New Balance has teamed with iHome to launch a collection of sport/fitness headphones. The collection is designed and engineered for runners and endurance athlet... Continue reading

In order to accommodate all the fitness product manufacturers wanting to exhibit at the Health+Fitness Business Expo 2010 (HFB), show organizer Nielsen Expositi... Continue reading

To help online retailers prepare for and prosper during the 2010 holiday shopping season, the GSI Center for Online Retail Excellence (CORE) will share strategi... Continue reading

West 49 shareholders voted almost unanimously in favor of Billabong’s $99-million takeover bid for the Canadian clothing retailer. West 49 said 99.9% of i... Continue reading

Adidas and the University of Wisconsin athletic department received approval from the UW System Board of Regents to sign a new five-year sponsorship agreement t... Continue reading

Canadian Tire has signed a five-year deal making it the official sporting goods retailer of the NHL in Canada.

The deal grants Canadian Tire official pa... Continue reading

July’s total retail sales edged up 0.4% (±0.5%) from the prior month, but surged 6.9% (±0.7%) above last year’s numbers, according to ... Continue reading

Swedish company New Wave Group announced the recruitment of Magnus Mansson as new CEO for its New Wave Sports section. Managing six brands including Craft, Cutt... Continue reading

ASICS America Corporation will acquire its North American distributor, Agence Quebec Plus Ltd. (AQP), located in the Province of Quebec.

ASICS Corpo... Continue reading

Hibbett Sports, Inc. net sales for the 13-week period ended July 31, 2010, increased 13.6% to $139.8 million compared with $123.1 million for the 13-week period... Continue reading

About 1,000 Powertec Leverage Gyms from Powertec are being recalled. The detachment of the exercise workbench from the gym system causes instability, posing a r... Continue reading

Levelwear, a brand division of The Accolade Group, recently signed a multi-year license agreement with Minor League Baseball (MiLBTM), to create a line of appar... Continue reading

Changes in dates, venue and even exhibitor set-up delivered a 16% increase in attendance for the 2010 PGA Fall Expo, August 17-18, in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Zumiez Inc. reported total net sales for the second quarter (13 weeks) ended July 31, 2010 increased 14.7% to $97.7 million from $85.2 million reported in the s... Continue reading

Foot Locker, Inc. earned $6 million, or 4 cents per share, in the second-quarter ended July 31, compared with break-even performance last year. Second quarter s... Continue reading