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New Balance Sponsors USRowing

New Balance Athletics, Inc. entered a sponsorship with USRowing, which will include providing footwear to athletes as the “Official Training Shoe of the USRowing National Team”…

WFSGI Names New Chair of CISO

The World Federation of the Sporting Goods Industry (WFSGI) announced that Marc Pinsard, deputy senior general manager global brand marketing division, Asics, has been appointed new chairperson for the WFSGI CISO (Committee on International Sports Organiz

White Sierra Adopts CenterStone’s B2B Platform

White Sierra, the family-owned, fashion, performance and adventure clothing brand, and CenterStone Technologies, the leader in B2B e-commerce sales tools for the active, outdoor markets, announce their collaboration making White Sierra available on the Ce

SIA Releases Annual Intelligence Report

SnowSports Industries America (SIA) released its 2015 Snow Sports Market Intelligence Report, a wide-ranging report on sales, participation, product and other trends in the snow sports market during the 2014/2015 season…

Report: Quiksilver May Merge with Billabong

Oaktree Capital Management LP is exploring merging Quiksilver Inc. with Billabong International Ltd., an investment banker told a judge overseeing Quiksilver's Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceeding Wednesday, according to a report by Bloomberg…

American Sportfishing Association Sells Consumer Shows

The American Sportfishing Association sold the rights to its four consumer shows to the National Marine Manufacturers Association. Included in the sale are the Chicagoland Fishing Travel & Outdoor Expo, the Greater…

Black Diamond Pivots Again

Black Diamond Inc. sent investors another curve ball October 8 when it hinted it may use proceeds from the sale of its POC brand to get back in the acquisition game…

Zumiez’s New CEO a Blast from the Past

Tilly’s Inc. is replacing the executive who guided it through its initial public offering in 2011 with one who just led The West Seal Inc. through a Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization that culminated last March in its sale…

Swiss Retailer Acquires Germany’s Sport Sperk Chain

Ochsner Sport, which is one of Switzerland's leading sport goods retailers, has agreed to acquire the German sporting goods retailer Sport Sperk, according to a report by the German news service Markt Intern…

NRF Sees 3.7 Percent Gain in Holiday Sales

The National Retail Federation said it expects sales in November and December (excluding autos, gas and restaurant sales) to increase a solid 3.7 percent to $630.5 billion — significantly higher than the 10-year average of 2.5 percent. Holiday sales in 20

Soles4Souls Partners with Stride Rite on Barefoot Week

Soles4Souls, a not for profit global social enterprise committed to fighting poverty through the collection and distribution of shoes and clothing, is partnering with faith leaders and children's footwear company Stride Rite for this year's Bare