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Contour Selects Verde Brand Communications as Partner
Contour, LLC has appointed Verde Brand Communications to provide public relations and other services as it prepared to enter the point-of-view cameras market…
Bass Pro Shops Stores Host Special Firearms Training Events
Bass Pro Shops stores across the country will host Set Your Sights events April 25-27, 2014…
Bass Pro Shops to Open in Upstate South Carolina
Bass Pro Shops disclosed plans to open a new store in Spartanburg County, S.C.. The store, which will be the company's third in South Carolina, will be located between Greenville and Spartanburg on Interstate 85 at…
47 Brand Launches New Global Platform and Creative Campaign
’47 Brand, the sports lifestyle apparel and headwear brand, announced the launch of “Let Your You Out” – its new global brand platform and creative campaign…
DSW Buys 44 Percent Stake in Canada’s Town Shoes
DSW Inc. and Town Shoes Limited announced today that they have entered into a definitive agreement whereby DSW Inc. will purchase for cash approximately 44 percent interest in Town Shoes, the largest footwear and accessories retailer in Canada, for Canadi
Asics to Open First Chicago Store
Asics is opening its first stand-alone full-price store in Chicago. With three others opened over the last year, the location will represent Asics' fifth full-price store in the U.S…
Fleet Feet Partners with Marathon Sports Run/Walk
Fleet Feet, Incorporated announced that John Long will convert his Minneapolis-based Marathon Sports Run/Walk store to a Fleet Feet Sports franchise. Long is a veteran running store owner and industry leader. This will allow Long to tap into the resourc
Bauer Completes Acquisition of Easton Baseball Business
Bauer Performance Sports Ltd. completed the acquisition of the Easton Baseball/Softball business from Easton-Bell Sports…
Modell’s Names Executive to Drive Omnichannel Strategy
Modell's Sporting Goods has hired Deborah Fine as its chief commercial officer. Fine has been charged with leading the retailer's omnichannel strategy. She was most recently CEO OF Direct Brands, Inc., the largest member-based retailer for media
JD Sports Reports Turn Around at Outdoor Banners
UK-based retailer JD Sports Fashion PLC said its Outdoor Division broke even in the six months ended Feb. 2 and that it expects the trend to continue…
Ex-NFL Linebacker Sues Nike over Lights Out Apparel Line
Former NFL linebacker Shawne Merriman is suing Nike for trademark infringement and unfair competition over its Lights Out apparel line, according to a lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court in San Diego. According to a press release, the former San Diego Ch
Redfield Hires New Brand Manager
Redfield has hired Steve Krajczynski as its new brand manager…
ATI Selects Evans Group for Sales Representation
Advanced Technology International® (ATI), a manufacturer of U.S. made firearm accessories, has secured the services of The Evans Group for sales representation for its domestic sales and services…
Honeywell’s Spectra Chooses Swanson Russell
Swanson Russell has been selected as the new agency for Spectra, a division of Fortune 100 company Honeywell…
Specialty Bike Industry Ponders If It’s Out of Sync With American Consumer
Concerns that independent bicycle dealers (IBDs) are out of sync with the rapidly growing ranks of urban cyclists and financially strapped American families dominated much of the discussion at the National Bicycle Dealer Association/s annual executive con
