DALLAS, TEXAS (November 6, 2019) – Rebel Athletic and Eric McCrite Company (EMC) announced a partnership and new distribution plan. EMC will be the first and exclusive distributor of Rebel Athletic shoes and bags, including the iconic Rebel Dream Bag, through its many dealer networks and Amazon. Rebel has been approached over the years by various distributors but … Continued
Mueller Sports Medicine announced it entered a partnership to distribute Pro Orthopedic Devices products.
Columbia Sportswear’s Gert Boyle, the first woman inducted into the Sporting Goods Industry Hall of Fame in 2003, passed away Nov. 3, 2019 at age 95.
Mueller Sports Medicine founder Curt Mueller, a 2002 inductee in the Sporting Goods Industry Hall of Fame, passed away Oct. 19, 2019 at age 85.
Co-op unveils aggressive sustainability commitments, dares business leaders and consumers to “opt to act” SEATTLE, WASHINGTON (October 23, 2019) – For the fifth time this Black Friday, REI Co-op will close all its stores, process no online payments and pay all 13,000 employees to #OptOutside with friends and family. But this year, under the leadership of a new … Continued
Sports Distributors of Canada (SDC) retailers Sports Etc. (Arlington, Massachusetts) and Prince Albert Source For Sports (Prince Albert, Saskatchewan) won Bauer Specialty Retailer of the Year awards for 2019.
Bauer Hockey and STEP Skating announced an agreement to settle their ongoing dispute about STEP Skating’s sale and manufacture of replacement blades for Bauer bladeholders.
NEW YORK, NEW YORK (October 17, 2019) – Michael Dowse, President of Wilson Sporting Goods Co., has been named Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director of the United States Tennis Association. The announcement was made by Patrick Galbraith, USTA Chairman of the Board and President, who led the search for current CEO Gordon Smith’s replacement. As … Continued
SHELBY TOWNSHIP, MICHIGAN / OAK PARK, MICHIGAN (September 17, 2019) — Michigan-based sports equipment company, Mayfield Athletics, announced it has filed, through its legal counsel, official antitrust and tort litigation against the National Operating Committee on Standards for Athletic Equipment (NOCSAE) and three football helmet manufacturers, Schutt, Riddell, and Xenith. Mayfield Athletics alleges NOCSAE’s positions and … Continued
TORONTO, ONTARIO (September 3, 2019) – The Canadian Hockey League will be wearing new CCM QuickLite uniforms in the 2019-20 season. For the first time since 2009-10, all 60 teams in the Western Hockey League, Ontario Hockey League, and Quebec Major Junior Hockey League will sport two redesigned jerseys for the start of a new campaign. The … Continued