REI Appoints New VP of Distribution and Logistics

REI has appointed David Presley to the position of vice president of Distribution and Logistics. Presley, who comes to REI with 20 years' experience in supply chain management, will provide leadership to the warehousing, order processing and product

Nordica Inks Deal with Canadian Alpine Ski Team

NRB Sports Inc, the Canadian subsidiary of Italian owned Nordica and Rollerblade, has announced that after a long absence it has re-joined the Canadian Alpine Ski Pool. Already in association with numerous ski pools world wide, this partnership will allow

VauDe will Not Show at OR

VAUDE is currently working on a new distribution concept in a continued effort to successfully penetrate the US market, after officially dissolving their relationship with Windsong Outdoors, LLC earlier this year…

John Georger Joins Felt Racing

John Georger will be joining Felt Racing as its East Coast General & Sales Manager. John comes to Felt with extensive bicycle industry experience, most recently as the National Sales Manager for Giant Bicycle. Prior to his tenure at Giant, John was East

Chamandy Resigns From Gildan Activewear

H. Greg Chamandy has stepped down from his roles as Co-Chief Executive Officer, Chairman of the Board and Chairman of the Executive Committee of Gildan Activewear, in order to pursue other business interests. He has also resigned as a member of the Board

Warnaco Inks Deal to Acquire Ocean Pacific

The Warnaco Group has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Ocean Pacific Apparel Corp. from Burlingame, California-based Doyle & Boissiere Fund I, LLC, for $40 million in cash and the assumption of $1 million in debt. The agreement also provides

Boreal Terminates U.S. Distribution Agreement

Calzados Boreal has terminated their the US Distribution agreement between Boreal and The Ralph Libonati Company (RLC) by mutual agreement. Boreal would like to thank RLC for their work and dedication during the last two seasons and wishes the best to RLC

Big 5 Net Income Climbs 19% on 8.5% Sales Increase

Big 5 Sporting Goods second quarter, net sales increased 8.5% to $184.5 million from $170.1 million in the second quarter of fiscal 2003. Same store sales increased 3.9% versus the same quarter last year, representing the company's 34th consecutive

Warnaco Swings to Profitability as Q2 Sales Climb 4.0%

The Warnaco Group second quarter net revenues increased to $332.1 million compared to $319.3 million for the second quarter of fiscal 2003. The Company saw solid revenue gains in both its Swimwear and Sportswear Groups, which were partially offset by a d

LaCrosse Q2 Sales are Flat; Back in the Red

For the second quarter of 2004, LaCrosse reported consolidated net sales of $18.6 million, up slightly from $18.58 million in the second quarter of 2003. consolidated net loss was $237,000, or $0.04 loss per share, in the second quarter of 2004, compared

Cybex Nets $7.25 Million in Private Placement

Cybex International has entered into definitive agreements with new institutional investors for the sale of 2,430,000 shares of the Company's Common Stock, for aggregate gross proceeds of approximately $8.0 million. After commissions and offering exp

Action Optics becomes Smith Action Optics

Smith Optics has decided to give its 'Action Optics' brand a name change. Beginning this fall, Action Optics will be called Smith Action Optics, and will become a premium polarized collection under the Smith brand. The new branding is intended