Rock Creek Athletics Acquires DeLong Brand
Rock Creek Athletics, based in Grinnell, Iowa, has acquired the varsity award jacket business assets from Daden Group, also based in Grinnell, Iowa, including the DeLong brand…
High Sierra Enters Licensing Pact
High Sierra Sport Company has entered into a representation agreement with licensing and brand merchandising agency Global Icons to extend its product line to expand its recognition for innovation in apparel and accessories, camping, outdoor furniture, tr
Primaloft to Launch New Website to Support Channels, Consumers
PrimaLoft, the premier manufacturer of performance insulations and yarns, will launch a new website just in time for the 2010 Outdoor Retailer Summer Market…
Schuylkill Valley Sports Promotes John DeMaria
Schuylkill Valley Sports has promoted John DeMaria to director of apparel and licensed products. DeMaria will continue his duties in purchasing and merchandising all sports apparel for the 18 store chain…
Evogear.com Gains Equity Investment
Evolucion Innovations, Inc., doing business as evogear.com, completed an equity capital offering in order to support its rapidly growing online and retail businesses. The amount of the funding was not disclosed…
Play Outdoors Celebrates First Brick-and-Mortar Store
Online retailer Play Outdoors announced the grand opening of its first brick-and-mortar store in its hometown of Bend, Oregon…
Yakima Names Reps of the Year
Yakima has named Connecticut-based Atlantic Associates as sales agency of the year and Rob Robinson of Robb Sports as sales rep of the year…
Victorinox President Rick Taggart Retires
The president of Victorinox Swiss Army, Inc. (VSAI) will retire from the company in August, 2010. Rick Taggart plans to return to his home in Grand Junction, CO to …
Gildan-Prewitt Cuts More Sock Jobs
Gildan-Prewitt company officials announced plans to relocate 30% of its knitting equipment and all its remaining wet processing operations in Fort Payne, AL to Honduras. About 130 of Fort Payne's remaining hosiery workers will lose their jobs by the
Cornell May Cut Nike License Over Honduran Issues
Without “significant progress” in resolving an ongoing labor dispute in Honduras, Cornell University said it will end its licensing agreement with Nike by the close of the year…
OGIO Signs Italian Distributor
OGIO International announced the addition of Action to Sport (A2S) as the exclusive distributor of packs, motor sports and specialty action sports gear in Italy…
Adidas Captures World Cup Buzz
According to a study by NM Incite, a Nielsen McKinsey Company, Adidas buzz accounted for 25.1% share of World Cup buzz online since the start of the games…
Randy Ruch Retires from Schuykill Valley Sports
Randy Ruch, founder, CEO and Chairman of the Board of Schuykill Valley Sports, retired July 1, 2010 after thirty-nine years in the sporting goods industry. Ruch opened his first store in Audubon, PA in August 1971. The company now operates eighteen store
Zumiez Makes Bid for Canada’s West 49
West 49 said Zumiez Inc. has indicated it was prepared to top Billabong International's offer for the Canadian action sports retailer although it hasn't submitted a bid…
Under Armour’s President David McCreight Resigns
Under Armour, Inc. announced that David McCreight is resigning as president of the Company, effective August 20, 2010. Kevin Plank, chief executive officer, chairman and former president of the company, will assume the duties of president, including manag
