US Senate Targets Claims of Concussion-Limiting Equipment
Sports are an important part of youth culture, but the risks of concussions need to be addressed, former athletes, neurologists and a representative from the Committee on Standards for Athletic Equipment (NOCSAE) told members of the Senate Commerce Commit
CLI Agrees To Licensing Agreement With COMP-X For Sims
Collective Licensing International LLC, which owns the snowboard company Sims, has agreed to a licensing agreement with COMP-X to create a collection of boards with Sims through 2016…
Sunice Snow Sports Appoints VP of Sales
Sunice, Canada's No. 1 outerwear brand, appointed Denver-based ski-industry veteran Nathan Dopp as its VP of sales for Sunice Snow Sports USA. His most recent experience was as VP of sales and marketing at Sport Obermeyer…
EBay’s Q3 Revenues Jump 32 Percent
EBay Inc., which acquired GSI Commerce earlier this year, reported third-quarter earnings rose 13 percent. Revenues for the third quarter ended Sept. 30, 2011, increased 32 percent to $3.0 billion, compared to the same period of 2010…
Anta Sports Sees Slower Growth Road Ahead for China Retail
Anta Sports, one of China’s largest sporting goods brands, expects a slowdown in the same-store-sales growth of its retail partner stores for the third quarter of 2011 when compared with that of the last quarter. The company said the guidance was ba
Johnson Outdoors Tech4o Renews Adventure Race Sponsorship
Johnson Outdoors’ Tech4o (Technology for Outdoors) brand will once again sponsor the Checkpoint Tracker Adventure Racing Championship to take place in Land Between the Lakes, KY on Oct. 21, 2011…
September Sport Footwear Sales Dip on Early Hurricane, Declining Toning Impact
The Sport Footwear business at retail got off to a rocky start retail fiscal month of September but steadily improved week-by-week throughout the month. According to weekly point-of-sale data compiled by SportScanInfo, Sport Footwear sales declined in th
Easton Foundations Open New Archery Center in Van Nuys
The Easton Foundations has opened its latest archery center, located in Van Nuys, CA on 15026 Oxnard Street, just minutes from its corporate office. It is part of a system of archery centers that the Foundation is funding, including one in Florida and Sou
U.S. Renews Funding for Fair Labor Efforts in Vietnam
The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of International Labor Affairs has awarded $1.5 million to extend a program designed to improve Vietnam's labor law enforcement and labor inspection workers ability to engage in collective bargaining and oth
Snow Sports Enthusiasts Ignore Headlines, Book Resort Vacations
Year-over-year occupancy at western U.S. mountain resorts for the next six months (October-March) is up overall 8.4 percent compared to the same period last year with January up 18 percent and February up 10.3 percent, according to the most recent data re
Acorn Names Southeast Sales Agency
Acorn appointed Stable & Company as their sales agency for the Southeast Territory. Stephen Frachiseur and Levi Sandelin of Stable & Company of Atlanta will represent Acorn at the retail and customer levels…
Primaloft Sells More Gear to U.S. Marine Corps
PrimaLoft Insulation Technology sold 8,750 additional sets of the USMC Extreme Cold Weather System to the United States Marine Corps (USMC). The system is used by thousands of U.S. Marines stationed in the coldest areas of Afghanistan and across the globe
Evo to Mail 300,000 Copies of First Ever Catalog
Evo, the Seattle-based action sports and lifestyle retailer, plans to distribute over 300,000 hard copies of its first catalog during October and November, and will offer a free online version. The consumer catalog features brands like K2, Salomon, Burto
Cybex Q3 Loss Mounts on 15 Percent Sales Increase
Cybex International, Inc. reported net sales of $33.5 million for its third quarter ended Sept. 24, compared to $29.2 million for the corresponding 2010 period. The company reported a net loss of $300,000, or 2 cents per diluted share, compared to a net l
Fila Partners with Sports Club/LA
The Sports Club/LA, the health club chain, announced a partnership with Fila. The partnership will launch at five Sports Club/LA locations in Boston, Miami, New York-Upper East Side, San Francisco and Washington D.C in early-October 2011…
