Ibex Outdoor Clothing Hires the Pacific Sierra Group
Ibex Outdoor Clothing announced that Justin Singer of the Pacific Sierra Group has taken over sales representation for Ibex in the Southwest region, covering the states of California, Nevada, Arizona and Hawaii…
Patagonia Launches “Vote the Environment” Campaign
Patagonia launched a crowdsourced art campaign inviting artists & designers to create a collection of designs to express why they believe the environment is the #1 issue in the upcoming election and inspire people to vote – especially young people. Accord
Skratch Labs Expands Headquarters
Skratch Labs, the maker of real fruit hydration drink mixes for athletes, has moved into a bigger, brighter and bolder Boulder facility providing increased warehouse space as well as larger office areas to accommodate company growth and facilitate an awes
Back-to-School Gets Later Start
Recognizing that a number of the best deals of the summer are still to come, some families have only scratched the surface of their back-to-school shopping lists as of mid-August. According to NRF’s latest Back-to-School/College Surveys, the average
Super.natural Performance Apparel Adds Midwest Sales Reps
Super.natural, the producer of natural and synthetic blended performance apparel, said Denne Sport Sales (DSS) will represent Super.natural in the Midwest…
NHL Concussion Lawsuits Consolidated
Three lawsuits filed by over 200 retired NHL players over concussion-related injuries have been consolidated and will be heard by a federal judge in Minnesota…
GO Outdoors Survey: 80 Percent Have Camped in the Last Year
According to a new survey carried out by U.K. outdoor clothing and equipment retailer GO Outdoors, 37 percent of U.K. respondents said they had been camping within the last month, but a whopping 80 percent said they had camped in the last year. Nearly hal
Puma Intends to Acquire Stake in Football Club Borussia Dortmund
Puma said it intends to take a direct stake in Borussia Dortmund KGaA, having sponsored the football club since 2012. By potentially acquiring up to 5 percent of its capital stock through the planned capital increase announced by Borussia Dortmund, Puma s
Li and Fung’s Earnings Climb in First Half
Li & Fung reported sales rose 2.9 percent in the first half ended June 30, to $8.71 billion from $8.47 billion. Earnings jumped 45.0 percent to $210 million from $145 million…
The Buckle’s Q2 Profits Dip
The Buckle, Inc. reported earnings reached $24.5 million, or 51 cents a share, in the second quarter, slightly down from $25.1 million, or 53 cents, a year ago. Same-store sales eased 0.5 percent from…
Shock Doctor Acquires XO Athletic
Shock Doctor, the number one mouthguard company, has acquired XO Athletic, best known for its athletic cups and supporters. Shock Doctor intends to maintain the XO Athletic brand. Terms were not disclosed…
Perry Ellis’ Q2 Losses Swell
Perry Ellis International, which owns numerous golf apparel brands as well as Nike Swim, widened its loss in the second quarter ended Aug. 2 to $1.62 million, or 11 cents a share, from $2.83 million, or 19 cents, a year ago. On an adjusted basis, earnings
Crocs Appoints Senior VP of Global Merchandising
Crocs, Inc. announced that footwear industry and product merchant leader Michelle Poole has been appointed as its senior vice president of global merchandising. Prior to joining Crocs, Poole spent five years at Sperry Top-Sider, where she was most recentl
Cabela’s and Icebreaker Announce Apparel Deal
Cabela’s has teamed up with Icebreaker, the New Zealand producer of merino wool apparel, to create a co-branded apparel line for men and women to be sold exclusively in Cabela’s U.S. retail stores and online fall of 2014…
FeraDyne Outdoors Names VP of Operations
FeraDyne Outdoors, LLC, the parent company of the Rage, Muzzy, Nockturnal and Tru-Fire brands announced it has appointed Craig Tinsley as vice president of operations…