The North Face Names 2014 Rep of the Year
The North Face named Greg Siegler as its 2014 Rep of the Year…
Cane Creek Cycling Replaces CEO
Cane Creek Cycling Components board of directors announced that the company's CEO Scott Sonnone left the company Dec. 17 and has been replaced by David Hall, who joined Cane Creek as director of operations in November 2011…
Adidas, New Balance Join Consumer Electronics Association
Adidas and New Balance have joined the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) in yet another sign of how important the sector has become to sporting goods brands…
Bozeman Ice Festival Produces Two Firsts
The U.S. ice climbing community made history twice last week, which marked the first time the UIAA Ice Climbing World Cup was held in North America and the first time an American woman won the speed final…
Finland’s Icepeak Apparel Looking for U.S. Partners
L-Fashion Group of Finland is looking for partners to bring its Icepeak apparel brand of outdoor performance apparel to the United States…
Chaco Sends Nearly 100 Kids to Camp
Chaco made a $46,945 donation to the American Camp Association’s “Send a Child to Camp” scholarship fund for 2014–enough to send 94 underprivileged children to camp…
Iconic Athlete Kathrine Switzer to Deliver Keynote Address at Girls on the Run Summit
Iconic athlete, sports and social advocate, author, and Emmy award-winning television commentator, Kathrine Switzer, will be the keynote speaker at the 2015 Girls on the Run Summit – an annual gathering of directors and board members from among the 225 co
PMA Asks for Federal Mediation of West Coast Labor Talks
The Pacific Maritime Association (PMA), which represents employers at America’s 29 West Coast ports, asked Monday for federal mediation in its contract negotiations with the International Longshore & Warehouse Union (ILWU)…
Crocs Chooses Blackstone Director as Next CEO
A year after taking $200 million in private equity from Blackstone, Crocs Inc named one of investment group's two Crocs directors as its CEO…
November Data Suggest Rockies Resorts Will See Big Gains This Winter
Occupancy and revenue figures for the 2014-15 ski and snowboard season continued their upward trajectory at 19 mountain resorts in six western states last month, although the outlook was much rosier for the Rockies than the Far West, according to Denver-b
Brown Shoe Divests Shoes.com, Focuses on Famous Footwear
Hard-charging Canadian entrepreneur Roger Harding acquired his third online shoe retailer since July last week by snapping up Shoes.com from Brown Shoe Company, which said the deal will allow it to focus more on enhancing omnichannel initiatives at Famous
Nike Fights Off FX Headwinds to Deliver Robust Q2
With a 15 percent revenue gain and 120-basis point improvement in gross margins, Nike Inc. chalked up yet another impressive quarterly performance. Earnings rose 22.7 percent to $655 million, 74 cents a share, exceeding Wall Street’s consensus estim
Finish Line Lowers Outlook on Margin Pressure
Finish Line Inc. reported third-quarter earnings fell short of Wall Street's expectations as it dealt with merchandise margin pressure. It also lowered its earnings outlook for the year and said it would cut spending to protect profitability until th
Callaway Lifts 2014 Outlook But FX Issues Cloud 2015
Callaway Golf Co. slightly increased its earnings guidance for 2014 due to continued brand momentum and market share gains but lowered its guidance in 2015 on heightened volatility in foreign currency exchange rates…
SHOT Show to Feature Comedian Bill Engvall
He's a hunter. He's a target shooter. He's one of the top comedians in America today – and among the busiest. He'll also be NSSF’s 2015 SHOT Show State of the Industry featured entertainer. The National Shooting Sports Foundation announced that comedian Bill Engvall will perform at the SHOT Show's annual State of the Industry […]
