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Ecco to Sponsor 2013 ATandT Pebble Beach National Pro-Am
Danish brand Ecco has been named “Official Footwear Supplier” to the 2013 AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am taking place Feb. 4-10, and will outfit amateur participants in award-winning BIOM Hybrid, Tour Hybrid and Street Sport models…
Hydro-Photon Picks UK Distributor for Steripen
Hydro-Photon, Inc. will distribute its Steripen brand of portable UV water purifiers in the United Kingdom through Whitby & Co., effective Jan. 1, 2013…
New Balance to Sponsor Athletics Ireland
New Balance has been named as the new sponsor for Athletics Ireland in a multi-year deal in the brand's first ever major federation sponsorship. The new partnership sees New Balance supply the Irish track and field team with a full selection of team
Spyder Reaches Sponsorship Deals
Spyder Active Sports, Inc. has renewed its sponsorship of Chris Davenport and signed Sierra Quitiquit. Both are three-year deals…
Woolrich Vows to Boost Domestic Manufacturing
Woolrich, which operates the oldest continually running textile mill in America, vowed to increase the wool and garments it produces domestically over the next three…
Delta Apparel Returns to Profitability
Delta Apparel, Inc. reported second-quarter revenues improved 1.2 percent in the second quarter ended Dec. 29, to $106.8 million from $105.5 million a year ago…

Outdoor Product Sales Get Late Lift in December
Outdoor Product sales posted a solid increase in December as a resurgent Outdoor Apparel business and strong Outdoor Hardgoods sales easily offset a continued decline in footwear segment revenues. After a mediocre week to start the month, followed by two
Shoebuy.com Hires City Sports Exec to Boost Athletic/Outdoor
Shoebuy.com announced the addition of retail executive Sean Scales to its merchandising team. Scales joins Shoebuy from the leadership team at City Sports. He becomes SVP, merchandising and will lead the company's athletic/outdoor segment…
Wiley X Renews Breast Cancer Research Partnership
Wiley X, Inc., the sunglasses manufacturer, has renewed its partnership with the Breast Cancer Research Foundation (BCRF) for 2013. Throughout the year, Wiley X will support the BCRF by donating $3 for each retail sale…
Lafuma Group Sells Stake, Plans Stock Offering
Calida Group, the Swiss bodywear company, has agreed to recapitalize Lafuma Group by buying up to 29 percent of the French company, which owns the Lafuma, Millet, Eider and Oxbow brands…
Reebok and Spartan Race Announce Global Partnership
Reebok, the global fitness brand, and Spartan Race, the world’s leading obstacle racing series and Outside Magazine’s Best Obstacle Race in 2012, announced a multi-year partnership. The collaboration marks Reebok’s commitment to one of t
GSI’s Q4 Revenues Expand 10 Percent
EBay Inc. reported revenues at its GSI segment, which operates online stores for sports-oriented chains such as Sports Authority, Eastern Mountain Sports, SportChek, and several professional sports leagues, increased 10 percent in the fourth quarter, to $
K-Swiss to Be Bought by South Korea’s E.Land
K-Swiss Inc., which has been struggling to adjust to a fashion shift away from its white-on-white Classic models, agreed to be acquired by South Korea retail and fashion giant E.Land World Ltd…
Hi-Tec USA Gets new CEO, Marketing Manager and E-commerce Leader
Hi-Tec Sports appointed Simon Bonham as CEO of its Portland, OR-based U.S. subsidiary. He will be leading the Amsterdam, Netherlands-based company's two brands in the US market, Hi-Tec Sports USA and Magnum USA…
Shopko Appoints Chief Merchandising Officer
Shopko promoted Jill Soltau to the position of president and chief merchandising officer…