Brown Shoe Rings Closing Bell to Celebrate NYSE Anniversary
Brown Shoe Company, owner of brands such as Famous Footwear, Sam Edelman, Via Spiga and Naturalizer, rang The Closing Bell at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on Wednesday afternoon to celebrate the company’s 100th anniversary of listing on the NY
Reebok Celebrates New Brand Mark at London’s Marble Arch
Reebok brought London’s fitness communities together at Marble Arch to celebrate its new brand mark – the Reebok Delta symbol. Hundreds of fitness enthusiasts took part in simultaneous CrossFit, BODYCOMBAT and Spartan Race workouts…
Gander Mountain Coming To Algonquin, IL
Gander Mountain is opening a new location in Algonquin, IL this fall. It will represent Gander Mountain's seventh Illinois store…
Nike Boston Reopens
Nike Boston reopened on Friday, April 18 just prior to the Boston Marathon. Located at the former Niketown address —200 Newbury Street — Nike Boston has an entirely new look. The two-story, 30,000-square-foot store…
UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School MBA Team Presents “What If Everybody Ran?”
UNC Kenan-Flagler students conducted a statistical analysis for Mizuno USA and McKinney to explore running’s impact on individuals, communities and, ultimately, the United States…
Ameristep Debuts New and Improved Website
Ameristep, a manufacturer of hunting gear and accessories, announces the launch of a new and enhanced website: ameristep.com…
Fishpond Adds Two Sales Representatives
Fishpond, Inc. creators of fly-fishing and outdoor travel gear and accessories, adds Ben Hunting and Dave Gellatly to its sales team to further expand the brand’s reach in strategic locations…
Wicked Tree Gear Selects Mike Wieck Sales as Sales Rep Group
Wicked Tree Gear announces they have appointed Mike Wieck Sales (MWS) as its new sales rep group for the East, Southeast and Midwest regions of the United States…
NSSF Report: Mobile Eye Helps Explain What Truly Attracts Customers
The National Shooting Sports Foundation has issued a new report whose findings are based on the use of mobile eye-tracking technology to reveal what really attracts shoppers to products…
Callaway Golf’s Q1 Net Income Improves 15 Percent
Callaway Golf Company reported its first-quarter showed a 22 percent increase in sales, driven by double digit growth in woods (+33 percent), irons (+29 percent), and golf balls (+24 percent). Additionally, income from operations increased 54 percent to $
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Programs Create Jobs and Money
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announce that a peer-reviewed analysis finds that the agency’s habitat restoration programs are extraordinary engines for the U.S. economy…
CNET Reports Nike Will Stop Developing Fuelband
CNET has reported that Nike is officially abandoning development on all Fuelband hardware, but will continue to support the Nike+ software platform, possibly as part of a strategy to license that technology to other hardware manufacturers…
BRG Sports Agrees to Sell Easton Cycling
BRG Sports Inc. has agreed to sell Easton Cycling to cycling industry veteran Chris Tutton. Tutton has long worked as an independent sales representative for Easton Cycling’s OEM business and he also owns Race Face Performance Products, a company t
Confluence Acquired by J.H. Whitney, Sees Growth Beyond Watersports
Confluence Watersports has been acquired by J.H. Whitney Capital Partners, LLC and changed its name to Confluence Outdoors to signal its planned expansion into a full-service outdoor recreation company. Confluence will continue to operate from Greenville,
Canada Goose Opens Offices in London
Canada Goose Inc. has opened an office in London, England that will serve as both its first sales office in the United Kingdom and its first marketing office for Europe…
