Based on court papers obtained by Sports Executive Weekly, it appears that Blades Board and Skate, the 14-store action sports chain based in New Jersey, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on December 4 due to an injunctive order obtained just days
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Under Armour on the Move…
Under Armour Performance Apparel is moving their manufacturing facility, but is bucking the trend of companies moving off-shore as it makes the shift to a neighboring county instead. Baltimore County and Anne Arundel County in Maryland have reportedly be
Callaway Sees Top-Flite Drag in 2004…
Callaway Golf Company announced that sales and earnings estimates for 2003 will be in line with previous estimates and will include about $25 million in pre-tax integration costs that are expected to put diluted earnings per share in the 65 cents to 67 ce
Brown Takes on Bass; Diane Sullivan Appointed President…
The deal that will see Brown Shoe Company acquire the license for wholesale footwear for the Bass brand from Phillips-Van Heusen Corp. will have far-reaching implications for the storied brand’s hometown in Maine and bring the long-time footwear executive
SEW Goes One-On-One with… Alan Cohen
Alan H. Cohen is a co-founder of The Finish Line, Inc. and one of its principal stockholders. He has served as chairman of the board and CEO since 1982.
Cohen traces his successful experience in the specialty athletic footwear and apparel industr
Indigo Sales Up 60%
With sales for summer 2003 up 60 percent over Indigo Equipment’s already aggressive projections and a North American dealer base that has nearly doubled in the past year, the up-and-coming outdoor products manufacturer continues to chart a successful entr
Backbone Goes Fly Fishing
Simms retained Backbone Media of Carbondale, Colorado to manage its public relations efforts…
Accell Appoints New COO
Accell Group N.V. is pleased to announce that the Supervisory Board intends to appoint Mr J.M. Snijders Blok as a new member of the Board of Management of Accell Group N.V. in the position of Chief Operating Officer. As C.O.O., he will be the director res
DOT Clears Kris Kringle’s Flight Plan
Kris Kringle, d.b.a. Santa Claus, got the green light today from the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) to engage in air travel to various points throughout the United States the night of Dec. 24-25…
180s Moves Headquarters
180s will move into its new international headquarters at the Columbus Center in Baltimore’s Inner Harbor on Monday, December 22, 2003. 180s has outgrown its 10,800 square foot office building in Canton, which it has occupied since July 2000. The company
Gildan Renews Normal Course Issuer Bid
Gildan Activewear today confirmed that it has renewed, subject to regulatory approval, a normal course issuer bid for a maximum of 200,000 Class A Subordinate Voting Shares, representing approximately 0.85% of the total outstanding Class A Subordinate Vot
Verdict Issued In Vail Carbon Monoxide Case
Vail Resorts announced that the jury in the previously disclosed litigation in Wyoming rendered a total verdict of $17.5 million in compensatory damages in both cases. The Snake River Lodge & Spa was found by the jury to only be 47.5% responsible for the
K2 Completes Merger with Brass Eagle
K2 announced today the consummation of the merger of Brass Eagle Inc. with a wholly-owned subsidiary of K2. As a result of the merger, Brass Eagle is now a wholly-owned subsidiary of K2…
DeFeet’s Shane Cooper Receives Lone Eagle Award
Shane Cooper, founder of DeFeet International, Inc., has been named one of four North Carolina entrepreneurs to receive the first-ever Lone Eagle Award, presented by AdvantageWest North Carolina, Western North Carolina¹s regional economic development orga
Airwalk Parent to Prevail in Takeover Bid…
The factories that forced Airwalk into bankruptcy last month in a last gasp attempt to stymie an acquisition plan by the company’s parent company have come up short. A federal bankruptcy judge in Denver ruled last week to lift the stay that prevented Sun
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