HEAD announced the addition of two-time Grand Slam winner Juan Carlos Ferrero to its player roster during the TMS Tournament in Madrid. The worldwide, multi-year agreement includes HEAD tennis racquets, bags and accessories and Penn tennis balls. As a p
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Fox River Taps Extreme Skier for Women’s Effort
Fox River Mills is partnering with champion extreme skier Alison Gannett to promote and refine Fox River’s women’s sock line. Specifically, Gannett will lead the technical design team on Fox River’s winter sport socks for women, as well as provide design
Kmart Makes Change at the CEO Position
Kmart Holding Corporation announced the appointment of Aylwin Lewis as President and Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately. Mr. Lewis will also join the Kmart Board of Directors. Mr. Lewis joins Kmart from YUM! Brands, Inc., where he was Presiden
Sport Haley Fiscal Year Net Loss Widens
Sport-Haley, Inc. reported net sales for the year ended June 30, 2004, were approximately $20,800,000, an increase of $1,604,000 or 8%, from net sales of approximately $19,196,000 for the 2003 fiscal year. The net loss for the fiscal year was approximate
lucy Comes Full Circle; Relaunches Online Store
lucy is reopening its online store for women's activewear. The Portland-based retailer launched its original e-commerce website November 15, 1999. Fifteen months later, the company shut down its website and successfully shifted its focus to brick-and
lucy Opens First Hometown Store
lucy is opening its first Portland-area store in the Pearl District's Henry building at 1039 NW Couch Street. The 1900-square-foot retail space is on the ground floor of the mossy green 15-story residential luxury tower in the renewed Brewery Blocks
Howell Lands as Chief Retail Officer at LL Bean
L.L. Bean has added two new executives geared toward helping the company achieve its retail expansion goals. Ed Howell, a former L.L.Bean employee, returned to the company as Chief Retail Officer and member of the Office of the President. Howell recently
ICON Fiscal Q1 Loss Jumps; CV and Strength Sales Both Decline
ICON Health & Fitness reported that net sales for the first quarter of fiscal 2005 decreased 13.9% to $170.3 million from $197.8 million in the comparable period in fiscal 2004. Sales of cardiovascular and other equipment decreased 9.6% to $143.4 million
LaCrosse Footwear Announces Boot Recall
LaCrosse Footwear Inc., in cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, has announced a voluntary recall of about 8,400 pairs of Polar and Trailblazer Work Boots. The protective toe cap on the boots may not provide sufficient impact and c
Giant Bicycle Issues Recall of Rainier Mountan Bikes
Giant Bicycle Inc., in cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, has announced a voluntary recall of about 160 Rainier Mountain Bicycles. Consumers have been advised to stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instruc
Mountainsmith Appoints New Product Manager
In the latest of many recent moves by Mountainsmith to strengthen their management team, Christian Mason has been appointed to the newly created position of Product Manager for the company. Most recently he was sales representative for DaKine in the Rocki
Ashworth Appoints New Chief Operating Officer
Ashworth, Inc. has appointed international apparel industry veteran Per Gasseholm to the post of Chief Operating Officer and Executive Vice President, effective November 1, 2004. He joins Ashworth from Blue Marlin Corp., where he served as Chief Operatin
Play it Again Sports Parent Sees Q3 Net Dip on Lower Revenues
Winmark Corporation, parent company to Play it Again Sports, reported net income for the third quarter ended September 25, 2004 of $1.0 million, or 15 cents per share diluted, compared to net income of $1.1 million, or 17 cents per share diluted, in the t
Pearl Izumi Deploys CenterStone B2B Software
CenterStone Technologies, Inc., a Denver-based developer of Web software and services for managing sales orders, has successfully deployed its business-to-business sales order management software for Pearl Izumi. Pearl Izumi chose CenterStone as its partn
VF Moving Jansport to San Leandro; Cisler Will Exit
JanSport, Inc., a division of VF Corporation, has decided to relocate the JanSport Equipment business to new offices in San Leandro, CA, where VF's The North Face division is also headquartered. JanSport's Custom Apparel business, which provide
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