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Fireman Capital Partners Invests in Newton Running
Paul Fireman, the Founding CEO of Reebok International, and his company Fireman Capital Partners, returned to the business of high performance athletic shoes with a “significant investment” in Newton Running Co., a manufacturer of natural running footwear
FFANY, Investor Conferences Provide Forward Look at Product, Margins and Strategy
Minimalism. During a week of sweltering temperatures that made New York City feel more like the Deep South rather than the Northeast, that one word — minimalism — was uttered more frequently by more brands to describe direction for Spring 2012 than any on
Lids Sports Group Acquires Buckeye Corner Stores
Lids Sports Group has acquired Buckeye Corner stores, which operates in the Columbus, OH area. The acquisition is made up of four store locations, an e-commerce website, and a catalog business. Terms of the deal were not disclosed…
Golf DMD Sales Approaching $170 Million
Golf Datatech, LLC released a study finding that the size of the market for Distance Measuring Devices (DMD) is approaching the on-off course putter market in total sales, and may reach as high as $170 million in annual sales across all retail channels in
VF Corp. Sees Innovation Offsetting Margin Pressure in Outdoor and Action Sports
VF Corp. is bracing for big price increases at its denim business, which contributes about 30 percent of its sales globally, according to comments by VF President and CEO Eric Wiseman at the Piper Jaffray conference…
TPP Concerns Voiced
A bipartisan group of 52 Congressmen urged the Obama Administration to proceed cautiously in negotiations over the Trans-Pacific Partnership lest it trigger another wholesale shift of textile jobs from the Western Hemisphere to China via Vietnam…
Skullcandy Inc. Reports Fiscal Third Quarter Sales Spike As IPO Approaches
Skullcandy, Inc. which is in the midst of a $125 million IPO, filed a report with the SEC confirming that net sales for the third quarter ended March 31 increased $14.3 million, or 65.9 percent, to $36.0 million from $21.7 million for the three months end
VF Corp. Acquires The Timberland Company
VF Corporation agreed Monday to acquire The Timberland Company in a deal that would combine two of the largest publicly-traded companies in the outdoor space and double the size of VFC’s already rapidly growing Outdoor and Action Sports Coalition…
Respect Your Universe Appoints Erick Siffert as COO
Respect Your Universe, the MMA brand, appointed Erick Siffert as chief operating officer effective June 7th, 2011. Siffert previously served as director of product operations at lululemon athletica…
Under Armour Looks to Double Sales in Three Years
Speaking Thursday at Under Armour Inc.'s annual meeting, CEO Kevin Plank laid out a company goal to double its sales over the next three years, according to a report in the Baltimore Business Journal. The goal would bring the company's total rev
Knife Advocacy Group Challenges NY Knife Law
Knife Rights, a knife advocacy group that calls itself “America's premier organization representing knife owners and promoting the safe and responsible use of edged tools,” has filed a federal civil rights lawsuit to stop New York City from “exploiti
NSSF Honors Research Experts for Contributions to Industry
The National Shooting Sports Foundation recently honored two research professionals for their longtime contributions to industry…
The North Face Partners with TerraCycle to Recycle Polybags at 20 Stores
The North Face is partnering with TerraCycle to keep plastic polybags, used to protect apparel through distribution and transit, out of landfills. The effort will divert all polybag packaging waste at 20 The North Face stores in the United States where #4
Nike Media Director Joins Canadian Olympic Committee
Derek Kent, formerly the US media relations director of Nike Inc., was appointed executive director, corporate and brand communications for the Canadian Olympic Committee…
Market for Golf Distance Measuring Devices Approaching $170MM
Golf Datatech, LLC released a study finding that the size of the market for Distance Measuring Devices (DMD) is approaching the on-off course putter market in total sales, and may reach as high as $170 million in annual sales across all retail channels in
