City Sports has been acquired by Highland Consumer Fund, with the firm also supplying City Sports with a substantial growth equity investment. The move will enable City Sports to further invest in its growth strategy and enhance its leadership position in
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Westlife Promotes Three Key Managers
Westlife Distribution has promoted three of its key managers. Long-time employees Doug Sumi and Jono Zacharias have been promoted to the positions of SVP of operations and finance and SVP of global sales. 686 veteran, Kristin Cusic, has also been promot
J. Lindeberg Moves U.S. Offices
J. Lindeberg USA Corp. will move its office and showroom to new locations on March 13th. The company anticipated being moved and fully operational by Monday, March 17th…
Blademaster Extends Supplier Agreement With Hockey Canada
Hockey Canada and Blademaster have renewed their Official Supplier Agreement, through the end of the 2009-10 season. Blademaster has been Hockey Canada’s official supplier of skate sharpeners, skate repair machines, glove dryers and skate ovens since 2001
Collective Extends Licensing Agreement With Royer
Collective Licensing International, LLC renewed licensing agreement with, France-based, Royer for the Airwalk brand. Royer will continue to hold the Master License for the Airwalk brand throughout Continental Europe through 2012…
WDI Reports 25 New Vendors at Spring Show
Worldwide Buying Group, the Seattle-based buying cooperative, just concluded what it said was a very successful spring tradeshow in Reno, Nevada February 26-March 2, that was held at the Reno-Sparks Convention Center. It was reported the show was well att
lucy activewear to Open Three New Stores
lucy activewear will open three new stores in March as part of their new store expansion – making a total of 64 stores nationwide. New lucy stores will open in San Francisco, CA on March 21st at Embarcadero Center 3, in Leawood, KS on March 21st at Town C
Mattingly Sports Names VP of Marketing and Advertising
Jim Bel Bruno, formerly of Modell’s Sporting Goods, has been named VP of marketing and advertising at Mattingly Sports. Prior to his new position at Mattingly Sports, Bel Bruno worked for Modell’s Sporting Goods as VP of marketing and advertising…
Keen Names Curleigh as President and CEO
KEEN, Inc has appointed James Curleigh as its new president and CEO, replacing Kirk Richardson, who recently shifted to the role of chief of sustainability. Curleigh served most recently as the president and CEO of Salomon North America where he led a tea
Fleet Feet Launches ‘No Boundaries’ Campaign
Fleet Feet, Incorporated has launched No Boundaries, a national training program geared toward guiding beginners to walk or run their first 5K (3.1 miles). This spring, in a partnership with New Balance, more than 80 Fleet Feet Sports stores around the
OutDoor 2008 Reports Early Vendor Bookings
Trade fair organizer Messe Friedrichshafen and industry association, European Outdoor Group (EOG), have begun a new chapter for the At OutDoor 2008 trade show with a new logo and advertising campaign. The group reports already having 646 registered exhibi
Wenger Names Reps of the Year
Wenger awarded both Jared Roberts of Roberts Sales Co. and Lee Reuter of Mark Chrislip & Associates its 2007 Sales Rep of the Year award…
Rollerblade Name Product and Marketing Manager
Rollerblade hired former pro street skater, Tom Hyser as TRS Product and Marketing Manager. Hyser will manage the development of new street products, the promotional and marketing activities of the category and the direction of the Rollerblade’s TRS bra
OBIT: Ted G. Robinson
Theodore (Ted) G. Robinson, a past president of the American Society of Golf Course Architects, died Sunday March 2, 2008 at his home in Laguna Beach, California after a 10 month battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 84…
Columbia COO to Resign
Columbia Sportswear Company reported in a filing with the SEC that the company's COO, Patrick D. Anderson announced his resignation. According to the filing, his last day as an employee will be at the end of an as yet to be determined transition peri
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