SGB Update Outdoor
Nike Extends Duke Contract
Nike and Duke signed a 12-year extension to their deal supplying Blue Devils sports teams with uniforms, footwear and athletic apparel…
New Balance Sponsors USRowing
New Balance Athletics, Inc. entered a sponsorship with USRowing, which will include providing footwear to athletes as the “Official Training Shoe of the USRowing National Team”…
SFIA Files Petition to Cut Duties on Sports Bags, Backpacks
The Sports & Fitness Industry Association (SFIA) submitted a petition to the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative Thursday seeking to eliminate import tariffs of 4.5 to 20 percent on sport bags and backpacks eligible for duty-free treatment under a new
WFSGI Names New Chair of CISO
The World Federation of the Sporting Goods Industry (WFSGI) announced that Marc Pinsard, deputy senior general manager global brand marketing division, Asics, has been appointed new chairperson for the WFSGI CISO (Committee on International Sports Organiz
Report: Quiksilver May Merge with Billabong
Oaktree Capital Management LP is exploring merging Quiksilver Inc. with Billabong International Ltd., an investment banker told a judge overseeing Quiksilver's Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceeding Wednesday, according to a report by Bloomberg…
White Sierra Adopts CenterStone’s B2B Platform
White Sierra, the family-owned, fashion, performance and adventure clothing brand, and CenterStone Technologies, the leader in B2B e-commerce sales tools for the active, outdoor markets, announce their collaboration making White Sierra available on the Ce
UCO Founder Greg Draper Passes Away
Pacific Northwest native and founder of UCO Corporation — inventor of the Original Candle Lantern and other iconic outdoor products — passed away September 14.
Vietnamese and US Businesses See Biggest Gains from TPP
Nearly 70 percent of businesses expect the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade pact will benefit their economies, with those in Vietnam, the United States, Chile and Singapore being most enthusiastic, according to a snap poll conducted by Edelman…
UA Future Show Names 2015 Winner
Under Armour awarded RaesWear, a 360 degree pocket solution for athletic and athleisure bottoms, as the winner of the 4th consecutive Future Show was RaesWear…
Saucony Appoints General Manager, Canada.
Saucony, a division of Wolverine Worldwide, named Martin Lebeau to the position of general manager, Saucony Canada. He formerly worked for Merrell…
Outdoor Voices Raises Another $7 Million in Equity Capital
Outdoor Voices has raised $7.0 million in a second institutional funding round led by General Catalyst Partners, reports Fashionista.com…
Nike Forms New Partnership with Flex
Nike Inc. announced a partnership with Flex, the global manufacturer, to accelerate Nike’s vision to bring advanced innovation to its manufacturing supply chain. Working together, Nike and Flex will deliver footwear innovation
Performance Sports Group Q1 Results Decline As Expected
Performance Sports Group reported profits declined sharply in its fiscal first quarter on an 11 percent drop in sales due to the timing off product launches and foreign currency exchange headwinds…
Jarden Corp. Says Q3 Organic Growth to Surpass 5 Percent
Jarden Corporation expects organic growth in the third quarter ended Sept. 30 to exceed the high end of its annual targeted range of 3-5 percent…
Under Armour’s Brad Dickerson COO/CFO To Depart In Early 2016
Under Armour reported that COO and CFO Brad Dickerson will be stepping down to pursue an opportunity outside of the athletic industry…
