adidas Taps Nordic Chief to Run North America

adidas has appointed Patrik Nilsson as President of adidas North America to be in charge of all adidas operations in the North American market and report directly to Erich Stamminger, President & CEO of the adidas brand. Patrik Nilsson succeeds Rob Langst

Execute Sports Expands Warehouse Space

Execute Sports Inc. has entered into an agreement with Dynamic Distribution Warehousing Inc. to provide an experienced fulfillment staff and nearly 50,000 square feet of office and warehouse space. The move will “substantially reduce warehouse costs while

Quik Taps Garcia to Run Rossignol Softgoods in Americas

Quiksilver, Inc. has hired Jose M. Garcia to run the softgoods business for Rossignol in the Americas. Based in Quiksilver/Rossignol's new Mountain Center headquarters in Park City, Utah, Garcia will direct the merchandising, sales and distribution o

SOLE Donates $15K to Karno Kids

Dean Karnazes and SOLE Custom Footbeds have teamed up to support and encourage America’s youth to get outside and be physically active with SOLE’s $15,000 contribution to Karnazes’s charity, Karno Kids. The donation is comprised of $2 from every Dean Karn

NRF: More Than Half of Gift Cards Yet to Be Used

Though the holiday season officially ended several weeks ago, retailers continue to see consumers hitting the stores to spend gift cards. According to an NRF survey, conducted by BIGresearch, consumers have plenty left to spend: shoppers said they had spe

Antigua Picks Up Slazenger Apparel License

The Antigua Group, Inc. signed a license agreement to design and distribute apparel and accessories under the famous Slazenger brand in the United States and Canada. This agreement calls for distribution in the Green Grass and upscale corporate segments o

Kokatat Adds to Rep Team

Kokatat added Nikki Hodgson to its sales team as Customer Service Rep. Nikki graduated from Humboldt State University this past December with degrees in German and English…

New Balance Partners with W.L. Gore

Boston-based New Balance Athletic Shoe, Inc. entered a new strategic partnership with W.L. Gore & Associates, the maker of GORE-TEX fabrics. The partnership comes as New Balance launches its Outdoor initiative at the Winter Outdoor Retailer show later thi

Chaco to Raise Funds for Orphans at OR and WSA

Chaco will offer support to its Redefine Child Support fundraiser and hope to directly impact the lives of orphaned children in India at Outdoor Retailer Winter Market and WSA by selling its Headwaters Kids Sandal collection and donating $10 for each pair

Chaco Partners with Leave No Trace

Chaco has partnered with Leave No Trace as an official product sponsor of the organization’s Traveling Trainer program, an initiative designed to educate outdoor enthusiasts across a range of audiences how to minimize their impact in natural areas…

SBI Sells Fila Business to Fila Korea…

After roughly three and a half years of ownership, Sport Brands International Ltd. (SBI) has entered into a definitive agreement to sell the Fila brand to its Korean licensee, Fila Korea, headed by Mr. Yoon-Soo (Gene) Yoon. While the purchase price was un

Malden Sale Hits a Potential Roadblock

Malden Mills’ latest bankruptcy filing may have hit a major roadblock. As reported last week in BOSS/SEW, the company was challenged by Malden Mills Creditor Trust (MMCT), who asked that the trial be delayed. In the letter, MMCT stated that Malden’s previ

Callaway Expects Sales Gains on Core Strength…

Callaway Golf Company had an update of good tidings for the industry last week as the company announced that it expected net sales for the 2006 fiscal year to increase 2% to approximately $1.02 billion from $998 million last year and that diluted earnings

Fleet Feet 2006 Comps Increase 17%…

Fleet Feet franchise owners and employees from more than 60 stores around the country and 30 running apparel, shoe, and accessory vendors gathered for the three-day Winter Franchise Conference in Phoenix, AZ. At the conference, company president, Jeff Phi