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Modell’s to Expand to United Arab Emirates

Modell's Sporting Goods has partnered with UAE LLC, a leading sports retailer of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), in a deal that will yield the first Modell’s locations outside of the United States…

Skechers Sues Reebok for Infringing on Skechers GO Walk Line

Skechers USA, Inc. announced that it filed a lawsuit against Reebok International Limited for selling footwear that infringes on the popular Skechers GO Walk product line. The suit states that Reebok is selling the infringing products under the name Reebo

Trek, Dorel and Giant Execs Hit Capitol Hill

Top executives with Trek Bicycles, Cycling Sports Group and Giant Bicycle on Wednesday visited with members of Congress and other though leaders Wednesday in PeopleForBike's third Executive Fly-In to Washington D.C. since Interbike 2013…

Speedo Partners with Red Cross

Speedo USA, a division of PVH Corp., and the American Red Cross announced a new, multi-year agreement that will see Speedo USA serve as the exclusive licensee of the American Red Cross in the Begin to Swim category. Beginning in 2015, select Speedo produ

Garmin Partners with MyFitnessPal

Garmin has partnered with MyFitnessPal so users of Garmin’s smart watch and fitness trackers can coordinate their diet and fitness regimens more easily…

USA-Ghana Nets ESPN Highest Ever Overnight Rating

Nearly 16 million people in the U.S. watched the country’s World Cup opener on TV. The Nielsen company says 11.1 million people who saw the U.S. beat Ghana, 2-1 on Monday on ESPN represented that network’s biggest audience for a soccer match..

Registration Opens for Outdoor Retailer Ragnar Relay Race

Ragnar Relay Events and Outdoor Retailer (OR) have teamed up to stage a Relay Challenge in support of the Outdoor Industries Women’s Coalition (OIWC). The event slated for Friday, Aug. 8 is a 9-mile relay race held on day three of the Outdoor Retail

MEC Launching Fair Trade Certified Apparel Line

Canadian outdoor retailer Mountain Equipment Co-op (MEC) said its first Fair Trade Certified T-shirts will be available late this summer as part of a larger launch of such apparel…