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Total Hockey Acquires Players Bench
Total Hockey has acquired Denver-based Players Bench in a deal that will add eight stores in Colorado, Texas, Utah, Wisconsin and Ohio…
Safilo Group to Move North American HQ Closer to Manhattan
Safilo Group, the Italian parent of the Smith sports optics and helmet brand, plans to relocate its North American headquarters closer to its Manhattan showroom…
Everlast Opens First Stores in the U.S.
Everlast Worldwide is opening all three of its first U.S. brand stores in Florida. The stores will showcase boxing and mixed martial arts gear, alongside its new line of fitness apparel for men and women…
Interbike’s New Inside Test Track Designed for Conventional and E-bikes
Interbike will provide an indoors test track at this years show so attendees can better evaluate the performance of motor systems and bicycle designs, including E-bikes, Fat Bikes, and Urban/Lifestyle bikes.
NOCSAE Says Data Does Not Yet Justify Youth Helmet Standard
The National Operating Committee on Standards for Athletic Equipment (NOCSAE) said there is still not enough data to suggest a distinct helmet mass limit for youth…
Fitbit’s IPO Sizzles
Proving many of its critics wrong and highlighting the hot prospects for the health-tracking device category, Fitbit last week made a huge splash in its initial public offering…
Speedo Signs Missy Franklin
Speedo USA, a division of PVH Corp., announced that five-time Olympic medalist, holder of two individual world records and competitive swimming superstar Missy Franklin has joined Team Speedo, marking her first endorsement since becoming a professional sw
Vittoria Extends Pro Deals to Shop Teams
Vittoria Industries North America Inc. has begun offering pro deal discounts on its tires and tubes as well as 3T and Selle Italia products it distributes to local cycling teams across the United States…
Sporting Goods Make Some Father’s Day Lists
When asked what they would like to receive for Father's Day, 28 percent of dads said they wanted sports equipment. Coming in first was a day with family, at 57 percent, according to a Harris Poll…
Octane Fitness Named a Top 150 Workplace
For the second consecutive year, Octane Fitness, LLC, the maker of zero-impact cardiovascular equipment, was named by the Star Tribune newspaper as one of the Top 150 Workplaces in Minnesota…
Assos Expands ProShop Concept in North America
Assos will open three new ProShops across North America with ATA Cycle in Concord, MA, Signature Cycles in Greenwich, CT and West Point Cycles in Vancouver, BC…
Hudson Bay Co. to Acquire Galeria Kaufhof, Sportarena
Canada-based Hudson's Bay company (HBC) has agreed to acquire Metro's department store group, which includes 16 Sportarena stores, the Galeria Kaufhof chain and its Belgian subsidiary Inno, for €2.825 billion…
HanesBrands Ranks No. 17 on the Fortune 500 for Total Shareholder Return in 2014
HanesBrands made the Fortune 500 list of America’s largest companies for the first time…
Under Armour Launches 2nd Annual Search For Top Youth Athletes
Under Armour kicked off its 2nd Annual Team UA NEXT campaign to find the NEXT generation of Under Armour athletes. Boys and girls between the ages of 7 and 12…
Zumiez Foreging Some Online Marketing Costs
Zumiez.com is foregoing two major marketing expenses that squeeze online retailers margins, Zumiez Inc. CEO Rick Brooks disclosed in investor presentations last week…
