Franklin L. Lavin, Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade, released a statement on the decision by the Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements to end further consideration of 24 requests for safeguard action on imports from Chi
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Chris Jackson Named VP of Design for Calvin Klein Women’s Better Sportswear
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Miller Appointed CEO of Scarpa N.A.
Andrea Parisotto, President of SCARPA North America announced the hiring of Kim Miller as the CEO. Starting his career as a Customer Service Manager at Chouinard Equipment Ltd. in 1987. When Black Diamond was formed in 1990, Kim took the post as the Rocky
Team Athletic Goods Re-Organizes Executive Team
Team Athletic Goods has created a new management team. TAG, along with TAG Team Uniforms, will merge the strengths of their executive staffs to provide a more structured and comprehensive executive team.Stan Morrison, President of TAG Team Uniforms will b
CamelBak Promotes Three From Within
CamelBak Products has promoted three key executives to new roles with promotions for Mac Tillman, Jonathan Austen and Shawn Cullen, the first two in the company’s Recreation Division and the third on the company’s Government, Military, Industrial (GMI) Di
Timberland Increases Anti-Counterfeit Efforts
The Timberland Company unveiled several new components of its program to combat the distribution of imitation Timberland products. The program is designed to raise awareness about counterfeit goods and the importance of product authenticity, and also incl
Quiksilver Appoints Four New Board Members
Laurent Boix-Vives, Timothy Harmon and Charles Exon have been appointed to the Quiksilver Board of Directors effective December 1, 2005. Douglas Ammerman was previously appointed to the Board of Directors on June 3, 2005…
Obermeyer Hires New PR Coordinator
Sport Obermeyer hired Linda Gerdenich as the new Public Relations Coordinator. Prior to joining Obermeyer, Gerdenich was the Director of Community Relations and Communications for the City of Aspen…
Metolius Wins ‘Sharp End’ Award from Access Fund
Metolius Climbing has been chosen to receive the Access Fund's 2005 Sharp End Award in recognition of their efforts in climber advocacy. Sharp End Awards are presented annually to individuals and organizations demonstrating remarkable leadership and
Tecnifibre Teams Up with Bridgestone
5 years after the creation of its production subsidiary for tennis balls in Thailand, Tecnifibre keeps on growing with a new partnership with BRIDGESTONE. The goal of this partnership is to increase the capacity and technical expertise of this tennis ball
Famous Footwear Sees Record Q3 revenues on 2.1% Comp Gain
Brown Shoe Company, Inc. consolidated net sales for the third quarter ended October 29, 2005 rose 20.0% to a record $617.7 million versus $514.8 million last year. Sales at Famous Footwear increased 5.3% to $328.1 million for the quarter versus $311.7 mil
Strong Third Quarter Comps Boost Genesco’s Bottom Line
Genesco Inc. earnings before discontinued operations were $16.2 million, or 62 cents per diluted share for the third quarter, compared to $12.4 million, or 49 cents per diluted share last year. Net sales at Journeys rose 11% to $153 million. Same store sa
Merrell Makes ‘Ad Age Top 50’ List
Merrell has been named one of Advertising Age’s 2005 “Marketing 50” winners. Each year, Advertising Age recognizes 50 top brands for their consumer appeal and marketing excellence, which includes elements such as product design and development, research,
K2 and Marmot Complete Apparel Consolidation in Santa Rosa, Calif.
All sales, marketing and product development operations of the K2 Snow apparel brand have fully transitioned from K2 Sports in Vashon, Wash., to operate under Marmot in Santa Rosa, Calif. K2 Inc., parent company of K2 Sports, acquired Marmot in 2004 to es
Umbro’s CFO Resigns
Umbro plc announced that Geoff Haslehurst, Chief Financial Officer has informed the Board that during the course of 2006 he will step down from the Company to pursue other interests. The Board are currently seeking a replacement for him and a further anno
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