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Vibram Partners with Girls on the Run
Vibram will partner with Girls on the Run International. Vibram will donate five percent of the sales of all Vibram-soled shoes, including sales of Vibram FiveFingers to the Girls on the Run charity through participating retail partners…
Maurice Sporting Goods Supports Heroes on the Water
Maurice Sporting Goods triggered an outpouring of product donations to Heroes on the Water from kayak, fishing and other outdoor brands after presenting the veteran's charity with a check for $20,000 at its annual Maurice Cares banquet…
Zumiez Sees 7 Percent February Comp Gain
Zumiez Inc. reported sales for the four-week period ended Feb. 28, 2015 increased 11.6 percent…
Delta Apparel Completes Sale of The Game
Delta Apparel completed the sale of its The Game branded collegiate headwear and apparel business to David Peyser Sportswear, Inc., the owner of MV Sport…
Luxottica Proposes $913 Million Payout for Shareholders
Luxottica's board of directors proposed paying company's shareholders a $913 million dividend following the eyewear company's strong performance last year. Executives said they expect profits to grow twice as fast as revenue in 2015…
Fitness Trackers Outsell Smart Watches 3 to 1
Fitness trackers outsold smart watches by more than 3 to 1 in 2014, but are likely to propel faster growth of smart watches in coming years as consumer learn…
Newton Running to Open Flagship Store in Boulder
Newton Running will open its new flagship store at Pearl Street Mall in Boulder, CO on March 14…
Vista Outdoor Names Vice President of Marketing
Vista Outdoor Inc., the parent of Bushnell, Federal Premium, Savage Arms, Primos, Blackhawk! and Bollé, hired Brett Merrell to serve as its vice president of marketing…
Boot Barn Prices Secondary Offering
Boot Barn Holdings, Inc. priced its secondary offering of 5.42 million shares of the company's common stock at a price of $23.50 per share…
Timbuk2 Opens First Retail Store in Japan
Timbuk2 opened its first brick-and-mortar store in Kyoto City, Japan. It also expanded its Custom Bag Builder for the first time into a language other than English…
Gerber Names Brad Webb VP of Sales
Gerber welcomed Brad Webb as its new vice president of sales. Webb was most recently vp of sales operations with Plano Synergy and has extensive experience in the hunting, outdoor recreation and sporting goods markets…
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
