W.L. Gore & Associates has signed on as a national sponsor of SnowSports Industries America's Winter Trails Day January 17, 2004, a free national program that introduces the public to snowshoeing…
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Sims Hires New Design Director Matt Hexemer
Following six successful years as partner/design director at the industrial design firm “Generator Design Solutions Inc.” Matt Hexemer has accepted the position of Design Director with Sims Snowboards. “Matt has provided the
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Kelty teams with Airstream to create ultimate Base Camp
Blending the convenience of RV travel with the versatility of car camping, Airstream and Kelty have partnered to create the Base Camp, an expandable camping trailer that can be personalized to support any outdoor pursuit…
Johnson Outdoors Appoints New Diving Head
Johnson Outdoors has appointed Joseph B. Stella to head its $78 million global diving business. As Group Vice President – Global Diving, Stella will be responsible for development and growth of the Company's well-known Scubapro and Uwatec brands worl
Garmont to Distribute Silvretta In NA
Garmont North America will be the North American distributor of Silvretta free-ride and ski mountaineering bindings starting January 2004. According to John Schweizer, president of Garmont North America, “Silvretta was looking for a strong partner to lau
Epstein Surprises Industry with SBI Exit
Following the creation of Sport Brands International (SBI) in June of this year, and the purchase of Fila Worldwide, Inc., Jon Epstein is leaving the company effective December 1, 2003. Mr. Epstein cited personal reasons for his decision…
Canari Adds Tim Jackson To Its Flock
Canari Cycle Wear continues to strengthen its rep team, this time with the announcement of Tim Jackson…
Vendors See Upside from Healthy Retail Market…
Tighter inventories and stronger retail sales have led to improving margins for industry apparel and footwear vendors while the hardlines companies continued to lag the total industry numbers for the third quarter ended September. For those companies not
Forzani Q3 Earnings Fall on Liquidation of Casual Apparel…
Shares of Forzani Group Ltd. fell 13.1% last week to close at C$16.51 on Friday after Canada’s largest sporting goods retailer reported sharply lower earnings for fiscal third quarter and lowered earnings estimates for the balance of the year…
K2, Inc. Asks Neighbor to Move In…
K2 Inc. is expanding faster than waistlines during the holidays as the sporting goods industry’s leading brand aggregator looked just up the street for an appetizer to hold them over until their next big deal. The company on Wednesday announced that it w
Let’s Hope the Season Can Live Up to All the Hype…
While analysts are debating whether or not this Christmas will be a blockbuster year, the American consumer is speaking out and saying that they are ready to spend. Through a flurry of early holiday polls, customers have told retailers that they are going
Court Wants to Hear More in Airwalk Bankruptcy Case…
Airwalk’s banker and parent company came up short last week in their bid to have a stay lifted that has so far stymied the parent’s plan to buy the now-bankrupt shoe company out of foreclosure. Congress Financial Corporation, Airwalk International’s seni
NRF Report Sees Retail Execs Waver…
The latest Executive Opinion Survey conducted by the National Retail Federation (NRF) and the Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi Ltd. (BTM) indicates that retail executives have backed off of their enthusiastic outlook for demand at retail…
After Some Turkey, Mall Retailers Take Aim at the Golden Goose…
While many of our gentle readers were lounging at home, top pants button undone, sated with the Holiday repast, Sports Executive Weekly was out pounding the tile in search of key indicators for this critical holiday season. Due to the realities of geogra
Sibley’s to Shut Down Operations…
Sibleys Shoes Inc., a key bellwether retailer for urban footwear trends in the Detroit market, said Wednesday that it will close its 29 retail shoe stores in Michigan and Ohio. The closures would signal the end of an 83 year run that started with a singl
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