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Birdsong Manufacturing Selects The Media Group

Birdsong Manufacturing announced that it has selected The Media Group, a creative services agency based out of Chicago, Illinois, to manage its Public Relations and Communications efforts…

Under Armour Launches in Brazil

Under Armour Founder and CEO Kevin Plank joined Ironman World Champion Chris McCormack and MMA champion Georges St-Pierre hosted at a press event in São Paulo, Brazil to signal the brand’s launch in this booming economic region. Under Armour will be

Craft Signs Skier Marit Bjørgen

Craft, the Swedish functional sportswear brand, has signed the world’s best cross-country skier Marit Bjørgen to a 4-year contract…

Vail Resorts Grew Retail/Rental Sales in Fourth Quarter

Vail Resorts said revenues from its more than 180 specialty retail stores and gear rental shops reached $85.7 million in the second fiscal quarter ended Jan. 31, up 2.4 percent, compared to the same period in the prior year…

Rack Room’s General Counsel Honored

The Charlotte Business Journal selected Rack Room Shoes’ General Counsel Peter Barr as a winner of the 2014 Corporate Counsel Awards, a program that honors the top in-house lawyers…

Bon Ton CEO to Step Down

The Bon-Ton Stores, Inc. announced that Brendan L. Hoffman, president and chief executive officer, has notified the company's board of directors that he will not renew his employment agreement with the company at its expiration on Feb. 7, 2015…

Five Ten to Sponsor American Mountain Guides Association

In addition to providing two partial tuition scholarships per year, Five Ten became the Official Approach Shoe Sponsor for the AMGA’s Instructor Team in 2014. The company first partnered with the AMGA in 1993…

Jarden Plans $600 Million Note Offering

Jarden Corporation, which owns The Coleman Co., K2, Marmot, Shakespeare, Rawlings, Zoot and 20 other sporting goods brands, announced plans to borrow $600 million from investors and use up to $250 million of the proceeds to buy back its stock…

Compass Diversified Reports Fourth Quarter Loss

Compass Diversified Holdings, which owns controlling interest in several outdoor products companies, reported a net loss of $5.1 million for the fourth quarter of 2013 and net income of $78.8 million for the full year 2013…

Dick’s SG Rides Robust Comps to Strong Q4

Riding healthy same-store sales, better-than-expected margins and an acceleration of its e-commerce business, Dick’s Sporting Goods managed to report fourth-quarter earnings that exceeded its forecast provided last November…

Retail jobs down in February

National Retail Federation President and CEO Matthew Shay and NRF Chief Economist Jack Kleinhenz issued a response to the organization’s February jobs report…