The Award for the Smartest Retailer of the Summer
Modell's Sporting Goods Inc. and its CEO honored Yankee fan Christian Lopez who unselfishly gave back to Derek Jeter the baseball representing the star MLB player’s 3,000th hit and asked for nothing but an autograph in return…
Nike Signs Top NBA Draft Pick Irving to Shoe Deal
Former Duke star Kyrie Irving became the only NBA rookie other than Kemba Walker to sign a shoe deal. Irving, the No. 1 pick in June's NBA Draft, selected by the Cleveland Cavaliers, announced via Twitter that he had signed with Nike Basketball…
RECALL: DUI Diving Weight and Trim Systems
Diving Unlimited International Inc., in cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and Health Canada, has recalled about 1,454 units of its DUI Weight & Trim System Classic and DUI Weight & Trim System II due to a drowning hazard…
Sports Direct Pays Out Mega Bonuses to All Full-Timers After a Strong Fiscal Year
Sports Direct International Plc, the U.K. sporting goods retailer, said it would pay out a huge bonus in shares to its employees after its profits exceeded its target for the fiscal year…
Blacks Leisure YTD Sales Shortfall Triggers Loan Covenants; New CEO Appointed
Blacks Leisure, the U.K.’s largest outdoor specialty retailer, has been forced to renegotiate with lenders after a 10 percent slide in sales for the year-to-date period triggered loan covenants, possibly forcing the retailer to call on shareholders
Outdoor Gear Imports up 19 Percent Through May
Imports of camping apparel and gear for the first five months of the year rose 19 percent above their level for the same period last year, well ahead of imports of overall consumer goods or toys, games and sporting goods, which actually declined during th
Wholesale Prices for Athletic Goods Dip in June
Despite double-digit percentage increases in many intermediate goods and raw materials from a year ago, prices received by manufacturers of finished sporting and athletic goods declined in June from both May 2011 and June 2010, according to data released
Census Bureau: June Leisure Product Sales Slip
Retail sales at sporting goods, hobby, book and music stores reached $7.30 billion in June, down 0.6 percent on a seasonally adjusted basis from May and up 3.3 percent on an unadjusted basis from June 2010, according to advance estimates released by the U
Obituary: Under Armour’s Bill Hampton
Bill Hampton, Under Armour's senior director of professional leagues, died unexpectedly on his way to the airport after the ESPY Awards in Los Angeles, according to the Baltimore Business Journal. The cause of death is undetermined…
Sport Chalet Founder Norbert Olberz Passes Away
Snow sports and outdoor industry icon Norbert Olberz, founder of Sport Chalet Inc., passed away from natural causes on Friday, July 15, 2011. He was 86…
Equip Outdoor Technologies Acquires Lowe Alpine; Sees Re-launch of Apparel Line
Equip Outdoor Technologies of the United Kingdom has acquired the assets of Lowe Alpine and plans to reintroduce its apparel line in the United States, possibly as early as Fall/Winter 2015 after establishing an apparel design center at its U.S. headquart
KOA Check-ins Set Record for Fourth of July Weekend
Record snow, rain, flooding and tornados could not keep tourists away from Kampgrounds of America (KOA) campgrounds over the Fourth of July weekend…
Worldwide Buying Group Appoints New Buyers
Two new buyers have joined Worldwide as of July 2011. Steve Apple is responsible for Fishing Tackle, Marine/RV, Hardware and Pet Supplies and Ryan Wells is the new Footwear Buyer…
Rawlings Honors Former Sports, Inc. CEO
At the Sports, Inc. Team Dealer Show in Denver in June, Rawlings Sporting Goods honored former Sports, Inc. CEO Dave Salvi by presenting him with a Rawlings Gold Glove Award…
Asics Forms Onitsuka Tiger Lifestyle Division
Asics America announced the addition of a new department called Onitsuka Tiger Lifestyle to accommodate the current and future growth of the flourishing Onitsuka Tiger brand. Natacha Alpert will lead the newly formed department of marketing, sales and pro
