Rob DeMartini and Tom Farrey to Speak at 2013 SFIA Industry Leaders Summit
The SFIA will have New Balance President & CEO Rob DeMartini and the Aspen Institute’s Director of Sports & Society Program and Emmy-award winning ESPN reporter Tom Farrey participate as speakers at the inaugural 2013 SFIA Industry Leaders Summit to be held September 25-26 in Baltimore, MD...(5/22/2013)

Good Sports Celebrates 10-Year Anniversary
In the past decade, more than 500,000 kids have hit the country’s fields and courts with donated uniforms, shoes, balls and other equipment, thanks to Good Sports, a Massachusetts-based nonprofit dedicated to partnering with manufacturers to provide youth with sporting goods. Now, the organization is celebrating the donation of $8.8 million in sports and fitness equipment over 10 years...(5/22/2013)

Headsweats and Paincave Announce Partnership
Headsweats, the maker of performance headwear, has partnered with Paincave, the maker of online training videos, to promote fitness...(5/22/2013)

Marucci Sports Named Official Baseball & Softball Bat of NJCAA
The National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) has announced Marucci Sports of Baton Rouge, LA, as an official sponsorship partner beginning July 1, 2013. The three-year agreement names Marucci the official baseball and softball bat...(5/22/2013)

Dick's SG's Q1 Comps Miss Plan
Dick's Sporting Goods, Inc. reported a modest gain in first-quarter earnings, in line with expectations. Adjusted for the shifted calendar due to the 53rd week in 2012, consolidated same store sales decreased 3.8 percent, compared to its guidance of an approximate 1 to 2 percent decrease. Shifted same store sales in the first quarter of 2013 for Dick's Sporting Goods decreased 3.2 percent and Golf Galaxy sales decreased 11.8 percent...(5/21/2013)

Wal-Mart Stores, Target Opt Out of Credit Card Settlement
Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Costco Wholesale Corp. and Starbucks are among 19 major retailers who said they are opting out of a multi-billion dollar class-action settlement with Visa Inc. and Mastercard Inc. over their transaction processing fees... (5/21/2013)

National Retailers Perceive More Regulatory Risk
Retailers are feeling pressure from a heightened regulatory climate. A new BDO USA, LLP analysis of the risk factors listed in the most recent 10-K filings of the largest 100 public U.S. retailers found that federal, state and local regulations have increased as a risk among the nation’s largest retailers...(5/20/2013)