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Sport Chalet Seeks Investors to Accelerate Strategic Initiatives
Sport Chalet, Inc. demonstrated the high cost of sustaining a high-tech/high-touch retailing model last week when it announced it had engaged an investment bank to scout investors needed to implement its strategic plan…
Interbike 2013 Concludes, Bike Industry Remains Positive for 2014
Interbike 2013 wrapped up on Friday, Sept. 20 in Las Vegas on an upbeat note and with praise all around as bike vendors and dealers shrugged off the slow start of the 2013 spring season.
Sports And Fitness Executives Praise Inaugural SFIA Industry Leaders Summit
Executives from the sports and fitness industry praised the inaugural SFIA Industry Leaders Summit which was held in Baltimore, MD in The Four Seasons Hotel September 25-26. Attendees gathered to discuss the future of the industry and learn how they can b
UK Survey Shows Strong Growth in Sporting Goods Sales in September
More than six in 10, or 65 percent, of the United Kingdom's recreational goods retailers said sales grew in September, while none reported sales declines, according to the Confederation of British Industry’s (CBI) latest monthly Distributive Tr
Gordini USA Names Mike Fowler Brand VP of Sales and Marketing
Gordini USA appointed Mike Fowler as the brand’s vice president of sales and marketing, which will include responsibility for internal and external sales teams for Gordini, DROP, licensed product and…
PHIT: Inactivity Pandemic Will Cost The Industry $28+ Billion By 2018
During a presentation Wednesday at SFIA’s Industry Leaders Summit in Baltimore, SFIA Chairman Bob Puccini, SFIA President Tom Cove, and PHIT America Founder Jim Baugh disclosed that with more and more Americans moving from the ‘active’ c
New Balance Breaks Ground on New Headquarters
New Balance officially broke ground Monday, June 24, on its new headquarters building, which will help anchor a 14-acre, $500 million redevelopment project in the Allston Brighton area of the city…
Grassroots Partners with RootsRated to Promote Brand Online
Grassroots Outdoor Alliance entered a digital marketing relationship with RootsRated, an online guide to trails, events and other outdoor recreation options recommended by independent outdoor specialty retailers in more than 30 U.S. markets. RootsRated wi
MEC Unveils New Brand Campaign to Reach Growing Urban Membership
MEC (Mountain Equipment Co-op) unveiled its new brand platform in a bid to become more relevant to the fastest growing part of its membership – Canadian urbanites participating in cycling, running and other outdoor activities that never bring them to the
Longitudes Group’s 2013 Sporting Goods Channel Golf Market Report
According to a study of golf market profiles of the 10 largest sporting goods retail companies from Longitudes Group, Dick's Sporting Good market impact leads the sporting goods retailers with the most golfers served at 9.8M, or over 39 percent of al
Johnson Outdoors Shifts to Cash Flow-based Revolving Credit Facility
Johnson Outdoors Inc. replaced its revolving credit facility with a new cash-flow based loan agreement with significantly fewer financial covenants and simplified reporting requirements compared to the company's previous asset-based revolving credit
Johnson Outdoors Replaces Revolving Credit Facility
Johnson Outdoors Inc. replaced its revolving credit facility with a new streamlined capital structure that it expects will reduce annual borrowing costs.
JD Sports’ Q2 Earnings More Than Double
JD Sports reported earnings more than doubled in the six months ended Aug. 3, to 4.5 million pounds ($7.2 mm) from 2.1 million pounds a year earlier. Sales improved 2.0 percent to 567.4 million pounds ($903 mm)…
Cat Footwear Signs Alexi Panos and Tennille Amor as Earthmovers
Cat Footwear announced the latest additions to their Earthmovers Campaign: Alexi Panos and Tennille Amor, the co-founders of E.P.I.C., a non-profit organization standing for “Everyday People Initiating Change.”..
Russell Brands Launches ‘Russell’ Collection at Walmart
Russell Brands, LLC, announced that its new performance men's collection, Russell, will launch at Walmart stores nationwide and online at Walmart.com. The Russell line includes 50 performance items for men including tops such as fleece hoodies, bott
