Brooks Sports filed a lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington against Nike, Inc., Exeter Brands Group, LLC and Payless ShoeSource, Inc., citing significant trademark infringement and unfair competition relative t
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Yakima Opens New Western Distribution Center
Yakima has opened a distribution center in Riverside, Calif., that will decrease delivery time by 50% for western customers. Retailers can expect a one to two day transit time instead of the previous distribution schedule of four to five days. Yakima wil
Nève Designs Inks Licensing Deal with U.S. Ski Team
Nève Designs will be a licensed sweater and accessories company for the U.S. Ski Team. The terms of the agreement will run from May 1, 2007 until April 30, 2011 and will provide Nève the use of the U.S. Ski Team mark and athletes for advertising and promo
CamelBak Signs Distribution Deal with QBP
CamelBak will partner with Quality Bicycle Products to distribute its line of water bottles and bottle accessories in bicycle retailers…
Highgear Hires New Midwest Rep Agency
Highgear has hired Velocity Outdoors to represent the brand throughout the upper Midwestern region. The states included within this territory are ND, SD, MN, IA, WI, IL, MO and Eastern NE. Velocity Outdoors, a four member agency group, was recently founde
Mountain Hardwear Hires New NE Rep Agency
Mountain Hardwear Inc. hired the Stoner-Andrews Agency as sales representatives to cover Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont.. The principals in the agency, Rick Stoner and Scott Andrews, have been outdoor industry
Johnson Outdoors Fiscal Q2 Sales Jump 14%
Johnson Outdoors Inc. fiscal second quarter ended March 30, 2007 net sales were $122.1 million, a 14% increase compared to net sales of $107.4 million for the prior year quarter. Net earnings were $1.6 million, or 17 cents per diluted share, for the secon
Delta Fiscal Q3 Income Inches Up on 22.6% Sales Gain
Delta Apparel, Inc. fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2007 net sales increased 22.6% to a third quarter record of $85.0 million compared to $69.4 million in the prior year's third quarter. The increase was primarily due to the addition of FunTees and sa
Accell’s EU Bike Sales Boosted by Warmer Weather
Accell Group N.V. said during the General Meeting of Shareholders that sales in the first months of 2007 exceeded those in the same period of 2006 for all three product groups: bicycles, bicycle parts and accessories, and fitness. The increase of sales wa
Kenji Haroutunian Named Show Director for FlyFishing Retailer
Nielsen Sports Group promoted Kenji Haroutunian as the new show director for the FlyFishing Retailer World Trade Expo (FFR), where he will manage strategic planning, staff, sales, marketing and budgeting for the event…
Factory Design Labs Promotes Four and Hires Six
Factory Design Labs promoted four employees and the addition of six new staff members. Jaxon Repp, Factory's VP of Interactive Services, has taken a new role as VP of Client Strategy. Replacing Jaxon as Senior Director of Interactive Services is Davi
Timberland to Restate Financials; Delays Q1 Reporting
The Timberland Company is postponing the release of its first-quarter results to make certain non-cash adjustments to its financial statements. As the result of a review of recent clarifying guidance relating to accounting for foreign currency hedging ins
K-Swiss Earnings Fall on Slow Domestic Sales
K-Swiss total Q1 revenues decreased 18.3% to $122.6 million $150.0 million last year. Net earnings and net earnings per diluted share for the first quarter of 2007 decreased 27.8% and 27.1%, respectively, to $18.0 million or 51 cents per diluted share,
Hanesbrands Q1 Sales Inch Up on Champion Gains
Hanesbrands Inc. 2007 first quarter total net sales increased slightly to $1.04 billion, and earnings per diluted share were 12 cents, which were significantly lower than a year ago primarily because of several factors related to the company's spinof
Unifi to Consolidate Dillon in North Carolina
Unifi, Inc. will be shutting its recently acquired Dillon, South Carolina facility. The Company currently operates 42 texturing machines at the facility. The Company expects to close the facility by July 31, 2007 and move the entire production to its faci
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