K2 Sports was honored by the Industrial Design Society of America (IDSA) with a Silver IDEA award for its new women’s Moxie Snow Helmet. The Industrial Design Excellence Awards recognize design innovation in a broad range of categories from consumer produ
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Johnson Outdoors Closes NY Plant Due to Flooding
Johnson Outdoors Inc. is temporarily closing its Binghamton, New York plant and administrative offices due to flooding from heavy rains. Binghamton is home to Johnson Outdoors' Outdoor Equipment Group business, which makes and markets consumer, comme
Stride Rite Changes Pension Plan
The Stride Rite Corporation has adopted changes to its defined benefit pension plan effective December 31, 2006, and will significantly increase matching contributions to its defined contribution plans beginning January 1, 2007. These changes will shift t
Dane and Emily Jackson Join Patagonia Ambassador Program
Patagonia's Ambassador program recently became a family affair as two rising kayak stars joined their world-famous father on Patagonia's roster of sponsored athletes. Dane and Emily Jackson, 12 and 16 years old respectively, join renowned kayake
Lotus Designs Becomes Patagonia Paddling
The Lotus Designs brand will transition to Patagonia Paddling. At that time, Patagonia will launch a focused product offering under the Patagonia Paddling name. The new line will be highly refined, with a renewed focus on environmentally-friendly material
Google’s Online Payment Program to be Integrated with AdWords
Google Inc. has launched “Google Checkout”, a checkout process that makes online shopping faster, more convenient and more secure for Google users. Google Checkout offers a checkout option that enables shoppers to purchase from participating stores with a
Freestyle Hires Centric and SnL to Help Redefine Brand
Freestyle recently added two new agencies of record – Centric and SnL Communications. Freestyle will work with Centric to redefine its brand and create innovative online and offline retailer and consumer advertising programs. SnL Communications will cond
OutDoor Launches New Design Award
The first design competition at the OutDoor Show has motivated many companies in the outdoor industry. 142 products from 21 countries have been entered for the OutDoor INDUSTRY AWARD. The objective of this industrial contest is to distinguish products com
Vaude Hires Dietrich for International Sales Team
Bernd Dietrich will be joining the international sales team at Vaude . As Area Sales Manager he will be responsible for all sales activities in the following regions: Asia, Eastern Europe and Australia/New Zealand. In close cooperation with Lutz Vetter, I
Harte Joins The Quiksilver Rossignol Group
Canice Harte will join The Quiksilver Rossignol Group's management team in Park City to fill the position of VP of Sales and Marketing, Soft Goods Division. Canice will be directly responsible for sales activities and will oversee the adaptation of R
Fleet Feet Celebrates 30th Anniversary
Fleet Feet, Inc. is marking the 30th anniversary of the first Fleet Feet store at its National Franchise Conference in Hilton Head this week. The first Fleet Feet opened in Sacramento, California, in 1976, and the company began offering franchises in 198
Nevica to Launch Ski Apparel Brand After Killy License Expires
Nevica Technical SPORTSYSTEM, Ltd. will be launching a new skiwear brand for the 2007/2008 winter season in the medium to upper end of the technical skiwear market. The new brand will be officially unveiled in November 2006 to its key distributor and reta
adidas Takes Over Distribution of Reebok in China
The adidas Group has taken control of the distribution and license rights for the Reebok brand in China in mutual agreement with New Point Industrial Limited it. China is one of today’s fastest-growing sporting goods markets according to the company…
adidas World Cup Sales Exceed Expectations
For adidas, the 2006 FIFA World Cup has proven to be a “great commercial success” with record football sales of over €1.2 billion ($1.45 billion), up more than 30% from 2005. A record 3 million replica jerseys were sold, which included 1.5 million jerseys
REI Appoints New VP of e-Commerce
Recreational Equipment, Inc. appointed Brad Brown vice president of E-Commerce and Web Strategies. Brown will lead the development of the next generation of REI.com as the site approaches its 10-year anniversary.
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