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SIA Names Retailers and Reps of the Year
SnowSports Industries America (SIA) announced the 2014 SIA US SnowSports Award winners last month during the annual SIA Snow Show and Sourcing Snow (Jan. 29 – Feb. 1) at Denver’s Colorado Convention Center…
Street League Skateboarding Partners with Skatepark of Tampa
Street League Skateboarding (SLS) and Skatepark of Tampa (SPoT) entered a long-term partnership to create a global feeder system for the SLS Nike SB World Tour…
Oboz Announces Trail Team Ambassadors
Oboz Footwear has selected sixteen hikers and dedicated outdoor adventurers to make up its inaugural Trail Team of ambassadors…
Off-course Golf Retailing Consolidating Fast
The off-course golf retailing business consolidated significantly in 2014 following the acquisition of Edwin Watts and a slow down in golf participation and sales that has rocked Adidas, Dick's Sporting Goods and other major players, according to a b
Under Armour Partners with Muhammad Ali
Under Armour and Authentic Brands Group, LLC (ABG) announced a multi-year Muhammad Ali brand partnership. Under Armour will utilize the iconic imagery, video, and quotes from the Muhammad Ali archive to form the basis of a comprehensive, global brand inte
Jabra Hires Director Of Marketing For North America
Jabra, the maker of sports audio products for sports enthusiasts, hired Karin Piscitelli as director of marketing to oversee all marketing activities in North America. Piscitelli comes to Jabra from City Sports…
Youngone Corp. Acquires Control of Scott Sports
Youngone Corp., which both manufactures and distributes special outdoor apparel brands, has upped its stake in Scott Sports of Switzerland to 50.01 percent with a total investment of 154.5 billion won, or about $140.4 million…
German Retailer Bike24 Lands Private Equity Funding
The private equity firm The Riverside Company has invested an undisclosed sum in Bike24, a German online retailer focused on the cycling and outdoor space…
DC Shoes and Journeys Sponsor AMA Supercross Series
DC Shoes has teamed up with Journeys as official sponsors of the 2015 AMA Supercross series…
Sanuk Opens at Downtown Disney in Orlando
Sanuk, a division of Deckers Brands, opened a new retail store in the heart of Downtown Disney at Walt Disney World Resort…
Craft North America Hires Manager for Illinois and Northern Indiana
Craft North America hired Lee Greenberg as its territory manager for Illinois and Northern Indiana…
Wilson Introduces Customization Program
Wilson Sporting Goods Co. launched two new equipment customization platforms for Wilson Ball Gloves and DeMarini Bats that allows baseball and softball players to…
Black Diamond Secures Tax Rebate Deal for Utah Manufacturing Expansion
Black Diamond Equipment has agreed to add up to 160 jobs and invest $7.7 million at its Utah manufacturing operations over the next seven years in exchange for state tax rebates of…
Vista Outdoor Shares Close up 8 Percent in First Week of Trading
Share prices in the U.S. sporting goods industry's newest publicly traded outdoor products company – Vista Outdoor Inc. – closed up nearly 8 percent in their first week of trading on the New York Stock Exchange…
Shimano Rode Resurgent Bike Market, Weak Yen in 2014
Shimano Corp. of Japan reported net sales increased 22.2 percent in 2014 thanks to a resurgent bicycle business, while profits grew twice as fast thanks to a weak yen…
