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GE Allows Customers to Brand eVent as Their Own
GE is making its eVent Fabrics collection of waterproof-breathable fabrics available for customers to brand as their own. The strategy marks a reversal from GE's earlier approach, which was to compete directly against W.L. Gore & Associates Gore-Tex
Dick’s SG Third Quarter Comps Rise 5.1%
Dick's Sporting Goods reported sales increased 9.0% in the third quarter to $1.08 billion due primarily to a 5.1% increase in consolidated same store sales and the opening of new stores. The comp gain reflects a 3.8% increase in Dick's Sporting
United Sporting Companies Appoints Harte to VP Of Operations
United Sporting Companies has appointed Kevin Harte to Vice President of Operations. Harte has over twenty years of distribution and supply chain experience which includes facility design and distribution center relocation…
NSSF Membership Reaches 6,000
National Shooting Sports Foundation said 6,000 companies and individuals associated with the firearms industry have chosen to be part of the organization…
Performance, Crankbrothers Organize Wheels4Life Auction
Performance Bicycle and Crankbrothers are auctioning off a high-end line of custom-built mountain bikes valued at $5,000 each to raise money fo9r Wheels4Life, a non-profit that distributes free bicycles to remote villages in the developing worlds…
Stride Rite to Expand in Greater China and Southeast Asia
The Collective Brands Stride Rite Children's Group (SRCG) and privately held Li & Fung Retailing announced a licensing and development agreement aimed at introducing Stride Rite to Greater China and Southeast Asia…
Keen Launches HybridLife Radio Show
Keen and Pagatim.fm have teamed up to produce a radio show for parents who are actively seeking ways to foster a playful, creative and socially responsible lifestyle that connects family, community and the outdoors. The KEEN HybridLife Radio Show broadcas
Adidas to Sponsor U.S. Army All-American Bowl
Adidas has become exclusive footwear, compression apparel and glove supplier for the the U.S. Army All-American Bowl, the 2011 high school football all-star game…
Bearpaw Responds to Ugg Lawsuit
Bearpaw responded to Decker Outdoors' lawsuit charging the brand with copying the designs of its Ugg brand. Bearpaw said the suit has only come about due to the “momentum” the company is experiencing in the marketplace and defended the craftsmanship
RECALL: Giant Anthem X 29ers
Giant Bicycle Inc. of Newbury Park, CA. has recalled about 370 Giant Anthem X 29ers because their frames can crack at the junction of the seat post and top tube, according to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission…
Fortune Brands May Spin Off/Sell Golf Unit
Fortune Brands may cooperate with activist shareholder William Ackman's plea to split up the company's three business units, people familiar with the matter told the Wall Street Journal. That would include a possible sale or spin off of Acushnet
Nuun Appoints Managing Director of Golf
Nuun, the creators of the portable, electrolyte hydration drink, hired David Everett to the newly created position managing director of golf…
Indy’s Running Company Becomes BlueMile
The Running Company, based in Indianapolis, said it is renaming its stores BlueMile, effective Nov. 18…
Nordstrom’s Q3 Profits Soar on 6% Comp Gain
Nordstrom, Inc. reported earnings jumped 42.6% in the third quarter, to $119 million, or 53 cents per diluted share, from $83 million, or 38 cents, for the same quarter last year. Third quarter same-store sales increased 5.8% compared with the same period
Adidas Group Builds New Road for Growth
The Adidas Group launched an ambitious five-year program, entitled “Route 2015,” with a goal of expanding revenues by 45% to 50% over the next five years. At the same time, management unveiled a new U.S. growth program, “Generation U.S. 2015,” for the Adi
