
Softstar Develops Limited Edition Olympics Shoe
Softstar Shoes has recently released a Limited Edition Olympics shoe to bring out the inner champion in us all.
Burton U.S. Open Snowboarding Championships Return To Vail March 5 – 10
Burton Snowboards announced the return of the 36th annual U.S. Open Snowboarding Championships to Vail Mountain March 5–10, 2018.

Boardriders Provides Statement On Pierre Agnes
Boardriders Inc. issued a statement following the move by French authorities on Wednesday to call off a two-day search and rescue operation for Pierre Agnes, the CEO of Boardriders Inc. Agnes’ boat boat was found empty, washed up on a beach in south-west France.

Johnson Outdoors Operating Profits Leap In Q1
Johnson Outdoors delivered significant improvement in operating profits in its first quarter ended December 29. Revenues grew 24 percent on strength in its Fishing and Diving segments.
Rossignol Group Announces New Lange Brand Director
The Rossignol Group announced the appointment of Thor Verdonk as Lange brand director.
Vibram And Powdr Announce Partnership
As a Powdr partner, stories about Vibram’s innovative technologies, including Vibram Megagrip and Vibram Arctic Grip, will be featured via on-site branding, resort activations, and exclusive programing for Powdr’s guests.

Crocs Debuts Drew Barrymore ♥ Crocs
The line, which includes special-edition footwear styles for women and children, was designed in partnership with Drew Barrymore, an ambassador for the brand’s “Come As You Are” campaign.

GoPro’s Q4 Earnings Miss Street’s Targets
GoPro reported fourth-quarter results that came in well short of Wall Street’s consensus target.

Deckers Brands Q3 Profits Soar Past Guidance
Deckers Brands sharply increased its guidance for its fiscal year after results for the third-quarter ended December 31 handily topped guidance. Ugg’s sales in the quarter rose 4.3 percent, Hoka’s revenues jumped 65.7 percent and Teva’s sales grew 33.4 percent.
Schuylkill Valley Sports Sets Leadership Change Team & Group Sales
Schuylkill Valley Sports promoted Ryan Bohl to director of team & group sales.

Academy Sports + Outdoor to Undergo Corporate Layoffs
Academy Sports + Outdoors said it will be laying off approximately 140 non-customer facing positions largely due to the outsourcing of certain IT functions at the retailer.
Fresno’s Herb Bauer Sporting Goods to Close
Herb Bauer Sporting Goods in Fresno is closing after 68 years in business.
Search Ends for Quiksilver CEO Pierre Agnes
French authorities on Wednesday called off a two-day search and rescue operation for Pierre Agnes, the CEO of Boardriders Inc., after his boat was found empty, washed up on a beach in south-west France.
Unifi Names Vice President of Global Corporate Sustainability
Unifi Inc. announced the appointment of Eddie Ingle to vice president of global corporate sustainability, supply chain and general manager of Recycled Chip and Flake.
FitStation Awarded ISPO Product of the Year 2018
During ISPO Munich, Brooks Running Company, HP, Superfeet, Rsscan, DESMA and Huntsman collected ISPO’s top award: ‘Product of the Year,’ issued within the category of Health & Fitness for the teams’ combined effort to bring individualized performance footwear to the market using FitStation powered by HP.