Adidas has entered a five year agreement to be the official athletic footwear, apparel and accessory brand of Catawba College, a small liberal arts college in Salisbury, NC that fields 18 NCAA Division II sports teams. Adidas will partner ...
Tags: athletic footwear, Sporting Goods
Smith & Wesson Holding Corporation increased its guidance for financial results for the third quarter ending Jan. 31, and full 2015 fiscal year, which will end April 30, 2015, saying it has seen recent, positive trends in the primary ...
Tags: Battenfeld Technologies, consumer firearm market, Sporting Goods
Polartec announced that 21 brands will launch products using its new Power Wool fabric collection , that optimizes the natural performance of wool with synthetic fibers in patented, plated bi-component knit constructions. The list ...
Tags: synthetic fibers, form-fitting stretch, Sporting Goods
The University of Michigan preliminary consumer sentiment index for January rose to an 11-year high of 98.2, helped by a strengthening job market and lower fuel costs. The preliminary reading was the highest since January 2004, and up ...
Tags: job market, fuel costs, Sporting Goods
Jarden Corporation expects net sales of at least $2.4 billion for the fourth quarter of 2014, driven by strong organic growth. The owner of The Coleman Co., K2, Marmot, Rawlings and two dozen other sporting goods brands also expects ...
Tags: net sales, Sporting Goods
Supporting some upbeat holiday forecasts, Zumiez and Pacific Sunwear of California both raised fourth-quarter guidance after reporting healthy comps in December. A few department stores also showed above-plan performances although both ...
Tags: hard goods, footwear, Sporting Goods
Incipio has secured a multi-territory, multi-year licensing agreement with Burton Snowboards to produce a range of mobile device accessories using its brand name. This agreement allows Incipio to manage the manufacturing and distribution ...
Tags: mobile device, waterproof, portable Bluetooth speakers, Sporting Goods
OMsignal, a Canadian maker of biometric apparel, launched a training certification program Thursday that will enable personal trainers and health clubs to review athletes' and clients' vital signs as they work out so they can help them ...
Tags: iPhone/iPad, computer, TV, Sporting Goods
Confluence Outdoor began the new year by appointing Alistair Thorburn as managing director, international beginning on Jan. 1. Thorburn brings more than three decades of relevant leadership experience to his new role at Confluence, with a ...
Tags: whitewater products, apparel, Sporting Goods
New Era Cap announced that Pete Augustine, President New Era Cap, Inc. has decided to leave the company. After nearly 25 years of service with the privately held headwear company, Augustine is leaving the company by mutual agreement as ...
Nearly six in 10 younger skiers and snowboarders, or 59 percent, find on-site equipment rentals extremely important on a ski/snowboard vacation, compared to 42 percent of mature travelers, according to a customer survey by Wyndham Vacation ...
Tags: skiers, snowboarders, Sporting Goods
Hawley LLC of Lexington, SC has taken over distribution for Look Cycle International in the United States under an exclusive distribution agreement, the two companies announced. Under the agreement, Hawley has exclusive rights to sell, ...
Tags: triathlon frames, mountain bike pedals, mountain bike frames
The National Advertising Division has recommended that Sawyer Products, Inc., discontinue certain claims for the company’s point-of-use water filter products, although NAD determined the company could support the claim that its ...
In a letter sent to the leaders of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) and the Pacific Maritime Association (PMA), the Sports & Fitness Industry Association (SFIA) along with other allied organizations are encouraging the ...
Tags: Sporting Goods, U.S.economy
Outdoor Industry Association (OIA) introduced OIA ConsumerVue, an online research tool showcasing findings from their recently conducted outdoor consumer segmentation study. The study, a first-of-its-kind, industry-level view of the outdoor ...