Under Armour Hunting Partners with Lee and Tiffany Lakosky
Under Armour has partnered with whitetail hunting authorities Lee and Tiffany Lakosky. Under Armour and the Lakoskys will combine forces to educate consumers about Under Armour's complete line of outdoor products…
Crosman Names Roy Stefanko VP of Marketing
Crosman Corporation has announced the appointment of Roy Stefanko, a Crosman veteran, as its new vice president of marketing…
Outdoor Retailer Erects New Exhibitor Pavilion
The New Exhibitor Pavilion will debut at Outdoor Retailer Summer Market 2011 in Salt Lake City, providing a dedicated area for 150 new exhibitors directly across from the Salt Palace's north entrance. An additional 50 first-time exhibitors will have
Sports Direct Sees 10.2 Percent Revenue Gain in Fiscal Year
Sports Direct International Plc, the U.K. sporting goods retailer, reported a decline in profit for its year ended April 24 despite a 10.2 percent growth in revenues and higher margins. Excluding exceptional items, underlying profit increased 33 percent f
C4 Waterman Appoints Global Sales Manager
C4 Waterman, Inc. hired Ty Zulim as its global sales manager. Zulim was formerly the national sales manager for SurfTech…
Skirt Sports Signs First Golf Endorser
Skirt Sports, inventor of the fitness skirt, made its national golf debut outfitting professional women's golfer Ryann O'Toole, who placed ninth in the U.S. Women's Open at Broadmoor last weekend (and was
the third top American)…
Census Bureau: June Leisure Product Sales Slip
Retail sales at sporting goods, hobby, book and music stores lagged apparel and overall retail trade sales in June. Sales reached $7.30 billion, down 0.6 percent from May and up 3.3 percent from June 2010, according to advance estimates. For the first six
Camping Apparel and 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. That was well ahead of imports of overall consumers goods or the larger toys, games and sporting goods category, whi
Wholesale Prices for Sporting and Athletics 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 and June 2010, according to data released Thurs
Cushe Footwear Appoints VP of Sales
Cushe Footwear appointed Diana S. Dimitian as vice-president of sales, Cushe North America, effective immediately. Dimitian has given 14 years of service to Wolverine World Wide in several management roles, including most recently as senior director of sa
High 5 Sportswear Partners with PacWest Sports
High 5 Sportswear, a manufacturer of stock athletic uniforms and team apparel, announced a partnership with PacWest Sports & Marketing as independent sales representation for the Pacific Northwest sales territory. Based in Eugene, OR, PacWest will represe
OBIT: 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…
Wolverine Worldwide Appoints Board Member
Wolverine Worldwide appointed Nicholas T. Long to its board. Long, 52, is the chief executive officer of MillerCoors, a beverage company that is a joint venture between SABMiller and Molson Coors…
Commerce Dept: June Retail Sales Inch Up 0.1 Percent
The Commerce Department said Thursday that retail sales rose a modest 0.1 percent last month. That follows a 0.1 percent decrease in May, the first time in 11 months that sales fell.
Study Shows McDavid’s Ankle Braces Prevent Injuries
A pair of researchers at the University of Wisconsin Sports Medicine – Tim McGuine, PhD, ATC, and Dr. Alison Brooks conducted a study that showed that lace-up ankle braces, specifically the McDavid 195 Ultralight Ankle Brace, helps prevent ankle injuries
