Wheelmakers are preparing to take on cycling competition's governing body, the UCI, over testing the Swiss body requires for wheels used in sanctioned competition. At a meeting here last week, manufacturers left little doubt of their ...
Tags: Wheel, Transportation, bike
Yakima?Products Inc. has hired outdoor and sporting goods industry veteran Jason McGibbon as senior director of sales, North America. He will also be a member of Yakima's executive team. McGibbon is responsible for driving the execution ...
Tags: Transportation
Dick’s Sporting Goods saw net income rise 10 percent to $291 million for its fiscal year ended Feb. 2 as net sales jumped 12 percent to $5.84 billion, according to the company’s 10-K filing. Consolidated same-store sales rose ...
Organizers are anticipating another packed house this year at Taipei Cycle, which kicked off Wednesday. The 26th?edition should draw nearly 1,100 companies to the Nangang Exhibition Hall for the four-day trade show, March 20-23. ...
Tags: Transportation, trip, travel, taiwan
Leading technical textile and nonwovens companies from around the world will showcase the latest products and advanced technologies in textiles, nonwovens and materials during Techtextil North America 2013 this month in Anaheim, California. ...
Hibbett Sports, Inc a sporting goods retailer, announced results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended February 2, 2013. Fourth Quarter Results Net sales for the 14-week period ended February 2, 2013, increased 14.0% to $217.4 ...
Tags: Sportswear, Apparel, Hibbett Sports
AMSilk, a spin-off of the Technische Universitaet Muenchen (TUM), has produced the world's first artificial silk fiber that is entirely made of recombinant spider silk proteins. The fiber’s tensile strength is comparable to that of ...
Tags: AMSilk, Artificial Silk Fiber, Textile
Dick's Sporting Goods, Inc. the largest U.S.-based full-line sporting goods retailer, reported sales and earnings results for the fourth quarter and full year ended February 2, 2013. Fourth Quarter Results (14 weeks compared to 13 weeks ...
Target Corp. has partnered with Feed Projects, a social business founded by Lauren Bush Lauren, to create the new "FEED USA + Target" collection spanning several product categories, including home. The limited-time-only collection, which ...
Tags: Target Corp, Feed Align, company news
The Spring/Summer 2014 Los Angeles International Textile Show (LA TEXTILE) took place February 25 - 27, 2013 at the California Market Center (CMC) with a solid flow of traffic that included an array of prominent designers, manufacturers and ...
Tags: LA TEXTILE, textile, trim, luxe, décor
Several major global sportswear brands are vying to gain a greater share in the rapidly expanding Chinese market. At the ISPO Beijing 2013, the ninth Asian Sporting Goods and Fashion Show, which concluded last week, over 567 sports and ...
The World Federation of the Sporting Goods Industry, which represents the bike industry to the UCI and the International Olympic Committee, will hold a public meeting at the Taipei Cycle Show this month. In 2009 the WFSGI created a ...
Global packaging manufacturer ASG (AGI-Shorewood Group) has unveiled a new automated magnetic-coating inline process for a new line of chewing gum marketed by a gum manufacturer. The folding packs feature a new type of magnetic closure ...
Tags: ASG, AGI-Shorewood Group, magnetic-coating inline process
Global packaging manufacturer ASG (AGI-Shorewood Group) has developed a new automated magnetic-coating inline process for a new line of chewing gum marketed by a gum manufacturer. The folding packs feature a new type of magnetic closure ...
Everlast Worldwide, Inc., the global leader in fight sports and fitness, has extended the exclusive equipment and apparel contract with American heavyweight boxing contender, Deontay Wilder. An undefeated knockout specialist, Wilder has ...