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McRoberts is Icebreaker’s New national Sales manager
Greg McRoberts has been appointed as National Sales Manager for Icebreaker's US market. McRoberts, an outdoor industry veteran with over fifteen years of experience
in the specialty outdoor and alpine industry, represented Icebreaker in the Northwest
Dunham hires Berge as Sr. Outdoor Product Manager
Dunham hired Bobby Berge as Senior Outdoor Product Manager. Berge comes to the company with 22 years of experience in the outdoor business and will be responsible for all aspects of the Dunham product development team
including product marketing, design a
Dykes Hired as Sportiva’s Sports Marketing Coordinator
La Sportiva hired Kathy Dykes as their new Sports Marketing Coordinator. Dykes will provide full-time, in-house assistance to Marketing Director, Jonathan Lantz. She will be at the center of La Sportiva’s growing
marketing campaigns, managing all aspects
Zumiez Announces Two for One Stock Split
Zumiez Inc.'s Board of Directors has approved a two-for-one stock split of the Company's common shares. The stock split will be effected through a share dividend whereby shareholders of record as of the close of trading on March 29, 2006 will re
American Skiing Co. Weakness in East Offset by Strong West
American Skiing Company reported strong results in its Christmas/New Years and Presidents' Day holiday periods, and slightly lower skier visits than in the prior fiscal year in the East in January (excluding New Years) due principally to weather rela
Shoe Carnival Doubles Earnings on 11.7% Comp-Sales Increase
Shoe Carnival, Inc. net earnings for the fourth quarter increased 154% to $3.0 million from net earnings of $1.2 million in the fourth quarter last year. Diluted earnings per share increased to 22 cents per share from 9 cents per share last year. Net sale
Manzella Appoints Two Senior Executives
Manzella appointed Joe Campisi as Chief Marketing Officer and Jim Wagner as Vice President of Design, Development and Sourcing. As chief marketing officer, Joe Campisi's primary responsibility at Manzella will be to lead global marketing efforts to r
Gander to Open New Minnesota Shop
Gander Mountain Blaine, Minn. market with the opening of a 66,000-square-foot store in April 2006. The Gander Mountain store will be located at 10650 Baltimore Street NE, just off Hwy 65, in Blaine. The store will employ a sales staff of approximately 75
Outdoor Industry Rendezvous Scheduled for October in Chattanooga
The Outdoor Industry Rendezvous the industry’s largest leadership conference October 11-14, 2006 in Chattanooga, Tennessee to expand network and create new industry colleagues; explore new business tools and techniques; discover models of innovation and p
Keen Helps Conservation Alliance Recruit 24 New Members
The Conservation Alliance has recruited 24 new member companies since February, 2005, meeting a challenge from Keen Footwear to raise $120,000 in new member dues in one year. Keen offered to match the first year's dues of any company that joined the
Oakley to Acquire Optical Shop of Aspen
Oakley, Inc. has signed a definitive agreement to acquire all of the outstanding stock of privately held OSA Holding, Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiary, The Optical Shop of Aspen (OSA). Specific terms of the agreement were not disclosed. The company ex
Sew Cal Logo Completes Second Funding Phase
Sew Cal Logo, Inc., a Southern California based film wardrobe, hat and surf wear manufacturing company, has completed the first two rounds of a 3 phase funding which, when completed, will provide the Company with a principal amount of $2,000,000 in workin
Backpacker Magazine Announces Editors’ Choice Awards
Fifteen innovative outdoor products have been selected by the editors of Backpacker magazine as 2006 recipients of the 13th annual Backpacker Editors' Choice Awards, the most prestigious honor in the outdoor product industry.
The Backpacker Editors&
Rosalee Hermens Appointed VP and CIO of Timberland
The Timberland Company appointed Rosalee Hermens as Vice President and Chief Information Officer. In this role, Rosalee will be responsible for development and execution of Timberland’s global information systems and strategies.
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