K2 Inc. has made two appointments at its Earth Products, Inc. unit, appointing founder Chris Miller to Chief Creative Officer and Jeff Larsen to the position of President of Earth Products, Inc. The company, which is based in Carlsbad, Calif., markets pr
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VF Corp. To Add Reef to Growing Outdoor Coalition
VF Corporation has signed a definitive agreement to acquire all the outstanding stock of Reef Holdings Corporation from an investor group led by majority shareholder Swander Pace Capital. Terms were not disclosed. Reef had sales of $75 million in 2004 exc
NSGA: Concentration Continues at Athletic Specialty
Sales at the four largest specialty athletic footwear chains grew to 70.5% of sales in this channel of distribution during the five-year period 1997-2002, according to an NSGA analysis of recently released U.S. Census of Retail data. In the previous five-
SIA Revises Season-to-Date Retail Audit Results
SnowSports Industries America (SIA) recently reported dollar and unit sales for specialty ski and snowboards stores as well as overall industry sales for the reporting period of August 2004-January 2005. However, after further analysis, a calculation err
Shoe Pavilion Swings to Profit in Q4 on 14.7% Comp Sales Gain
Shoe Pavilion, Inc. reported net income of $1.0 million, or 14 cents per fully diluted share, for the fourth quarter ended January 1, 2005, compared to a net loss of $60,000, a loss of a penny per share, on a restated basis for the year-ago period. Net sa
Mountainsmith Appoints New VP Sales; Novak to Exit
Mountainsmith has appointed Gareth Richards as the new vice president of sales, effective April 15, 2005. Richards takes over for Peter Novak who is leaving the company to take advantage of a new opportunity to further advance his career. Gareth will hav
Wilson Racquet Sports Expands Customer Service Hours; Gets Nod for Best Service
Wilson Racquet Sports is expanding their #1 rated customer service call center to now include Saturdays and expanded weekday hours for the upcoming spring & summer seasons, which generally marks the peak of tennis participation throughout the United State
PUMA Officially Launches New NYC Store
PUMA had their offical global launch this week of their newest sport-fashion retail store in New York City's Meatpacking District. The store will exclusively carry the brand's sport-fashion collaborations, specifically 96 HOURS, nuala, Mihara, S
Brooks Inks Sponsorship Deal for Twin Cities Marathon
Brooks Sports, Inc. announced a new licensing agreement with the Twin Cities Marathon (TCM). The two-year, Gold level partnership makes Brooks the official footwear and apparel sponsor of the TCM, the first U.S. qualifying marathon for the Olympic Trials
Favre Signs On as Starter Pitchman for Nike
Following Saturday’s announcement of a return to professional football, legendary NFL quarterback Brett Favre has teamed up with Starter to endorse the brand’s full line of athletic footwear and apparel for the value retail channel. The endorsement will i
Top Flite Makes Sales and Marketing Appointments
The Top Flite Golf Company announced new additions to its marketing and sales team. Jamie Bosworth, vice president of marketing & sales has named Bob Arnold, Director of Marketing, Ben Hogan; Kevin Martin, Director of Insides Sales & Customer Service; Den
National Account Manager — Scent-Lok
Scent-Lok Technologies, the brand leader in hunting apparel, is looking for an experienced National Sales Account Manager. This new position will help us investigate and develop new markets. Our successful candidate will manage and build a strong
Hennion Takes Marketing Reins at Dick’s Sporting Goods
Dick's Sporting Goods has promoted Jeff Hennion to Senior Vice President of Marketing. Mr. Hennion joined Dick’s Sporting Goods as Vice President and Treasurer in January 2000 and moved quickly through the ranks, eventually promoted to SVP of Strateg
Shoe Carnival Changes Start to Bear Fruit; Q4 Net Up Ten Fold
Shoe Carnival, Inc. reported that net earnings for the fiscal fourth quarter ended January 29 increased to $1.2 million, or 9 cents per diluted share, from net earnings of $111,000, or a penny a share, in Q4 last year. Net sales for the quarter increased
SGMA: U.S. Sporting Goods Imports Continue Growth
The dollar value of sporting goods imported into the U.S. increased by 7.5% to $10.43 billion in 2004 compared with $9.7 billion for 2003. It's the third consecutive year of increased value of sports goods. This is the main finding of SGMA Intern
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