Across the northern tier of the United States, runners persevere through the winter months, slogging through snow and slush, learning to keep their balance on icy surfaces and endlessly experimenting with ways to see and be seen…
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Running Shoes Show Positive Growth Through Holiday 2007
Holiday 2007 proved to be an up-and-down affair for the sporting goods market as the weeks between Thanksgiving and Christmas generally saw sales decreases, but the last two weeks of the period saw strong sales gains…
Why Running Shoes Aren’t Just for Running
Every day in clinic I make footwear recommendations to my patients and inevitably some of them will say to me, “Why are you recommending running shoes? I’m not a runner.” I explain to them that no other shoes offer the features that running shoes do and t
Kokatat Hires Morley as Western Sales Rep
Sean Morley has accepted the position as Kokatat Sales Representative for the western territory. This territory includes California, Nevada and Arizona. Sean moved from the UK to California in 2006 and founded River and Ocean LLC, a Sales and Customer Ser
A4 Launches New Rapid Replenishment Program
A4 is launching the “A4 Express” rapid fulfillment program targeted at the specialty sporting goods retailer. A4 is answering the retailers need to keep inventory levels low while always being in stock on core items. The new “A4 Express Catalog” will be m
SSG Unsure About Causes for Stock Decline
Sport Supply Group, Inc.'s normal policy is not to comment on unusual market activity. However, the company said that it is not aware of any reason for Friday’s higher than average trading volume and stock price decline…
SGMA Elects New Board Members
The Sporting Goods Manufacturers Association has elected its Board of Directors, which includes three new members for the 2008-2011 term. Lindsay Stewart, the special advisor to the chairman/CEO – Nike, Inc. ,has been elected to a full term while Jim Tom
WSA Sold to ENK International
ENK International, the producer of fashion trade shows including The Collective and Fashion Coterie has purchased WSA Global Holdings LLC, producer of the WSA footwear shows in Las Vegas…
Rip Curl Hires Miller as VP of Jr. Design
Rip Curl USA hired Mary Miller to its executive team as the VP of juniors design. In her new role, Mary will utilize her talents to oversee the design of junior’s product across all categories. Mary’s experienced consecutive five-year tenures at both Roxy
Nike Acquires 19.9% Stake in Umbro from Sports Direct
Nike, Inc.'s wholly owned subsidiary Nike Vapor Ltd. has acquired 19.9% of Sports Direct International's holdings in Umbro plc. The shares were purchased at 193.06 pence per share ($3.83), which is the all-cash offer price Nike announced on Octo
Heelys Hires Edelman as PR Agency-of-Record
Heelys, Inc. has named Edelman as its public relations agency-of-record. Edelman’s Dallas office will be responsible for extending Heelys brand recognition in the youth wheeled footwear, footwear, apparel, and accessories markets…
NSSF Ranks Economic Impact of Hunting and Fishing
A ranking of states in categories including total number of hunters and anglers, spending by sportsmen, jobs supported, taxes generated, number of days spent hunting and fishing and the most traveled to states by hunters and anglers has been released. Nat
REI Selects Creative and Media Buying Agencies
Recreational Equipment, Inc has awarded its national creative advertising and media buying accounts to BBDO Atlanta and Prometheus Media Services respectively. The company completed its nearly two-month closed agency review process earlier this week. The
One Percent for the Planet Auction Raises $20,000
One Percent for the Planet raised close to $20,000 on their first online auction. The online auction offered over 100 items of varied merchandise including a surf session for two with Patagonia Founder Yvon Chouinard and Chris Malloy, a signed guitar from
Sport Supply Group Class Action Suit Dismissed
Sport Supply Group announced that Jeffrey S. Abraham voluntarily dismissed with prejudice, a class action on behalf of all minority stockholders of the former Sport Supply Group, Inc. in connection with the Plan of Merger between Collegiate Pacific and th
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