CES: Fitness Wearables Get Their Close Up
In early January in Las Vegas, over 170,000 tech nerds and nerd-wannabees from all over the globe descended on Las Vegas for the International Consumer Electronics Show (CES). Not surprisingly, one of the star gadgets this year was: Fitness wearables. The
NOCSAE Updates Status of Cascade and Warrior Licenses
The National Operating Committee on Standards for Athletic Equipment (NOCSAE) fully reinstated its license agreement with Cascade, which was suspended in late November as part of NOCSAE's decision to void certification of Cascade's Model R lacro
Shoe Carnival Finds Success Reaching Moms
At ICR Xchange, Shoe Carnival’s Cliff Sifford, president, CEO, and chief merchandising officer, said the family shoe chain has found success reaching moms and will be expanding those efforts in the years to come…
Perry Ellis Sees Robust Golf Apparel Growth
At ICR Xchange, Oscar Feldenkreis, Perry Ellis International’s president and COO, said revenue growth in its golf apparel segment has exceeded 14 percent over the last four years and the category’s outlook remains robust…
G-III Seeking to Expand Fan Apparel Distribution
After success diversifying its fan apparel segment across categories in recent years, G-III Apparel Group Ltd. is looking to expand distribution rights both in the U.S. and overseas, said Wayne Miller, G-III’s COO and secretary, last week at ICR Xch
New Era’s President Departs
New Era Cap announced that Pete Augustine, President New Era Cap, Inc. has decided to leave the company. After nearly 25 years of service with the privately held headwear company, Augustine is leaving the company by mutual agreement as Chris Koch CEO ass
OMsignal Launches Certification Program for Personal Trainers
OMsignal, a Canadian maker of biometric apparel, launched a training certification program Thursday that will enable personal trainers and health clubs to review athletes' and clients' vital signs as they work out so they can help them improve
Prana Hires Director of International Sales
Prana appointed Pacho Bedoya as director of international sales, effective Feb. 2, 2015…
Survey: Younger Ski Resort Guests Value On-site Rentals More
Younger skiers and snowboarders are significantly more inclined to find on-site equipment rentals extremely important on ski/snowboard vacations than older participants, according to a recent survey by Wyndham Vacation Rental…
PacSun Pulls Away from the Pack With December Sales Surge
Pacific Sunwear of California Inc. reported it grew same-store sales 9 percent in December and gross margins between 400 and 500 basis points in the fourth quarter compared with a year earlier even as other mall-based, teen retailers said the highly promo
Safilo Keeps Much of Smith’s Leadership Intact
Safilo Group appears to be keeping much of the leadership intact at Smith Optics' as it moves forward with plans to phase out its headquarters by 2018 and fold it into a global sports and outdoor lifestyle division it is establishing in Portland, OR
Canada Goose Buys Factory to Boost HyBridge Lite Production
Canada Goose acquired the assets of one of its largest outerwear factories and will retrofit it to manufacture a new and fast-growing line of down jackets that are helping the brand gain ground with outdoor athletes…
Big 5 Lowers Q4 Guidance On Challenging Holiday
Big 5 Sporting Goods Corp. reported that warm weather, weak firearms sales and discounting caused fourth-quarter earnings to come in at the lower end of guidance…
Nautilus Q4 Revenues Expand 23 Percent
With strength in both its retail and direct channels, Nautilus Inc. reported net sales in the fourth quarter increased 23 percent to $95 million. The fitness equipment specialist also said it expects EPS to come in the range of 30 to 33 cents per share co
Thule Group Names VP of Sales and Service to Replace Outgoing Wycoff
Thule Group has promoted Schuyler Horton to the position of vice president of sales and service for its outdoor and bags business in the Americas. Horton is replacing Tripp Wyckoff, who is leaving the company to take a CEO position outside the industry…
