Author: James Hartford

Schutt Sports has signed the 2004 NCAA Men’s and Women’s National Champion coaches, Jim Calhoun and Geno Auriemma, as their national endorsers. Under the terms of the deal, both coaches will be featured in Schutt’s basketball advertising, catalog, and pr

ASICS Corporation has signed a multi-year partnership with FILA (International Federation of Associated Wrestling Styles), the world governing body of amateur wrestling, as an official sponsor of FILA. The sponsorship grants ASICS the right to use the FI

Pony International announced that nine-time world champion James “Lights Out” Toney (68-4-2, 43 KOs) will endorse the PONY brand through next year and into 2006, and will be featured in PONY's 2005 global advertising campaign…

Norm Daniels, President and CEO of G.I. Joe’s Sports & Auto Stores, has announced the completion of a $11.5 million investment agreement with a private equity firm, Nogales Investors, of Los Angeles, CA. G.I. Joe’s will use the bulk of the funding to ope

Maurice Sporting Goods, the country's largest wholesale sporting goods distributor, announced that they have acquired Western-Hoegee, a leading West Coast sporting goods wholesaler based in Glendale, CA. Western-Hoegee senior executives Jeff Glass a

The Athlete's Foot has formalized an agreement with Geonikal Fashion Limited of Larnaca, Cyprus to become The Athlete's Foot's master franchisee for the Republic of Cyprus. Geonikal Fashion has assumed the full operations of three existing

Foot Locker, Inc. reported net income for its third quarter ended October 30 increased 15% to 47 cents per share, or $74 million, from 41 cents per share, or $62 million last year. For the third quarter period, sales increased 14.4% to $1.37 billion this

Delta Apparel, Inc. has signed an agreement with Parkdale America, LLC to sell its yarn manufacturing plant in Edgefield, South Carolina. In conjunction with the transaction, DLA will enter into a five-year agreement with Parkdale to supply its yarn requ