IMBA Adds Yeti, SRAM Execs to Board
IMBA's board of directors has added Chris Conroy, president and general manager of Yet Cycles and David Zimberoff, global marketing director for SRAM, to its board of directors…
City Sports Relaunches PL Line
City Sports announced the official re-launch of CS by City Sports, the company's proprietary line of performance apparel…
Cascade Designs Partners with Operation USA to Provide Disaster Relief to Japanese
Cascade Designs, Inc. has donated mattresses, water reservoirs and dry storage bags to Operation USA, which is assisting up to 4,000 citizens in the aftermath of the recent earthquake and tsunami in Japan…
Google Beefs up Anti-Counterfeiting Efforts to Protect Brands
In the last six months of 2010 alone, Google shut down approximately 50,000 AdWords accounts for attempting to advertise counterfeit goods, a Google executive said in a blog post Tuesday…
Hydro Flask Adds Sales and Operations Managers
Hydro Flask, maker of double-wall vacuum insulated bottles, added operations and sales managers to its team in Bend, OR. Andi Muzzioli joins Hydro Flask as operations manager and Charlie Ortega has filled the director of sales position…
Phoenix Footwear Appoints CFO
Phoenix Footwear Group, Inc. hired Greg Slack to serve as its chief financial officer, effective April 1, 2011…
Icebreaker Opens Store in Vancouver
Icebreaker, the New Zealand merino wool apparel company, announced that March 23 will mark the grand opening for its first Icebreaker TouchLab store in Western Canada…
G-III Q4 Sales Up 40%
G-III Apparel Group, Ltd. reported net sales for the fourth quarter ended Jan. 31, 2011 increased by 39.4% to $270.2 million from $193.8 million during the comparable period last year…
Study: Average U.S. Women Own 17 Pairs of Shoes
According to a new national poll featured in the April 2011 issue of ShopSmart magazine, from the publisher of Consumer Reports, women own an average of 17 pairs of shoes (down from 19 four years ago) yet only typically wear three of those pairs on a regu
Spalding Signs Jessica Mendoz for Dudley Brand
Spalding announced the signing of Jessica Mendoza, one of the top best softball players in the world, to a multi-year endorsement deal with its Dudley brand…
Dick’s SG Secures Incentives to Build Oklahoma Store
Dicks Sporting Goods is reportedly receiving as much as $900,000 for the construction of its potential store in Broken Arrow, OK. The location would be Dick SG's first store in Oklahoma…
Garmin sues Bryton for Allegedly Infringing Patent on Cycling Computer
Garmin Ltd. announced that a Garmin subsidiary filed a patent infringement suit against Bryton Inc. in the U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas. Garmin accuses Bryton's products of mimicking the appearance and functionality of Garmin's
Easton Lacrosse Adds First Women Endorser
Easton Lacrosse announced the signing of Danielle Spencer to a multi-year contract…
Perry Ellis Acquires Anchor Blue Name
Perry Ellis International paid $500,000 for Anchor Blue's intellectual property assets, which include Anchor Blue and Miller's Outpost trademarks, logos, and style and pattern books. Anchor Blue, a Corona-CA based teen retailer, had about 115 st
Spyder Hires Tina Pemberton to Represent Ontario Sales Territory
Spyder Active Sports appointed Tina Pemberton as the new sales representative in Ontario, Canada…
