Guitar Center appointed Darrell Webb, formerly chairman and CEO of The Sports Authority, to be the company’s new president and chief executive officer…
Year: 2014
Pressure Builds for Obama to Intervene in West Coast Labor Talks
Pressure on President Obama to intervene in contract talks between the International Longshore and Warehouse Union and Pacific Maritime Association continued to build when more than 160 trade associations and communities sent another letter urging him to
Pressure Bulids for Obama to Intervene in West Coast Labor Talks
Pressure mounted again Tuesday for President Obama to intervene in contract talks between the International Longshore and Warehouse Union and Pacific Maritime Association as more than 160 trade associations and communities sent another letter urging him t
Altamont Capital Invests in Hybrid Apparel
Altamont Capital Partners has partnered with existing shareholders to lead a strategic investment in Hybrid Apparel (Hybrid), a leading supplier of branded, licensed and private label apparel. Current shareholders, including Hybrid Founder and CEO Jarrod
Sanford Sports Science Publishes Concussion Study on Youth Football
The force of head impacts in youth football can be similar to high school and college but may not necessarily affect short-term neurological function in children, according to a study authored by Sanford Health’s Thayne Munce, Ph.D., and colleagues
Timex Partners with U.S. Olympians Leo Manzano and Molly Huddle
Timex named elite U.S. distance runners Leo Manzano and Molly Huddle as its newest athlete ambassadors…
Consumer Spending Helped Push Q3 GDP Growth to 5.0 Percent
The economy grew at its fastest rate in 11 years in the third quarter, according to a third estimate released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) that showed consumer spending increased more than thought and sent the prices of many U.S. consumer stoc
Bob Hurley to Headline Agenda Emerge Conference Next Month
Hurley Founder Bob Hurley will headline a list of iconic creative directors, industry leaders and entrepreneurs in the youth marketplace at Agenda Emerge, which will be held on the last day of the Agenda Long Beach Show…
New Balance Sues Converse Over Trademark Rights
New Balance Athletic Shoe Inc. has filed a lawsuit against Converse Inc. in a apparent bid to protect its PF Flyers designs. The lawsuit noted that Converse in mid-October went to the International Trade Commission seeking to assert trademarks on classic
Hanesbrands Files Trademark Suit against Gildan
Hanesbranes Inc. filed a trademark infringement lawsuit against Gildan Activewear Inc. The lawsuit claims Gildan's use of TEMPFX infringes on Hanesbrands' X-Temp trademark…
Alibaba CEO Lays Out Company’s Anti-Counterfeiting Efforts
Alibaba Group has spent RMB1 billion ($160.7 million) in the year ended Nov. 30 fighting counterfeit goods and enhancing consumer protection online, the company's CEO Jonathan Lu said Tuesday. Lu said the company has assigned more than 2,000 employee
New Era Cap to Make Golf Caps
New Era Cap announced the introduction of technologically advanced caps designed to meet the specific performance needs of golfers. The company is making the caps available to a limited number of golf shops in 2015. New Era Golf signed a four-year deal wi
Bass Pro’s Debt Ratings Unimpacted by Fishing Holdings AcquisitionNo Impact on Debt Ratings
Moody's Investors Service said that Bass Pro Group, LLC's Dec. 11, 2014 announcement that it has agreed to acquire fishing boat maker Fishing Holdings, LLC from Platinum Equity is a modest credit negative because leverage will increase moderatel
Japan’s Yomiuri Giants to Wear Under Armour in 2015
The Yomiuri Giants, Japan’s best-known baseball team, will be outfitted by Under Armour in 2015, under a new agreement. The multi-year apparel and accessories partnership was announced in Tokyo by the team and Dome Corp., which is licensed to sell t
Jens Voigt Joins Trek as Ambassador of Awesome
Jens Voigt, the long-admired and recently retired professional cyclist, has entered into an agreement with Trek to become its Ambassador of Awesome as part of what experts have labeled “the least relaxing retirement ever.” Voigt will work in product testi
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