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Nike Dominates NBA Player Endorsements
According to analysis by the NBA website, hoopshype.com, Nike has 284 NBA players under contract. That's more than triple the 77 players endorsed by Adidas. Jordan, also owned by Nike Inc, has 35…
Keen Vail Kids Adventure Race Expands in 2014
The Vail Recreation District's 5th Annual Keen Vail Kids Adventure Race World Championships, scheduled for Aug. 7-10, 2014, will expand to include three days of racing, a family competition and additional activities to accommodate a projected 60 perc
Hampshire Group Director Resigns
Hampshire Group, Limited, the maker of men's sportswear, announced the resignation of Peter Woodward from the company's board of directors, effective Jan. 1…
IMBA To Move to Larger Headquarters Friday
IMBA's international headquarters and main U.S. office will move across town in Boulder, CO on Friday, Jan. 3, 2014. IMBA will be closed for business on that day…
Orvis Practices Catch and Release with Ross Reels
The Orvis Company, Inc. has agreed to sell Ross Reels just six months after acquiring it after concluding the company did not fit well with Orvis' existing fly reel business. Orvis said it has agreed to sell Ross Reels to Mayfly Group, LLC, which mak
L.L.Bean Allocates $1.6 Million to Nonprofits
L.L.Bean's board of directors approved a Charitable Giving Program that will allocate $1.6 million in grants to nearly 200 community organizations. Gifts, ranging from $500 to $25,000, will be dispersed to organizations involved in the areas of conse
Amazon, Walmart and UPS Apologize for Missing Christmas Deadline
Amazon and Walmart are issuing gift cards to some disgruntled customers after United Parcel Service failed to deliver gifts to their customers by Christmas, CNBC reported. UPS, which expected to carry 45 percent of retailer's shipments during the hol
Mastercard: Holiday Sales Improve 2.3 Percent
Holiday sales between Nov. 1 and Dec. 24 rose 2.3 percent from the same period the year before, according to preliminary data from MasterCard Inc 's Spending Pulse unit. That marks improvement versus the 0.7 percent gain a year earlier…
ComScore: Last Minute Surge in OnLine Shopping Fell Short
ComScore said weaker than expected online spending in the final week before Christmas means U.S. retail sites from desktop computers fell short of its expectations for the Nov. 1- Dec. 23 period…
Amazon Racks Up Record Holiday
Amazon announced the entire 2013 holiday season was the best ever for Amazon, with more than 36.8 million items ordered worldwide on Cyber Monday. In the Sports & Outdoors category, the top three Holiday Best Sellers were: LifeStraw Personal Water Filter;
Outdoor Retailer Parent Acquires Surf Expo
Emerald Expositions, organizers of the Outdoor Retailer trade show, has agreed to acquire George Little Management, which operates the Surf Expo and other trade shows. The price paid was $335 million, subject to certain adjustments at closing…
Nike Inc. Sees Brighter Futures Ahead…
Nike Inc. reported an impressive 9 percent gain in revenues on a currency-neutral basis in the fiscal second quarter ended Nov. 30, with a 9 percent gain for Nike Brand and 11 percent for Converse. Even more encouraging, future orders were up 13 percent a
November Outdoor Product Sales Impacted by Holiday Shift
Winter arrived in earnest early for many parts of the U.S. in November, but it was, for the most part, too late to impact the four-week fiscal month ended November 30. The potential positives from colder weather across much of the country and early mounta
Evo to Sponsor Skier Wiley Miller
Evo, the action sports and fashion apparel retailer, signed skier Wiley Miller to the Evo team…
Brick-and-Mortar Traffic Off Sharply Week Before Christmas
Last week was the last chance for procrastinators to finish last-minute holiday shopping, but the weather prevented many from getting to the stores, according to ShopperTrak. The company estimated shopper traffic at bricks-and-mortar stores decreased by 2
