Each month, Sports Executive Weekly goes One-On-One with a key executive that is seen as a driving force for the future on the sporting goods, athletic footwear and/or athletic apparel markets. This month, SEW talked with Robert DeMartini, the new CEO of
Author: Teresa Hartford
Teresa Hartford
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Jury Awards $8.1 mm to Baden in Molten Case…
Baden Sports, Inc. received an $8.1 million judgment in a federal case brought against Molten Corporation and Molten USA. The jury found that Molten willfully infringed Baden’s patent on Cushion Control Technology and that Molten had intentionally falsely
Nike, Apple Sued Over Nike+iPod Kit…
A Utah-based shoe company, Leaper Footwear, has filed suit against Apple and Nike over the Nike+iPod Sport Kit. According to documents filed in Utah's District Court, Leaper's founders, Greg and Kenny Anderson, claim they invented in 1995 and su
RECALLS: TSA and Timberland…
The Sports Authority and the CPSC are recalling approximately 11,200 Alpine Design Aluminum Water Bottles, because the surface paint on the bottle contains excessive levels of lead. Timberland is recalling approximately 193,000 pairs of its PRO Direct Att
Orange 21 Issues Denial to Thesis-Recommended Sale…
In response to the letter issued by Thesis Capital Management, Orange 21 co-chairmen of the board, Mark Simo and John Pound, sent a pair of letters, one to Thesis and the other to the company's “friends and constituents” saying that the company had n
Izod Signs Three Licenses; Picks Up Arena Naming Rights…
Phillips-Van Heusen signed three new licensees for its Izod brand. The licenses covering North America include M.Z. Berger & Co. for watches, Accessory Network Group for handbags and accessories, and slippers for SG Footwear. The lines are expected to be
NGF: Aug. Rounds Down 2.7%…
The National Golf Foundation is reporting that rounds played in the U.S. in the month of August decreased 2.7% compared to the same month last year. As a result, the year-to-date figure is down 0.8% through August, though the premium public segment is sli
Wolverine World Wide Sees Q3 Sales Growth on Merrell Strength…
Wolverine World Wide continued to depend on strong results in its Outdoor group to offset declining sales in the Bates military business, as well as to offset the company’s departure from the Hush Puppies slipper business and the Stanley boots business. T
OBIT: Onitsuka Kihachiro
ASICS Corporation chairman Kihachiro Onitsuka died on Saturday, September 29 of heart failure in a hospital in Kobe, Japan. He was 89. Mr. Onitsuka was born on May 29, 1918, in Tottori Prefecture in western Japan. In 1949, he started Onitsuka Co. Ltd., t
OIA Rendezvous Raises the Bar Yet Again…
OIA’s annual Rendezvous Leadership Conference continues to raise the bar year after year. With the 2007 event held in Vancouver, WA this year, attendees were treated to an extremely high caliber of speakers covering topics ranging from Latino marketing st
Interbike Sees Attendance Increase…
According to preliminary figures released just prior to press time, total attendance at the recently concluded Interbike show in Las Vegas exceeded 22,000 — an increase of almost 4% over last year’s show. A breakdown of that figure reveals that there were
ATTA Reports Membership Spike in Past Year…
The Adventure Travel Trade Association is seeing remarkable success in its third year since it relaunched. ATTA membership is on the rise, more than doubling in the trailing 12-month period to over 480. Additionally, in its third annual Adventure Travel W
Johnson Outdoors Receives Military Tent Order…
Johnson Outdoors received military orders totaling $11.2 million for tents with anticipated delivery in the first half of 2008. Unfortunately for JOUT, the orders came as the company’s Binghamton, NY tent manufacturing operation was ramping down producti
Patagonia to Open Store in Boulder’s Pearl St. Mall
Patagonia will open a retail store in a historic building in Boulder, Colorado’s downtown pedestrian Pearl Street Mall next spring. The 2,961-square-foot store at 1212 Pearl Street will be Patagonia’s 24th retail location and its second in Colorado, joini
RECALL: Sports Authority Water Bottles
The Sports Authority and the CPSC are recalling approximately 11,200 Alpine Design Aluminum Water Bottles, because the surface paint on the water bottle contains excessive levels of lead, violating the federal lead paint standard. No injuries have been re
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