Goods Sees Strongest Q4 Same-Store Sales Growth in a Decade
Big 5 Sporting Goods Corporation reported it biggest increase in same-store sales for the fourth quarter in ten years. The retailer said sales increased 7.4 percent $243.6 million in the quarter ended Dec. 30, 2012 on the strength of a 6.5 percent increas
Action Sports Group Acquires Flexmeter
Demon International, LC, doing business as Action Sports Group, has completed the acquisition of the French company Flexmeter and associated IP. Flexmeter, a division of the Docmeter company, is a developer and innovator of protective wrist guards for act
Rossignol Group Partners with Recycle Utah
The Rossignol Group, which includes Dynastar, Lange, Look and Rossignol brands, has partnered with Recycle Utah in an effort to recycle more snowsports equipment…
Shoe Carnival’s Q4 EPS Running Ahead of Targets
Shoe Carnival, Inc. said it expects fourth quarter net sales to be in the range of $212 million to $214 million with a comparable store sales increase of approximately 1.0 percent. Earnings per diluted share are expected to be in the range of 20 cents to
Under Armour Signs Former World Number One Golf Amater
Under Armour announced that recently turned professional golfer, Jordan Spieth, will join the brand’s roster of elite athletes…
