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Toms to Open NYC Flagship

Toms plans to open a flagship store in lower Manhattan at 264 Elizabeth St., between Houston and Prince streets, later this year. The 1,000 square foot store will represent its third location…

Boardworks Picks European Distributor for SUP Brands

Boardworks Surf has partnered with System X Distribution of the United Kingdom as to distribute Boardworks Inflatable SUP’s and Badfish SUP products to Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Sweden, Norway and Finland, marking the first time Badfish SUP wi

NICS Reports Problem-Free Weekend

According to the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) has reported on Monday that the system has been up since Friday and operated through the weekend with no known outages…

Louisville Slugger Developing Omnichannel Platform

Louisville Slugger has partnered with Onestop, an e-commerce solution provider, to manage its back-end e-commerce system and execute a detailed multichannel marketing campaign. The new platform will launch complete with mobile optimization and omnichannel

Dick’s SG to Open in Burlington, WA

Dick's Sporting Goods will be opening its 5th store in Washington and 582nd store nationwide on Friday, Sept. 26th at 200 S. Burlington Blvd. in Burlington, WA…

Gaiam Launches Yoga Rising Series, Exclusively On iTunes

Gaiam announced the release of its Yoga Rising Series available exclusively on iTunes. Yoga Rising is an innovative instructional yoga series, created specifically for the digital marketplace. The first three releases in the Yoga Rising Series feature thr

Gear Co-op Welcomes Todd Klasky as VP of Merchandising

Gear Co-op, the climbing shop located in Costa Mesa, CA that operates gearcoop.com, hired Todd Klasky as its vice president of merchandising. Klasky oversaw the outdoors division at Sport Chalet as senior buyer/divisional merchandising manager…

361 Readies for U.S. Launch

361, the second largest athletic brand in China, announced its expansion into the United States with 361° USA. To launch the brand, 361 has hired Jim Monahan, former vice president of footwear for Asics America, as president of 361° USA. Rich Bourne, past