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Inaria to Sponsor Sebastian Giovinco
Inaria, a brand within the Performance Sports Group portfolio that manufactures soccer equipment and apparel, formed a partnership with Toronto FC and Italian National Team star Sebastian Giovinco…
Sports Authority Announces 2015 Black Friday Doorbusters and Deals
Sports Authority revealed its 2015 Black Friday doorbusters and deals. Black Friday deals run Thursday, Nov. 26 through Saturday, Nov. 28. Doorbusters will be available Thursday and Friday only…
Dick’s SG Reveals Holiday Hours and Promotions
Dick's Sporting Goods stores will open from 6:00 p.m. to 2 a.m. on Thanksgiving Day, reopen at 5 a.m. on Black Friday and remain open until 10:00 p.m. that night…
Kohl’s Q3 Comps Gain 1 Percent
Kohl's Corp. reported its net income in the third quarter was up slightly excluding non-recurring items. Same-store sales were up 1 percent…
Implus Hires Verde Brand Communications
Implus, parent company for several brands including Yaktrax, ICEtrekkers, Sneaker Balls, Sof Sole and DryGuy, recently signed Verde Brand Communications as its official brand communications agency…
Yue Yuen’s Nine Month Revenues Climb 6 Percent
Yue Yuen reported sales rose 5.8 percent in the nine months to $6.28 billion from $5.94 billion a year ago. Excluding non-recurring items, profits dipped 8.1 percent…
Avalanche Safety Groups Merge
The Avalanche Project is the new name combining Project Zero and Backcountry Starts Here, two innovative programs launched in prior seasons to engage and educate backcountry wintersports enthusiasts on safety and best practices traveling in avalanche terr
Vibram Ups Anti-Counterfeiting Efforts
Vibram is taking aggressive steps to prevent the counterfeiting of its products, specifically Vibram FiveFingers…
Utah’s First Outdoor Recreation Director Stepping Down
Brad Petersen, director of Utah's Office of Outdoor Recreation, is resigning to work in the private sector. His replacement has not yet been named. Petersen was appointed by Gov. Gary R. Herbert during the August 2013 Summer Outdoor Retailer Show in
Blaze Partners Formalize New Partnership
Jim Hauptman, Jenna Klein Jonsson and Kevin Kayne have joined forces with a vision of upending and redefining the traditional advertising agency model…
Puma Says U.S. Led Third Quarter Growth
Puma reported consolidated net sales grew 3.1 percent in currency-neutral (c-n) terms in the third quarter driven by the running and training footwear categories and the Americas, where its collaboration with pop star Rihanna is revitalizing sales…
Oboz Fills New Inventory Management Position
Oboz has hired Chris Rischke in the newly created position of business analyst with responsibility for all aspects of inventory management at the Bozeman, MT-based footwear company…
Crocs Foresees Comeback After Q3 China Troubles
Despite the Q3 struggles in China, Crocs CEO Gregg Ribatt was optimistic with investors that many of the problems were being remedied, including new production and distribution plans, a 40 percent SKU reduction and fresher styles for 2016…
City Sports to be Shuttered
City Sports Inc. is moving to liquidate all 26 of its stores after failing to find a buyer in bankruptcy proceedings…
The Buckle’s October Comps Slide
The Buckle, Inc. reported comparable store net sales, for stores open at least one year, for the 4-week period ended Oct. 31, 2015 decreased 5.8 percent…
