Sports Direct Confirms Full Year Earnings
Sports Direct International plc reported total sales for the nine weeks ending Sept. 25 grew 11.5 percent to £329m ($376 mm) and gross profit increased 12.0 percent to £131m ($150 mm)…
EMLYON Business School Launches Master in Sports and Outdoor Industry Management
EMLYON Business School is partnering with the Outdoor Sports Valley consortium (OSV) to launch a Master of Science in Sports and Outdoor Industry Management. Located in the French Alps, OSV represents over 70 leading brands in the leisure industry includi
Brooks Sports to Relocate Global Headquarters to Seattle
Brooks Sports, Inc., the parent of Brooks and Moving Comfort, will be relocating its headquarters to Seattle's Fremont/Wallingford area. With a move-in date slated for late 2013, Brooks Sports will occupy roughly 80,000 usable square feet of a new 12
REI to Pilot Packaging Recycling Label in 2012
REI is among five companies that will participate next year in a national pilot of the new Packaging Recovery Label System, a voluntary label developed by GreenBlue’s Sustainable Packaging Coalition (SPC) to communicate to consumers how to recycle a
Shinging Hub Offers Free Factory Audits and Quality Inspections
Shininghub.com, a recently launched Chinese B2B platform for the global apparel and textile industry, said it will provide free factory audit and quality inspection services for all newly registered members as part of a global promotional launch…
LaCrosse Footwear’s Outdoor Sales Inch Ahead 1 Percent
LaCrosse Footwear reported sales slid 6.4 percent in the third quarter ended Sept. 24, to $35.3 million, compared to $37.7 million in the third quarter of 2010. Outdoor revenues grew 1 percent while work footwear sales declined 14 percent…
Laura Lang Elected to VF Corp’s Board of Directors
The Board of Directors of VF Corp. has elected Laura W. Lang to serve as a director. Lang is the global chief executive officer of Digitas, the largest digital agency in the world and a unit of Publicis Groupe S.A…
NOC to Open The North Face Concept Store
Nantahala Outdoor Center will celebrate the grand opening of its retail concept shop from The North Face inside it's 18,000-square-foot store in Gatlinburg Saturday…
Nikwax Names Sales Rep for Upper Midwest
Nikwax hired John Horsnell for sales representation in the Upper Midwest markets, which includes North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Missouri, Iowa, Minnesota, Upper Michigan, Wisconsin, and Illinois…
Athletic Propulsion Labs Announces “BANiversary” Event
Athletic Propulsion Labs, the basketball shoe maker, celebrated the one-year anniversary of the NBA ban of their basketball shoes with a special discount sale. On Oct. 19, the Athletic Propulsion Labs Concept 1 and Concours basketball shoes were on sale f
Canadian Law Group Sues Reebok Over Toning Claims
Consumer Law Group Inc., based in Montreal, announced the filing in the Quebec Superior Court of a proposed national class action lawsuit against Reebok on behalf of individuals who have purchased the footwear EasyTone and RunTone. The class action involv
RadiciSpandex Plant in Tuscaloosa to Close
A plant in Tuscaloosa owned by RadiciSpandex Corp., a maker of elastic fiber and yarn, is closing. Eighty-nine jobs will be impacted…
Skechers Announces Third Annual Pier to Pier Friendship Walk
Skechers is teaming up with Kids Foot Locker to kick off the third annual Skechers Pier to Pier Friendship Walk to raise funds for children with special needs and education on Oct. 30, 2011. The lineup for this year's festivities include fitness expe
Eric Pollard Commits Another Four Years with Line Skis
Line Skis announced that Eric Pollard has signed on for another four years as an athlete, graphic artist, and visionary for product design. Pollard, who’s been with Line for more than a decade will continue…
Fitness EM Appoints Mark Ish as National Sales Director
Fitness EM appointed Mark Ish as national sales director, reporting to Steven Sandler, vice president of sales. Ish joins Fitness EM from Altus Athletic, where he served as the vice president of sales & marketing…
