Surfing to Become Hawaii High School Sport
Surfing will now be incorporated into public high school athletics programs in Hawaii. School sanctioned surf competitions will begin as early as the spring of 2013, under a plan announced by Gov. Neil Abercrombie, the state Board and Department of Educat
HanesBrands Names CFO
HanesBrands, the parent of Hanes, Champion and Gear For Sports, promoted Richard Moss to chief financial officer, effective immediately…
Hanesbrands to Close Gear for Sports Plant
Hanesbrands will shutter a Missouri plant that it acquired a year ago through its $55 million purchase of Gear for Sports. About 125 jobs are affected. The plant's functions are being moved to Mexico.
Fitness Magazine Honors Jane Fonda
Jane Fonda is set to be honored for her dedication to good health by editors at Shape magazine. The actress, who has released more than 20 exercise videos since 1982, will be presented with the Shape Your Life Award later this month…
Gerber Names Corey Maynard Vice President of Marketing
Gerber Legendary Blades announced the promotion of Corey Maynard to the position of vice president of marketing. Maynard assumes the role immediately and will continue to…
SGMA Urges Support for WHIP Act
The Sporting Goods Manufacturers Association (SGMA) said it is 100 percent behind the Workforce Health Improvement Program (WHIP) Act. The bill was introduced earlier Tuesday by Senator John Cornyn (R-TX). This legislation is a major step in helping to p
Vans Launches Off the Wall TV App for iPad
Vans announced the debut of the free Off the Wall TV iPad app, delivering Vans' offthewall.tv video network of exclusive, original action sports, music, art and street culture programming to millions of iPad users around the world…
Nike, Adidas Rank Among Best Global Brands in 2011
Nike ranked 25 on Interbrand's 2011 Best Global Brands report while Adidas landed at 62…
BDO USA Survey: Retail MandA Deals to Rise on Lower Multiples
Nearly all retail CFOs expect M&A activity to increase or remain steady in the next year, according to BDO USA. LLP. On average, CFOs say they would expect to see an EBITDA (earnings before income and tax, depreciation and amortization) multiple of 6.6 fo
Wolverine Worldwide’s Q3 Profits Climb 18.4 Percent
Wolverine Worldwide reported that it delivered double-digit growth in both revenue and earnings per share in the third quarter along with record operating margin. Revenue rose 12.9 percent to $361.6 million from the prior year, representing the fifth cons
Golf Rounds Dip in August
According to Golf Datatech, national golf rounds played for the U.S. were down 1.4 percent in August compared to August 2010. Public access play was down 0.8 percent for the month and private course activity was down 3.8 percent…
Head NV Announces Share Buy Back
Head NV said it had bought back 2,028,917 ordinary listed shares in Head NV amounting to 2.20 p percent of the issued share capital of the company…
Taylor Brands Hires Reps for Midwest and Northeast
Taylor Brands has hired Outtech Marketing and RJ Birchler and Associates to represent the company in the Midwest and Northeast, respectively…
Report: Nike to Open Running Store in NYC
According to a report from Crain's NY, Nike plans to open a specialty run concept, called Nike Running, at Fifth Avenue and West 20th Street…
Pearl Izumi Launches Minimalist Cycling Shoes
Pearl Izumi recently unveiled the new Octane SL III, which promises to bring running shoe minimalism to cyclists…
