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Nation’s Best Sports Pushes Back Specialty Outdoor Market to July
Nation’s Best Sports (NBS) has moved its NBS Specialty Outdoor Market from its usual June date to July 17-19, 2013. The show, which will take place in Austin, TX, services NBS members' Camping, Paddle Sports and Water Sports categories…
Etonic Sold to Weisfeld Group and Anthony LandS Footwear
Lotto Sport Italia has sold Etonic Worldwide brand to Etonic Holdings, LLC, a venture partnered by the Weisfeld Group and Anthony L&S Footwear. Terms were not disclosed…
Taos Footwear Promotes Langrell to Chief Operating Officer
Taos Footwear, the women’s footwear brand influenced by the American Southwest, announced the promotion of Bill Langrell to chief operating officer…
Powderhorn Names NorCal Sports Group to Rep in Tahoe Region
Powderhorn named NorCal Sports Group (NCSG) as its new sales agency for northern California and Nevada…
Minnetonka Moccasin Sues Target Stores
Minnetonka Moccasin Inc. has sued Target Corp. for allegedly selling replicas that copy the moccasin maker's beaded thunderbird design…
Accell Group to Introduce Electric Mountain Bikes to U.S.
Winora Group is preparing to launch a line of mountain bikes powered by 250-watt Bosch motors in the U.S. next year in collaboration with fellow Accell Group company Currie Technologies of California. The German-made bikes will be sold under Winora's
Life is Good Festival Raises Over $1 Million for Kids in Need
Life is Good Festival fundraiser strikes a chord with community of 60,000, features some of the nation's top bands, and raises $1 million…
JD Sports Earnings Hurt by Blacks Losses
JD Sports reported earnings tumbled in the first half, hurt by £10 million ($16.2mm) in losses from Blacks, which it took out of administration in January…
Finish Line To Open Shops Inside Macy’s
Finish Line reached an agreement to open Finish Line-branded athletic footwear shops in more than 450 Macy's department stores in the U.S. as well as one online at macys.com. It will also oversee athletic shoe departments in more than 200 other store
Finish Line to Become Exclusive Partner of Athletic Shoes for Macy’s
Macy's, Inc. and The Finish Line, Inc. announced that Finish Line-branded athletic footwear shops will be opened in more than 450 Macy's department stores in the U.S. and online at macys.com…
Survey: US Parents Spend $671 Per Year on Sports-Related Costs
On average, U.S. parents spend $671 a year on sports-related costs, with 21% of parents spending more than $1,000 per child, according to the findings of a survey released by U.S. couponing site RetailMeNot.com and jointly conducted with The Omnibus Compa
Golf Industry’s Anti-Counterfeiting Campaign Nets More Jail Sentences in China
The U.S. Golf Manufacturer's Anti-Counterfeiting Working Group said police in four mainland China provinces have now raided more than 20 counterfeiting operations, seized more than 350,000 counterfeit golf products and arrested more than 20 counterfe
Asics America Partners with Actress Christina Applegate
Asics America has teamed up with Christina Applegate’s Right Action for Women to help women who are at increased risk for breast cancer…
SGMA Webinar: Female Participation Key to Team Sports Future
Overall participation in team sports in the U.S. is down, but there are positive forces at work which could ‘turn the tide.’ That was the major theme of a webinar hosted by the Sporting Goods Manufacturers Association (SGMA) held Sept. 27, wh
Nike’s North America Momentum Can’t Offset China Concerns
Nike Inc., largely as expected, reported earnings slid 12.1 percent in its first quarter ended Aug. 31 due to lower gross margin, higher SG&A, unfavorable currency translation and an increase in the tax rates. Excluding currency changes, revenues were up
