Altra to Sponsor Western States 100
Altra Footwear has signed on as the exclusive footwear sponsor of the Western States 100-Mile Endurance Run held each June in Squaw Valley, CA…
Dick’s SG Sets Grand Opening for Store in Farmington, NM
Dick's Sporting Goods will be opening its fourth store in New Mexico and 646th store nationwide on Friday, Nov. 6 at Farmington Pavilion in Farmington, NM…
Big 5 Sporting Goods Misses Q3 Street Forecasts
Big 5 Sporting Goods Corp. reported its second-quarter earnings came in at the lower end of guidance while sales fell short of plan. Sales were hurt by challenging comparisons against strong World Cup sales in 2014 as well as the continuing impact of the
Inaugural Outdoor PressCamp Scheduled for June 2016
The inaugural Outdoor PressCamp will take place June 20-24, 2016, at Deer Valley Resort in Park City, UT, for invited media and brands only…
Adidas Outdoor Signs Rock Climber Kai Lightner
Adidas Outdoor signed rock climber Kai Lightner, 16, to its team of athletes…
Lord and Taylor Launches Off-Price Concept
Hudson’s Bay Company launched Find @ Lord & Taylor, a new off-price concept catering to a younger demographic…
RYU Apparel Secures Equity Investment
RYU Apparel Inc., the athletic apparel brand based in Vancouver, reported the Leone family has increased their equity stake in RYU with an investment of CA$1.5 million…
ABEO Footwear Partners with Celebrity Chef Anne Burrell
ABEO biomechanical footwear, the comfort footwear brand, has announced celebrity Chef Anne Burrell, host of Food Network’s “Worst Cooks in America,” as their new brand ambassador…
NOAA strengthens El Niño predictions for late fall/early winter
This year’s El Niño is shaping up to be one of the strongest on record, forecasters at NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center said in a recent update.
Luxottica Grows Q3 Retail Sales Despite Slower Traffic
Luxottica Group S.p.A was able to grow its same-store sales in North America by 3.9 percent in currency-neutral terms in the third quarter despite declining traffic…
Bates Accessories Acquires Custom Brand Footwear
Bates Accessories Inc., a manufacturer of belts, bags, wallets and sandals since 1989, has purchased Custom Brand Footwear of Delevan, WI…
Giant USA GM Elysa Walk to Join Burton
Giant USA General Manager Elysa Walk will resign Nov. 6 to take a new position with Burton Snowboards in Vermont…
Ibex Taps Kaplan As New VP of Sales
Ibex Outdoor Clothing has hired Matt Kaplan as vice president of sales, effective Nov. 4, 2015…
Jordan Brand Opens Chicago Store
Nike said its Jordan Brand opened its first Chicago store at 32 South State Street. The location represents a partnership with Footaction…
OrthoLite to Sponsor the Brooklyn Nets
OrthoLite, the maker of insoles, has signed on as a sponsor of the NBA’s Brooklyn Nets…
