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NOCSAE Approves Revised Football Helmet Standard
The National Operating Committee on Standards for Athletic Equipment (NOCSAE) board of directors has approved the development of a revised football helmet standard that will require helmets to limit certain concussion causing forces…
Palladin Consumer Retail Partners Acquires KT Health, LLC
Palladin Consumer Retail Partners, LLC has acquired KT Health, LLC, the leading producer of kinesiology tape and related sports medicine products in the retail market. KT Tape is the most widely distributed kinesiology tape brand in the U.S., sold in 22,0
NSGA Management Conference and Team Dealer Summit Agendas Set
The National Sporting Goods Association (NSGA) has set the Team Dealer Program for the historic 50th NSGA Management Conference and 16th Team Dealer Summit, which will be held April 27-30 in Indian Wells, CA. The conference and summit will once again hav
Nearly a Million Photos with Santa Taken at Bass Pro Shops Stores Across the U.S. and Canada
During the 2013 holiday season, more than 920,000 free studio-quality photos were snapped with Santa Claus at Bass Pro Shops stores across the U.S. and Canada…
REI Names Kühl as 2013 Vendor Partner of the Year
REI selected Utah-based apparel company Kühl from among 1,300 vendors as its 2013 Vendor Partner of the Year during the Outdoor Retailer Winter Market trade show. Osprey Packs, Rossignol and Darn Tough Vermont were named divisional winners…
Unifi Reports Strengthening Domestic Business in Q2
Unifi, Inc. reported higher income on lower sales in its fiscal second quarter as higher sales of premium fibers to its North American customers helped offset difficult conditions in China and Brazil…
Battenfeld Technologies, Inc. Acquires BOGgear
Battenfeld Technologies Inc., a manufacturer of shooting, reloading, gunsmithing and gun cleaning supplies has purchased BOGear…
Callis Adds Account Coordinator
Callis Integrated Marketing recently announced that Hannah Rhoad has joined the marketing agency as an Account Coordinator…
GU Energy Hires Adam Chamberlain as VP of Marketing
GU Energy Labs, creators of the energy gel, is pleased to announce that Adam Chamberlain has joined the company as vice president of marketing. Chamberlain joins GU after having spent nearly seven years at Black Diamond Equipment..
2014 ATA Show Draws 3,000 Archery Retailers and Buyers
Dubbed the “big show for the bow,” the Archery Trade Association trade held in Nashville, Tennessee had a successful 2014 run…
Report: Nike, Puma in Talks to Develop Bio-Leather Shoes from Chicken Feathers
Eco-leather Corp. is collaborating with Nike and Puma on developing an athletic shoe made out of non-toxic materials, Fast Company reports…
Worldwide Golf Acquires Edwin Watts Golf Shops
Worldwide Golf, a privately held company and the largest golf specialty retailer on the West Coast, has completed the acquisition of Edwin Watts Golf Shops, the largest golf specialty retailer in the Southeast U.S. In November, Edwin Watts entered Chapter
Skins Appoints National Sales Director
Skins Compression, the maker of gradient compression sportswear, hired Robin Barsantee as the brand’s new national sales director. Prior to joining Skins, Barsantee held positions at Titleist, Polar, Zoot and most recently, Timex…
Bogs Footwear Hires PR Firm
Bogs Footwear has picked Momentum Media PR as its PR agency of record…
SmartWool Celebrating 20 Years
SmartWool announced its 20th year in business with plans to celebrate the milestone at the upcoming Outdoor Retailer and SIA tradeshows as well as throughout 2014…
