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Converse/Undefeated Partner on Foot Locker Exclusive
Converse has partnered with Undefeated, the sneaker head store, on a new collection to roll out exclusively at Foot Locker…
RECALL: 12,000 Easton Raptor Lacrosse Helmets
Easton Sports is recalling 12,000 Easton Raptor Lacrosse helmets because the chin bar can break, causing the wearer to suffer a jaw or facial injury. Easton Sports has received six reports of the chin bar cracking or breaking on impact with a ball or lacr
Skier Visits Off 5.2 Percent at Colorado Resorts
Skier visits to the 22 Colorado ski resorts declined 5.2 percent in January and February compared to the same period in 2011, according to Colorado Ski Country USA’s (CSCUSA). For the 2011/12 season to date, or August, 2011 through February, 2012,
G-III Apparel’s Q4 Earnings Decline
G-III Apparel Group, Ltd. reported sales during the fourth quarter increased by 9.0 percent to $294.3 million from $270.2 million a year ago. Earnings slid 59.3 percent to $5.0 million, or 25 cents a share…
Perry Ellis Says Golf and Swim Lead FY 2011 Growth
Perry Ellis International, Inc., which makes Nike branded swimwear and golf apparel under the Callaway, Top-Flite, PGA Tour and Champions Tour brands, reported revenues grew 24 percent compared in the year ended Jan. 28. Still, the company said it has ide
Tyr Appoints Steve Furniss as Team Sales Chief
Tyr has appointed founder and former owner, Steve Furniss, as director of team sales and Ryan Dolan to the position of director of sports specialty sales. Both will be responsible for the sales and service in their respective athletic communities…
Jochen Zeitz to Step Down as PPR’s Sport and Lifestyle Chief
Jochen Zeitz, the former long-time CEO of Puma, will step down as head of PPR's Sport & Lifestyle division and chief sustainability officer of PPR, in October in order to take a bigger role in overseeing PPR's sustainability initiatives. As of O
PBS Kids, Parks Partner to Push Outdoor Exploration
PBS Kids is partnering with the National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA) to encourage families with young children to “Explore the Outdoors.” From March 26 through April 20, PBS will present four weeks of themed on-air programming and online
Patagonia Footwear Partners with Retailers to Advocate Weeks Promote Conservation
In Fall 2010 Patagonia Footwear piloted the “Advocate Weeks” program with a handful of retail partners in an effort to increase local advocacy and drive further awareness of long-time partner 1% for the Planet. In one year (Spring 2011 to Spring 2012), ov
Adidas to Open First Brooklyn Store
Adidas will operate the Nets Shop in the Barclays Center, which will open in Brooklyn next year. The store will be Adidas' first store in Brooklyn, New York City's largest borough with more than 2.6 million people…
Edwin Watts Golf Opens First Retail Shop in Iowa
Edwin Watts Golf Shops, LLC announced the acquisition of a Golf Headquarters in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, establishing the first-ever Edwin Watts Golf Shop in the state of Iowa. This acquisition supports the company’s strategic growth strategy, further e
Ride on Washington Departs Boston
Cyclist Tim Johnson departed Boston Friday morning to begin his second annual 520-mile Ride on Washington from Boston to Washington DC to advocate for continued funding for bike paths, sidewalks and other pedestrian and cycling infrastructure in the feder
Columbia Trims Staff in Anticipation of Slower Growth in the Back Half
The other shoe dropped at Columbia Sportswear this week when its hometown newspaper reported it was cutting 80 positions, or nearly 2 percent of its workforce worldwide, to bring costs in line with lower growth expectations…
Rockport Names Tobias Reiss-Schmidt as New President and CEO
The Rockport Company announced that Tobias Reiss-Schmidt, currently Rockport's SVP of Global Retail and Americas, has been named as the new President and CEO of Rockport, effective July 1, 2012. Michael Rupp, currently at the helm of Rockport, has re
Nike Apologizes for ‘Black and Tan’ Sneaker Name
Nike Inc. has apologized for its new shoe, SB Dunk Low, which had been unofficially nicknamed, the “Black and Tan.” The Black and Tan was also a name given to the British paramilitary force that smothered an Irish uprising in the 1920s…
