The Walking Company, a wholly owned subsidiary of Big Dog Holdings, Inc. has agreed to acquire substantially all the assets of Steve's Shoes, Inc. for approximately $4.2 million in a bankruptcy auction. Steve's Shoes operates 45 stores in 22 sta
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Timberland Rolls Out New Packaging Initiative
The Timberland Company has announced a footwear packaging initiative that reduces Timberland's environmental impact and provides consumers with new information to help guide them in the purchase process. As part of the initiative to debut this year,
GBMI Appoints Singer Nautica U.S. Sales Chief
Global Brand Marketing, Inc. has appointed Dan Singer to director of US sales for Nautica. In this new position, Mr. Singer will oversee the expansion of the Nautica brand into department stores, independents and marine retailers. He will also be charged
GBMI Appoints Luxury Brands Sales Director
Global Brand Marketing, Inc. has appointed Bettina Schmitt to director of US sales for GBMI’s Luxury brands, Dry-shoD and Dry shod Verde. Ms. Schmitt will be responsible for developing the luxury casual Dry- shoD brand and the new modern sport casual sub-
Johnson Outdoors Fiscal Q1 Hurt by Loss of Military Sales
Johnson Outdoors Inc. saw net sales decline 3.2% to $72.6 million for the first quarter ended December 30, 2005 from $75.0 million for the prior year quarter. The net loss for the period widened a bit to $1.1 million, or a loss of 12 cents per diluted sh
Columbia to Lend Name to Nissan Vehicle in Europe
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. A series of events, marke
Reebok Gets 98% Affirmative Vote on adibok Deal
At a Special Meeting of Shareholders held Wednesday, Reebok’s shareholders approved Reebok International's previously announced merger agreement with adidas-Salomon AG. More than 98% of the votes cast were voted in favor of the transaction. adidas-
adidas Group Closes Billion Dollar Private Placement
The adidas Group yesterday closed a $1 billion US private placement transaction. The new transaction improves the Group’s financial flexibility and further extends its overall maturity profile. The proceeds of the transaction will be used to help finance
New Era Inks Patent Deal for Golf Headwear
New Era Cap Co., Inc. has entered into a relationship with Golf Design Inc. for the exclusive rights of use for the company's Magnahat patent. The deal allows New Era to imbed a magnet into the visor of its caps, to which a ball marker will be attach
Callaway Narrows Q4 Loss; Posts Post Full Year Profit
Callaway Golf Company reported net sales of $998.1 million for the full year ended December 31, 2006, a 6.8% increase from $934.6 million in sales for the same period in 2004.
ELY swung to a profit for the year, posting net income of $13.3 million, or 19
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
Deckers CFO Scott Ash to Depart Company
Deckers Outdoor Corporation has announced that Scott Ash, Chief Financial Officer, will be leaving the company in early March 2006 in order to pursue other interests. The Company has commenced a search for Mr. Ash's successor. Mr. Ash intends to be i
adidas Japan Appoints New President
adidas Japan K.K. has appointed Pascal Martin as its President effective March 1, 2006. The 45-year-old Frenchman will report directly to Christophe Bezu, Head of adidas Region Asia/Pacific. Pascal Martin joins adidas from Nissan Motor Co. Ltd where he s
Dale of Norway Looks to CenterStone for Sales Order Management
CenterStone Technologies, Inc., an internationally recognized developer of Web-based sales order management software for vendors that sell consumer brands through specialty retail channels, announced that Dale of Norway, headquartered in Bergen, Norway is
Sportif USA Honors Weeks as Rep of Year
Sportif USA honored Julie Weeks, the clothing line’s Midwest territory representative, with the Salesperson of the Year award for 2005. Weeks received the award in November from Tom Williamson, vice president of Sportif, at their annual sales meeting in R
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