Author: James Hartford

The Bon-Ton Stores, Inc. Board of Directors has approved the appointment of David Zant as vice chairman and chief merchandising officer. Mr. Zant will report to Bud Bergren, president and CEO, and will assume his new position January 1, 2005. Zant comes

Mountain Hardwear Inc. has named Ted Ganio product manager of outerwear and Ulrike Kupfer has been appointed European marketing manager for the company. Prior to joining Mountain Hardwear, Ganio was the vice president of operations at Adventure Medical Ki

After 42 years in the sporting goods industry, Ohio-based District Sales Manager (DSM) Bud Nihiser will say goodbye to HEAD/Penn as he transitions into retirement. Nihiser will officially hang up his hat December 31, 2004. Steve Rothstein will be the DS

Twenty-year outdoor industry professional Sally McCoy has launched a new financial advisory services firm, Silver Steep Partners, LLC. The specialty firm is the first of its kind, providing strategic and financial advice to the specialty outdoor and spor

Following two strong months of retail sales, consumers headed to the stores again in November to take advantage of holiday promotions. According to the National Retail Federation, November retail sales in the GAFS category, which includes most general mer

Collegiate Pacific has completed the acquisition of Orlando Team Sports. Founded in 1994, Orlando Team Sports is believed to be the largest and fastest-growing team sporting goods distributor in the state of Florida, covering the state from Jacksonville t

VF Imagewear, a division of VF Corporation, has signed an agreement to acquire substantially all of the assets of Holoubek, Inc. With sales in excess of $40 million, Wisconsin-based Holoubek has been an apparel licensee of Harley-Davidson, Inc. for over 2