Skateboarding, Climbing, Baseball Make Short List for 2020 Olympics
The Tokyo organizing committee recommended five additional sports – baseball/softball, surfing, skateboarding, karate and climbing – for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Bowling, squash and wushu failed to make the cut from among eight finalists…
The North Face Launches First Global Campaign
The North Face, the first brand in VF Corp.'s portfolio to reach $2 billion in annual revenue, unveiled its first global campaign last week in a bid to bolster its brand in 10 markets spanning five continents…
McDavid and Shock Doctor Partner in Australia NBL Sponsorship
McDavid and Shock Doctor formed a partnership with Australia’s National Basketball League (NBL) as major sponsors. McDavid will be the league’s “Official Protective Compression Partner” and Shock Doctor will be its “Official
Golf Rounds Improve in July
Golf rounds played were up 1.6 percent in August 2015 versus August 2014, according to Golf Datatech. The biggest regional gains came in East North Central, climbing 7.3 percent, followed by Mid Atlantic, 2.8 percent…
OIA Says Intense Lobbying Needed to Save LWCF
The Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) – the single largest source of funding for parks, trails and other public recreational infrastructure in the United States – ceased to exist Sept. 26 after Congress failed to reauthorize it for the first time si
Easton Archery Center of Excellence Schedules Grand Opening
The Easton Archery Center of Excellence, touted as the world’s premier indoor training facility, will celebrate its grand opening next month on the campus of the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Chula Vista, CA…
Johnson Outdoors Boosts Quarterly Dividend
Johnson Outdoors Inc.'s board of directors approved a quarterly cash dividend of 80 cents per Class A share and 73 cents per Class B share – a 6.7 percent increase from the dividend rates declared in previous quarters…
Shoes For Crews Sold to PE Firm
Shoes For Crews, a leader in slip-resistant footwear, has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by CCMP Capital Advisors LLC. The company’s founders, the Smith family, will rollover a portion of their equity as part of the transaction..
Newton Running Appoints Joe O’Neil as New CEO
Newton Running has hired athletic footwear industry veteran Joe O’Neil as its new CEO. O’Neil most recently was senior vice president of Quiksilver Inc.-owned footwear brand DC Shoes. He replaces Newton co-founder Jerry Lee as CEO, who will re
G-III and Jimmy Fallon Collaborate on Sports Apparel Line
G-III Apparel Group, Ltd. plans to launch Hands High, a new licensed sports apparel line inspired by Tonight Show host and comedian, Jimmy Fallon. Hands High will feature professional team logos from the NFL, NBA, MLB and more…
Pricey Franc Prompts Cuts at Mammut
Mammut Sports Group AG eliminated 25 sales jobs at its corporate headquarters in Switzerland and will outsourcing rope manufacturing in a bid to cut costs amid declining sales and margin pressures created by adverse currency effects…
Sportsman’s Warehouse No Longer Controlled by PE Patron
Seidler Equity Partners (SEP), which took Sportsman's Warehouse Holdings Inc. from bankruptcy to an initial public offering between 2009 and 2014, reduced its stake in the rapidly growing retailer below the 50 percent mark last week through a seconda
Moots Cycles Announces Change in Ownership
Moots Cycles announced that longtime owner Chris Miller has sold the premium titanium bicycle and component manufacturer to Brent Whittington, a former executive officer for a Fortune 500 telecommunications company…
Kohl’s Launches Madden Girl Outdoors Collection
Kohl’s announced the launch of the Madden Girl fashion, cold weather boots, accessories and outerwear this fall…
Skechers Performance Supports American Cancer Society
Skechers Performance, a division of Skechers USA, Inc., announced its 2015 partnership with the American Cancer Society to help in the fight to end breast cancer. For the second year in a row, Skechers Performance will launch a month-long marketing progra
