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Reebok and the NBA have signed a deal to develop and market NBA apparel and accessories in Asia. The five-year pan-Asian partnership marks the first time the NBA has had one licensee cover the region. The product will immediately be available selected s

Asics continues to defend it’s trademarks with another suit against a discount retailer. Last week, it was Target Corporation’s turn as Asics filed suit against the second largest discounter for trademark infringement, unfair competition, and trademark d

Sport Brands International, LLC (SBI) on Tuesday closed the $351 million acquisition of all global Fila subsidiaries, which include Fila USA, Fila Sport SpA, Fila Nederland BV, Ciesse Piumini SRL and Enyce, from Fila Holding S.p.A. SBI will also assume a

The ink was barely dry on the the re-org announced two months ago, but Outdoor lifestyle retailer and cataloguer Cabela’s has again shifted a few seats in the executive suite.

The issues raised at the recent NSGA Management Conference about the standardization of source-tagging may be answered sooner rather than later after Wal-Mart made the announcement last week that they will start to require its suppliers to be radio-freque

The end of a cycling success story came to somewhat of an end last week as SRAM Corp. took the final steps in the closure of the RockShox manufacturing facility in Colorado Springs. SRAM, the manufacturer of braking and shifting components, acquired the

Dynamo, LP, a manufacturer of commercial and consumer pool, foosball and table hockey products, particularly for the coin-operated and specialty retail sales channels.

Shares at VF Corporation, the parent company of The North Face, Eastpak and Jansport, dropped 8.8% for the week to close at $35.23 on Friday after the company issued a rather dim view of its prospects for the second quarter…

Quiksilver is capitalizing on its own retail stores, a premium brand message and lifestyle image at home to navigate through the negative retail environment as it benefits from a weaker dollar to post higher sales and margins in Europe.

SPORTS EXECUTIVE WEEKLY last week had a chance to take a sneak peek at the new GBMI incarnation of the Pony brand at the recent FFANY show in NYC. Some product will be available for late Holiday delivery with a full launch in spring of 2004.

Ashworth is capitalizing on its license for the Callaway brand, but price pressure from competitors and a soft retail environment has caused the company to cut prices on its basic product in the 8% to 10% range in the second quarter to fuel at-once busine