USA Cycling Hires Korn Ferry to Find Next CEO
USA Cycling, the national sanctioning body for cycling competition, has retained the executive recruitment firm Korn Ferry to assist in the search for a new CEO to succeed Steve Johnson, who announced last month that he will step down from his post this f
Sunday Afternoons Selects Australian Distributor
Sunday Afternoons, an Oregon-based maker of headwear, has selected Sea to Summit as its exclusive distributor in Australia…
Mammut Parent Parts Way with CEO Suter
Mammut's Swiss parent company Conzzeta Group announced that it is parting ways with its CEO, Robert Suter, by mutual agreement…
Dick’s SG CFO Promoted to COO
Dick's Sporting Goods, Inc. announced that Andre J. Hawaux has been appointed as EVP, COO/CFO. He was EVP and CFO. In addition to his existing responsibilities for finance, legal and information technology, Hawaux has expanded his responsibilities to
Golf Rounds Up Slightly in December
Golf DataTech reported that golf rounds played during December were up up 0.5 percent compared to December 2013…
Fairweather Ski Works Wins $40K Grant
Fairweather Ski Works has been awarded a $40,000 grant by The Nature Conservancy after winning its Path to Prosperity contest, which seeks to encourage entrepreneurs building businesses around sustainable use of natural resources in Southeast Alaska…
Deckers Brands Misses and Lowers Guidance on Ugg Shortfall
Shares of Deckers Brands cratered last week after the company missed its earnings guidance in its third quarter ended Dec. 31 and forecast a loss in its fourth quarter. On Friday following the earnings release Thursday night, shares tumbled $16.22 to $66.
More Brands Target Backcountry at 2015 SIA Snow Show
The growing number of lift-assisted skiers testing the side country and backcountry continued to drive much of the excitement and innovation on display at the 2015 SIA Snow Show that wrapped up Sunday…
HanesBrands Q4 Earnings Leap
Aided in part by strong momentum for Champion in sporting goods and department store channels, HanesBrands Inc. racked up a robust fourth-quarter as well as record full-year profitability for the second consecutive year…
Vista Outdoor’s Q3 Revenues Slide
Vista Outdoor, formerly the Sporting Group of Alliant Techsystems Inc. (ATK), reported sales slid 3.3 percent in its third quarter ended Dec. 28, to $506.9 million…
Oiselle Appoints Atsuko Tamura as President
Oiselle, a women’s athletic apparel brand, appointed Atsuko Tamura as president. Effective immediately, Tamura will join Founder and CEO Sally Bergesen in leading the rapidly growing company with a focus on operations, finance, strategic growth via
Skechers to Run Super Bowl Commercial Starring Pete Rose
Skechers USA, Inc. will return to the Super Bowl with a commercial starring legendary baseball great Pete Rose featuring its Relaxed Fit line…
BPSA Raises $300,000 to Push Model E-bike Legislation in State Houses
The U.S. bicycle industry is close to raising $300,000 for a new lobbying initiative aimed at passing model e-bike legislation in New York and California and laying ground work for the daunting work of reforming laws state-by-state…
Dorel Raising Prices to Mitigate Impact of Strong Dollar on FY15 Earnings
Dorel Industries Inc., which owns one of North America's largest bicycle businesses, warned investors Jan. 29 that it expects the strong dollar to have a “significant negative impact” on its earnings in fiscal 2015 even though it expects to mitigate
Louisville Slugger Signs Christian Yelich
Louisville Slugger signed Miami Marlins Gold-Glove-winning left fielder Christian Yelich, 23, to an endorsement deal. The company has signed more than 8,000 professional players over the decades, but Yelich marked the first time a Major Leaguer signed his
