GoLite Launches Global Recycling Program
GoLite has initiated a new program called the GoLite Product Take-Back Program. The company will take back and reuse, repurpose, recycle, and/or store for future recycling any GoLite apparel or equipment, regardless of its condition, that the company manu
Michael Phelps Becomes Youth Olympic Games Ambassador
Olympic swimming champion Michael Phelps became the first official Ambassador of the Youth Olympic Games (YOG)…
K-Swiss Struggles Continue in Q4, but Growth Expected for Back Half 2010
K-Swiss Inc. posted another down quarter in Q4 and finished the year with revenues less than half what they were in 2004…
OR Senate Shoots Down BPA Ban
Oregon's state Senate rejected a bill last week that would have banned BPA, or bisphenol-A, from baby bottles and sippy cups, after opponents concluded it might backfire on the state's food industry…
Rip Curl Founder Inducted into Australian Surfing Hall of Fame
Doug Warbrick, the founder of Rip Curl, became the 32nd member respectively of the Australia's Surfing Hall of Fame at the Australian Surfing Awards. Warbrick founded Rip Curl in 1967 with Brian Singer…
Skechers Swings to Q4 Profit on Surge in Sales
Seeing momentum across its lines, Skechers USA Inc. reported sales grew 30.4% in the fourth quarter to $388.6 million. Backlogs were up 40% as of Dec. 31 and are running even higher so far in the first quarter…
Five Thoughts for a Gilt-Free Future
Several outdoor brands tested sales at online retailer Giltman.com. This members-only site offers brief (twelve to thirty-six hour) sales of high-end, typically fashion-forward product, at a deep discount…
Foot Locker Tests Run Store in NYC
Foot Locker Inc. is testing a running-themed store on 14th Street in New York City. Said Peter Brown, SVP and chief information officer, “It's something new. It's just a test and we'll see how it works and go from there.”…
Student Rally Seeks End of Nike’s UW-Madison’s Contract
With shouts of 'Cut the Contract!,' a group of about 25 students from the University of Wisconsin's Student Labor Action Coalition held a demonstration in front of Chancellor Biddy Martin's office on Feb. 12, to protest the university&
Evinrude Announces Ambassadors
BRP has introduced a team of four elite anglers as official ambassadors to Evinrude outboard engines. Dubbed “The E-TEAM,” the group will tour the U.S. over the next four months, outfitted with the Evinrude technology, sharing real experiences and interac
244 More Russell Athletic Jobs Head to Bowling Green
Officials with Fruit of the Loom announced that 244 more positions within Russell Athletic in Alexander City, AL, will be moved to the company's corporate campus in Bowling Green, KY…
Cabela’s Sees Q4 Profits Plunge on Charges
Cabela’s Inc. reported consolidated revenues grew 4.5% for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2009 — slightly better than analysts had forecast — but charges and liquidation costs pushed profits down more than 66% from the prior-year period…
Reagan Selected as Executive Director of AFWA
The Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies has named Ron Regan has as its new Executive Director…
Sports Direct Acquires Blacks Leisure Stake to Derail Rescue Plans
Sports Direct acquired the rights to a disputed 29% stake in Blacks Leisure, the struggling U.K. outdoor chain, and said it planned to vote against its rescue plans. The move could be a precursor to a bid from Sports Direct for Blacks…
Perry Ellis Reports Earnings Above Expectations
Perry Ellis International, Inc., which makes swimwear and golf apparel under the Jantzen, Nike, Jag, Callaway and PGA Tour labels, expects to deliver results at or in the top end of its previously announced guidance range of between 80 cents and 95 cents
