Phiten Adds Los Angeles Clippers Star to Roster
Phiten, the maker of the titanium necklace and metal-infused wellness products, announced its endorsement deal with Los Angeles Clippers shooting guard Eric Gordon. Gordon joins fellow NBA star Carmelo Anthony as an official Phiten athlete…
JD Sports Sees Profits Rise Despite Looting
JD Sports Fashion, the U.K. retailer, said £700,000 of stock was looted in last month's riots in the country while one of its stores has yet to reopen after suffering fire damage. But it still reported a 21 percent jump in profit…
Jack Wolfskin Extends Chinese Partnership 5 Years
Jack Wolfskin intends further expansion in China and has extended the contract for another five years with its current distribution partner, Tristate. That lays the foundation for future growth in China – a country that is today the second-most important
Choose Outdoors Names Shelley O’Neill to Board
The board of directors of Choose Outdoors, a nonprofit organization that seeks to engage all Americans in stewardship of public lands through outdoor recreation, has elected Shelley O’Neill to its board of…
Kantar Retail: Q4 Retail Sales to Grow 2.8 Percent
Retail sales growth for the fourth quarter holiday period will be 2.8 percent, or half of what it was in 2010, Kantar Retail forecasts. The outlook for the 2011 holiday season is not a matter of whether it will be weak, but rather how weak it will be in
Columbia Sportswear to Outfit U.S. Freestyle Ski Team
The U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association (USSA) named Columbia Sportswear as the official outerwear provider to the U.S. Freestyle Ski Team in a partnership that will extend through the 2014 Olympic Winter Games in Sochi…
Retailers Demand Tennessee Revisit Amazon Deal
Amazon.com's deal to begin paying state sales tax in California as early as September 2012 has increased pressure on Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam to renegotiate that state's deal with the company. Under Haslam's predecessor, the state agreed
Ecco Raises Dollars for Breast Cancer Awareness
Ecco has partnered with The Walking Co. in a joint effort to raise more than $200,000 towards the fight of breast cancer…
Backyard Collective Coming to Bend, OR Sept. 29
The Conservation Alliance will hold its eighth and final Backyard Collective of 2011 on Thursday, Sept. 29 in Bend, Ore. The day will include forest restoration work in the 1,240-acre Metolius Preserve, which includes old-growth ponderosa pine stands…
Dick’s SG to Sell Bearpaw
Bearpaw Footwear announced that its suede boots will now be available nationwide at Dick's Sporting Goods stores…
Austin Canoe and Kayak Installs Kiosks
Austin Canoe and Kayak (ACK) implemented @ack.com, an in-store consumer oriented kiosk. The kiosk expands all ACK stores with access to a larger assortment of products, which can be shipped to the customer’s door the next day…
Study Shows O2 Consumption Similar in Barefoot and Minimalist Athletics
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, and the University of Louisiana at Lafayette have released initial reports from a collaborative study of the energy expenditure of walking and running in traditional and minimalist footwear and ba
Big Agnes Names Product Manager
Big Agnes Inc. has hired Lesley Chambers, formerly a senior product designer with Brown Jordan International, as product manager. At BJI, Chambers was in charge of designing outdoor furniture for such retailers as The Home Depot, The Home Depot Canada, Ho
Ralph Lauren Signs Five-Year Agreement with The Open Championship
Ralph Lauren signed a five-year partnership with The R&A to become an Official Patron of The Open Championship through July 31, 2016…
Head NV Announces the Redemption of Notes
Head NV and HTM Sport GmbH, a subsidiary of Head NV, announced the redemption in full of their outstanding senior secured notes due 2012. The aggregate redemption price for the notes to be redeemed is expected to be €29.4 million ($40.2 mm)…
