Canari Grows Under New Ownership and New Faces…

Canari Cycle Wear, which enjoyed solid results in 2003 under the direction of new ownership, is entering 2004 with new styles and concepts that promise to continue the company's momentum into the new season. Canari The cyclewear manufacturer will in

Suunto and Microsoft Team Up…

Suunto announced a partnership with Microsoft to develop and market a line of Smart Personal Objects Technology (SPOT)-enabled sports wristops. The new Suunto n-series, developed by Suunto in cooperation with Microsoft, will be the first of an entirely n

Vail Named #1 Ski Resort Resort in N.A…

SKI Magazine, in their annual “Top 60 Resort Guide,” has named Vail the number one ski resort in North America. “Vail has become America's ultimate ski destination,” says SKI's Executive Editor Greg Ditrinco, who oversees the annual survey…

Woolrich Promotes Joseph and Eberhart

Woolrich vice president Bruce Heggenstaller announced the appointment of Tim Joseph as director of marketing and media. In his new position, he will have responsibility for all corporate marketing and advertising… Roswell Brayton, president and CEO of

Princeton Tec Enters The Cycling Market

Princeton Tec is tailoring their lighting technologies for the bicycling industry. Their new Bike Series will offer cyclists three different handlebar mounted models which will make their trade debut at the upcoming Inter Bike show in October 2003, and wi

It Was a Busy Week in Human Resources…

The sheer volume of personnel moves made in the industry the past few weeks – and a few that have been unreported until now – has pushed the usual back page Movers & Shakers footnote blurbs to front page news this week.
Both Retailers and Vendors look to

The Planets Align for Cutter’s Fiscal Q1…

The street appears to like the job Cutter & Buck CEO Fran Conley is doing, rewarding the company with a 17.6% jumps in CBUK shares for the week to close at $8.00 on Friday. They also appeared to be placing a bet that she was going to stay on for awhile..

VF Imagewear in Exclusive NBA Deal…

On the heels of their recently-announced deal with Major League Baseball to be the exclusive supplier of non-authentic MLB fleece and T-shirts for the U.S. Mass Market, as well as Canada and Latin America, VF Imagewear officials revealed last week that th

Not So Fast with All That Excitement…

It appears that consumers aren’t nearly as upbeat about the economy as the strong August sales results may have indicated. The University of Michigan’s preliminary reading of the Consumer Sentiment Index for September dipped to 88.2, down from the final

As the Hardlines Guys See Issues of Their Own…

Royal Precision has entered into union negotiations for the layoff of 110 of their 230-person workforce. The company has been affected by the recent industry-wide golf slowdown, and is now re-committing their production forces to focus on the “high-perfor