Oakley Will Not Get Restraining Order…

Oakley and The Hockey Company have been wrapped up a court dispute over the Jofa “Image” protective hockey visor. Oakley filed suit against THC on July 31st and applied for a temporary restraining order. The request was denied.
Oakley claims that the

Honest, It Was the Neoprene Fumes…

Federal securities regulators have settled fraud charges with the former president of Orange County, CA-based Freedom Surf, Inc. and Cyrus Industries. Raece Richardson, an Australian citizen that ran both companies, agreed to pay $175,000 in penalties to

Specialty Quick Hits…

Raliegh Bicycles is gearing up for a move into the higher-end component and bicycle market; SRAM and RockShox have expanded their “BlackBox” Product Development to include BlackBoxRacing.com; Jet Boil made a stir at the OR show; Aaron Feuerstein is still

Cannondales Bedford Plant Will Be Strictly Cycles

Beginning early next year, Cannondale will begin outsourcing the production of its cycling apparel and accessory lines. The move will allow the company to focus its Bedford, Pennsylvania factory exclusively on bicycle manufacturing…

Schure Sports Expands Karbon

Schure Sports Inc. is extremely pleased to announce the promotion of an existing team member and welcome onboard three well-respected industry greats who will definitely make a huge impact on KARBON's share of the marketplace and improve customer ser

CGPR Celebrates First Decade

CGPR is celebrating a decade of solid growth this August. In addition to reaching this 10 year milestone, CGPR added 7 new clients to its roster in the last 6 months. CGPR will mark the anniversary this week at the 2003 Outdoor Retailer Summer Market…

THC Acquires Roger Edwards Sport

The Hockey Company announced its acquisition, through its wholly-owned subsidiary Sport Maska Inc., of Roger Edwards Sport Ltd. Roger Edwards Sport will continue to function as a separate business unit, operating from its new headquarters in Toronto…

Anti-Trust Waiting Period Ends for VF-Nautica Merger

VF Corporation announced that the waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended, with respect to the previously announced merger between Nautica Enterprises, Inc. and a wholly-owned subsidiary of VF expired at 1

Black Diamond Wins Moving Mountains Award

Black Diamond has been recognized as the 2003 Moving Mountain Industry Award Winner. Well-known within the outdoor not-for-profit community, Black Diamond received the award at the Outdoor Retailer Summer Market in Salt Lake City, Utah on Friday, August 1

Tomat Takes Majority Interest in Lotto Italia SpA

Roberto Danieli is exiting his position with Enerlux S.A.,
a 50% owner of Lotto Sport Italia S.p.A. His 45% share of Enerlux will shift to Andrea Tomat, Adriano Sartor and Gianni Lorenzato, who together already had a 55% control over the company. Revis

Varsity Moves Forward With Buyout Deal

Varsity Brands announced that it is mailing a Proxy Statement to all holders of record of Varsity Brand's common stock as of August 4, 2003, for the purpose of approving the proposed merger pursuant to which the Company would be acquired by a wholly-