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Nalgene and Peregrine Part Ways

Thermo Fisher Scientific, manufacturers of Nalgene Outdoor Products, has notified Peregrine Outfitters that their 18-year distribution agreement will end March 5, 2008. Peregrine and Nalgene have worked out a strategy enabling Peregrine to continue to sto

Liquidlogic and Legacy Complete Merger

Liquidlogic and Legacy Paddlesports have merged, after months of thoughtful discussion among the owners and their retailers and are now headquartered at the Legacy Paddlesports plant in Greensboro, NC…

Skins Hires GEOX Exec

Skins Inc., the developer of an innovative two-part interchangeable footwear structure, hired Antonio Pavan to the position of EVP and COO. Pavan was most recently with GEOX USA, where he was an EVP and oversaw the company’s American operations. Skins als

Skechers USA Suit Against Asics Dismissed

Asics Corporation, the parent company of Asics America, is reporting that Skechers USA Inc. has dropped its trade libel and unfair competition lawsuit against Asics. Based on court papers obtained by Sports Executive Weekly, the lawsuit, which was filed i

Skechers USA Suit Against Asics Corp. Dismissed

Asics Corporation, the parent company of Asics America, is reporting that Skechers USA Inc. has dropped its trade libel and unfair competition lawsuit against Asics. Based on court papers obtained by Footwear Business, the lawsuit, which was filed in lat

Escalade Sports Posts Sales and Earnings Gains in Q1

Escalade, Incorporated posted revenues in the first quarter of 2007 that were relatively unchanged in total from the same period last year. However, revenues in the Sporting Goods segment increased 3% in the first quarter compared to the same quarter last

Brine Names Brand Manager for Women’s LAX

Brine Corp named Jenny Riitano Levy as the brand manager for Women's Lacrosse and Field Hockey. In this role, Levy will oversee the brand development and marketing of both the women's lacrosse and field hockey lines. She reports directly to Br

Joe’s Officially Launches Revamped Website

Joe's, formerly G.I. Joe's, formerly unveiled its redesigned and reorganized webstore, www.joesports.com. The updated webstore, http://www.joessports.com/, was redesigned by Joe's e-commerce platform provider GSI Commerce, Inc. to reflect i

The Buckle March Comps Increase 10.7%

The Buckle, Inc. net sales for the fiscal month ended April 7, 2007 increased 12.7% to $49.4 million from net sales of $43.8 million for the prior year five-week fiscal month ended April 1, 2006. Comparable store net sales, for stores open at least one ye

Gottschalks Sees 6.4% Rise in Comps for March

Gottschalks Inc. reported a same store sales increase for the month of March 2007 of 6.4% compared to the prior year. Total sales for the month increased 5.3% to $58.9 million from $56.0 million in March 2006. On a year-to-date basis, same store sales inc

J.C. Penney Posts 10.6% March Comps Jump

J. C. Penney Company, Inc. total department store sales increased 13.3% for March, and include results from seven new stores the company opened the first week of the month. Comparable department store sales increased 10.6%, compared to initial guidance fo

Phoenix Footwear Appoints New VP of Sales

Phoenix Footwear Group, Inc. has appointed Michael Crosno as VP of sales of the company's Trotters and SoftWalk divisions, effective immediately. Most recently, Crosno spent seven years as National Sales Manager at Munro & Company, Inc.'s Ameri

Limited Brands Promotes Burgdoerfer to CFO

Limited Brands, Inc. has announced the promotion of Stuart Burgdoerfer, currently EVP, Finance, to Chief Financial Officer, effective immediately. He will also join the company's Executive Committee. Mr. Burgdoerfer served in several roles of increa

Cybex Rehearing Denied in Patent Case

Cybex International Inc. said a federal appeals court denied its motion for a rehearing in a patent dispute.Cybex said that it will not take any further action and will pay the previously reported judgment of $2.8 million, plus interest, within 30 days. T

PPR Acquires Stake in Puma in Lead Up to Proposed Buy Out

After rumors swirled in the market late last week, Puma confirmed that French luxury goods company Pinault-Printemps-Redoute (PPR) had acquired the stake of Mayfair “Beteiligungsfondsgesellschaft” in PUMA and that the company made a voluntary public take-