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RMEF Announces New Director of Lands

The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation said Randy Riviere of Bigfork, MT, has been named as its new director of lands, a key position in the organization's work to conserve habitat for elk and other wildlife…

Coalision Appoints EVP for Orage

Coalision, the Canadian lifestyle and apparel company based in Montreal, appointed former Rossignol president Francois Goulet to the role of executive vice president, Orage, effective Jan. 1…

U.S. Holiday E-tailing Sales Up 12% So Far

U.S. e-commerce sales for the first 33 days of the holiday shopping period are up 12% from a year ago, according to new data from ComScore. Sales were up 28% from a year ago on Thanksgiving day, 9% on Black Friday, 16% on Cyber Monday and 9% in the latest

Quiksilver Prices European Notes Offering

Quiksilver, Inc. announced the pricing of its previously-announced offering by its wholly-owned European subsidiary, Boardriders S.A. of €200 million aggregate principal amount of its 8.875% senior notes due 2017…

November Retail Comps Soar Above Expectations

Spirits are high for the Holiday 2010 selling season after aggressive promotions, pent-up consumer demand and colder weather patterns drove retail chains to their best November in four years. If a stellar Black Friday and steady sales throughout the fisca

Adio Eliminates Skate Team; Moves Offices To NYC

Adio Footwear is relocating its global headquarters from Southern California to its new parent company Anthony L&S Footwear Group's New York City offices. It has also confirmed that it eliminated its skate team in order to reallocate marketing resour

Reebok EasyTone Ads NOT ALL Banned in the U.K

Several media outlets in the United Kingdom reported that advertisements for Reebok’s EasyTone collection were banned by The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA), the watchdog group, due to doubts over its toning claims. While defending its product

JJB: Breaching Bank Covenants Likely

Struggling U.K. sports retailer JJB Sports has indicated the recent poor sales means the company is likely to breach some banking covenants. Management for the chain said sales have remained below forecast since the company last updated investors on Nov.

Brands Looking for Import Duty Relief

Sporting goods companies are seeking temporary duty relief for golf, bicycle, ski and hunting gear, according to a draft of the Miscellaneous Trade and Technical Corrections Act of 2010 posted last week by the House Ways and Means Committee…