Patagonia Sales Chief Joins Levi’s
Paul Zadoff, most recently VP of global sales for Patagonia, has been appointed senior vice president of wholesale commercial operations for the Americas at Levi Strauss & Co…
Big 5 Enters Consulting Agreement with Tom Schlauch
Big 5 Sporting Goods Corp. said in a financial filing that it entered into a an independent contractor services agreement with Thomas Schlauch, its head buyer who is planning to retire…
Athletic Footwear Subcontractors Accused of Polluting China’s Rivers
Plants subcontracted by Adidas, Nike and Puma were among accused of polluting rivers in China with toxic, hormone-disrupting chemicals banned in Europe and elsewhere, according to a report from environment group Greenpeace…
Modell’s Sporting Goods To Help Fan Who Caught Jeter’s 3,000th Hit
Modell's Sporting Goods announced the beginning of “Christian Lopez Week” to give some financial help to the Yankees fan who caught Derek Jeter's 3,000th hit…
Converse Offers Free Studio Time to Aspiring Musicians
Converse Inc. officially announced the opening of its Brooklyn recording studio, Converse Rubber Tracks, which allows artists to sign up and record songs for free…
Nike Facing Worker Abuse Claims at Converse Plant
Nike Inc. is facing new claims of worker abuse in Indonesia. The report stemmed from interviews in March and April by the Associated Press of dozens of workers at Pou Chen Group factory in Sukabumi, about 60 miles from Jakarta that make Converse shoes…
Wolverine’s Q2 Earnings Surge on 20.1 Percent Revenue Gain
Powered by a 30.0 percent growth at its Outdoor Group, Wolverine Worldwide reported revenues in the second quarter jumped 20.1 percent to $310.1 million. Earnings soared 39.1 percent to $24.0 million, or 48 cents a share, from $17.2 million, or 35 cents,
Patagonia Opens First UK Flagship Store
Patagonia will open its first UK flagship store in Covent Garden, London. With 2,500 square feet of retail space, the London store will be a partner store in collaboration with Outside, which also opened Patagonia's Hathersage store in the Peak Distr
Vicious Fishing Announces Licensing Agreement with Gecko Gear
Vicious Fishing has signed a licensing agreement with Gecko Gear, Inc. and will be showcasing the products for the first time at ICAST 2011…
Bushnell Outdoor Products Creates Bushnell Eyewear Division
Bushnell Outdoor Products has created the Bushnell Eyewear Division, a new segment of the company that will oversee the Bollé, Bollé Safety, Cébé and Serengeti eyewear brands…
Feds to Begin Tracking Assualt Weapons Sales in Southeast
The Dept. of Justice will begin requiring dealers in Texas, California, Arizona and New Mexico to file multiple sales reports on the sale of certain rifles…
Icebreaker TapsTanouye as VP of Development and Sourcing
Linda Tanouye has joined Icebreaker as vice president of development and sourcing…
Nature Valley Continues National Parks Project
Nature Valley has partnered with travel expert and TV personality Samantha Brown to encourage Americans to visit and care for national parks. As part of its multi-media National Parks Project, which was launched in 2010, Nature Valley is donating $400,000
Oakley Partners with Implus for Licensed Sock Line
Implus announced its partnership with Oakley to manufacture the Oakley line of performance hosiery. The program features Performance, Golf and Snowsports lines…
Sports Authority Extends Sims License
Collective Licensing International, LLC (CLI) and Sports Authority have announced a multi-year extension of the license agreement for the Sims brand. Under the agreement, Sports Authority will retain rights in the United States to market and sell severa
