Brooks Opens First Asian Subsidiary
Brooks Sports, Inc. said it will open its first Asian subsidiary, Brooks Sports K. K., in the world’s second largest running market, Japan. Partnering with Custom Produce INC. (CPI), Brooks will bring...(2/3/2012)

NOCSAE Board Takes Action On Football and Baseball/Softball Equipment Standards
At the winter meeting of the NOCSAE Board of Directors, held Jan. 20 and 21, several sporting goods equipment issues were addressed by the NOCSAE Board. In its most immediate decision, the NOCSAE board voted to move the proposed Youth Football Helmet Standard to draft status. The Board also voted to move the proposed standard for a fielder’s helmet for baseball and softball to final status...(2/3/2012)

Leatherman Taps Sporting Goods Vet to Fill CFO Spot
Leatherman Tool Group, Inc. appointed Kris Hamper as chief financial officer for global operations. Hamper will be located in the Portland, OR headquarters and provide financial direction for both LED Lenser (Yang Jiang, China and Solingen, Germany) and Leatherman (Portland, OR)...(2/3/2012)

Rocky Brands Adds Distributors in Four Countries
Rocky Brands added new distributors in Germany, Finland, United Arab Emirates (UAE), United Kingdom and Russia...(2/3/2012)

Polartec Awards Princeton Unversity Outdoor Club $10,000
Polartec generated 31,000 video views and gathered 27,000 votes in its second annual Polartec Made Possible College Challenge, a contest that this year awarded $10,000 to the outdoor club at Princeton University...(2/3/2012)

Puma Partners with BMW Motorsport
Puma has entered into a new multi-year partnership with BMW Motorsport. The global sportlifestyle brand has become the official supplier of team and racewear for all BMW Motorsport racing operations, including DTM, ALMS and various high-profile long-distance races such as 24h Nürburgring...(2/3/2012)

Columbia Delivers Robust Q4 But Sees Softness in 2012
Columbia Sportswear reported earnings jumped 40.1 percent in the fourth quarter on a 15.1 percent increase in revenue. However, the outerwear giant said that given the unusually warm winter globally as well as "macro-economic challenges that continue to cloud the European and U.S. marketplaces," it only expects sales to grow in the low single digits in 2012... (2/2/2012)