New Era’s VP Appointed to FLA Board
New Era Cap Co.'s Vice President of Global Human Resources, Timothy J. Freer, has been appointed to the Fair Labor Association’s Board of Directors. Mr. Freer will hold one of six Industry Representative positions on the board; the position has a th
OIA Honors Backpacker, River Sports Outfitters, and Gary Erickson
Outdoor Industry Association announced the recipients of the inaugural 2006 Outdoor Industry Ambassador Award and Outdoor Industry Innovator Award, as nominated by the outdoor industry and then selected by OIA’s Board of Directors. OIA has awarded Backpa
Precor Makes Promotions in Sales Division
Precor promoted Larry Domingo to Vice President of Commercial Sale. Domingo previously was Commercial Sales Director. In addition, Domingo has promoted Dan Toigo and Sean Kearney to Regional Sales Director positions, and Chuck Fedorka to Director of Natio
NSGA: Last Retail Census Shows 22.5% Growth in New England SG Store Sales
Overall sporting goods store sales in New England grew 22.5% from the 1997 Census versus total U.S. growth of 25%, accrding to a report issued by the National Sporting Goods Association. Sales for 2002 in New England reached $1.53 billion. Of that amount,
Descente North America to Sponsor China’s Freestyle Team in Torino
Descente North America signed an agreement to sponsor the Chinese Freestyle Ski Team for the 2006 Torino Olympics. This marks the first of a partnership between the Utah based Descente North America and the Chinese Team…
TSL Snowshoes Opens Vermont Production Facility
Arnaud Claude, President of TSL Snowshoes, LLC announces the opening of its Vermont production facility, set to manufacture twenty new snowshoe models for the 2006/07 collection. TSL Snowshoes, LLC is located in Williston, VT.
EMU Australia Names Rockies Rep
EMU Australia added action sports industry sales rep veteran David Poletti as the company’s new sales rep for the Rockies region. David has almost twenty years of experience in the action sports realm, and has focused on building such brands as Freestyle
Head Awards Hard Workers
Tom Kelley, who manages Southern California for Head/Penn Racquet Sports, was named District Sales Manager of the Year for 2005, while Steve Rothstein, who represents the Midwest, was named Rookie of the Year. Both Steve and Tom were commended on their t
Alleson Athletic Names Creative Director
Alleson Athletic appointed Nicole Lux as Creative Director. Nicole will develop, build, and market apparel across all product categories focusing on sublimation printing techniques. Nicole comes to Alleson from Allied Duralux, a North Carolina-based manu
Columbia Teams with Nissan on European Model…
Columbia Sportswear Company and Nissan Europe SAS have entered into a joint branding effort aimed at building brand awareness throughout Europe. The two companies have joined forces to launch the Nissan X-TRAIL Columbia Edition with a series of events, ma
Johnson Outdoors Sees Military Sales Decline Drag Down Fiscal Q1 Results…
Johnson Outdoors Inc. saw first quarter sales decline primarily due to a considerable decline in military sales in the outdoor equipment division. Excluding the $4.6 million decline in military tent revenues, total company sales would have been up $2.2 mi
OIA Develops Fair Labor Code; Announces First Annual Awards
Outdoor Industry Association has adopted a supplier code of conduct as developed by the organization’s Fair Labor Working Group. In addition, OIA released a Fair Labor Toolkit at Outdoor Retailer Winter Market. The Fair Labor Toolkit presents a code of co
Yue Yuen Margins Take Another Hit in Fiscal 2005, But Retail Growth Helps…
Yue Yuen Industrial Holdings shrugged off the effects of higher costs for raw materials, increases in labor costs and the appreciation of the Yuan to post a 2.2% increase in net profit to $310.1 million for its fiscal full year ended September 30. The co
Kangol Partners with Stereo Sound Agency for Headwear
Kangol has joined forces with Stereo Skateboards, a.k.a. The Stereo Sound Agency, to release an exclusive line of headwear for SpringISummer '06.
Stereo Skateboards, founded in 1992, is the brainchild of skateboarder/artist Chris Pastras and
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adidas/Reebok Deal Clears European Regulators
The European Commission has unconditionally cleared adidas-Salomon AG's proposed acquisition of Reebok International Ltd. No other anti-trust approvals are required to complete the transaction. Reebok will hold a Special Meeting of Shareholders today
