Author: SGB Media

SKECHERS announced that Paul Davril, Inc. (PDI) has been named the licensee for SKECHERS-branded men's and women's sportswear apparel in the United States. The line will launch in department and specialty stores in spring 2005…

Deckers Outdoor Corporation has signed two license agreements for watches and eyewear with Capo, Inc. for the United States and Canada…

Analog clothing may have been born in Vermont, but it’s time the company moved from its nest. Now that the brand has its first fall line in stores, Analog, the newest member of the Burton family of brands, is leaving the Green Mountain State in early spri

Trek Bicycle Corporation will cease production in Carlow, Ireland and move production to its plant in Hartsmannsdorf, Germany by April 1, 2004. The acquisition of Villiger Cycle in January 2003 left Trek with two manufacturing facilities in Europe. It w

Buff headwear will co-sponsor the Life-Link/Dynafit Randonnee Rally ski-race series during the upcoming winter, Life-Link and Buff announced this week…

Converse has confirmed the exit of VP of Sales Jim Stroesser. Stroesser joined Converse as part of the management team that bought the company out of bankruptcy two years ago. Jim came to Converse from Oakley, where he was Vp of Sales after stints at Ni

Adventure Medical Kits will donate 12 Backcountry Easy Care first aid kits to the Alex Lowe Charitable Foundation (ALCF). Dedicated to preserving Alex Lowe’s legacy, the ALCF supports sustainable, community-based humanitarian programs designed to help peo

Hooked on the Outdoors named Gina DeMillow as managing editor. Joining the magazine's editorial staff in Boulder, Colo., DeMillow is a veteran of the outdoor media marketplace. Previously, DeMillow was senior
associate editor at Backpacker magazine,

The Warnaco Group, Inc. will undertake additional
restructuring initiatives in order to further lower costs and improve efficiency, icluding the closure of the 44 remaining Speedo Authentic Fitness stores and the sale of the White Stag trademark to Wal-Ma

American Skiing Company reported a net loss for the first quarter of fiscal 2004 was $41.3 million, or $1.30 per basic and diluted share, compared with a net loss of $39.1 million, or $1.23 per basic and diluted share for the year-ago period. The net los

PUMA entered a partnership with London based Vexed Generation Clothing. The collaboration introduces two new apparel lines, Martial Arts and Urban Mobility, to the men's 2004 Autumn Collection. Taking design direction from the needs of city dwellers,