Wolverine World Wide, Inc. will see its current president and COO, Blake W. Krueger take on the role of CEO at the company's annual meeting of shareholders in April…
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SIA Retail Audit Shows Strong Start to ’06/’07 Season
SIA released its first Retail Audit of the season, showing a strong start at SnowSports stores. For a third season in a row, early season snow drove people into the stores and boosted sales above the previous year. The report shows sales for the August t
FDRA Adds Marketing and Communications Director
The Footwear Distributors and Retailers of America (FDRA) has added Stephanie Ward to the association as its director of marketing and communications. Ms. Ward has previously served in similar capacities at the America Association for Clinical Chemistry,
Mountain Khakis Adds Two to Sales Staff
Mountain Khakis LLC has hired Doug Ellis as an in-house sales coordinator, and added Garrett Jenkins as Customer Service Representative. Ellis will be responsible for sales rep support and focus primarily on dealer support, aiding in inventory and merchan
Under Armour Partners with Baseball Factory
Under Armour, Inc. has entered a multi-year partnership with the Baseball Factory, a player development program for top high-school baseball athletes across the country. Under Armour will outfit the players from head-to-toe and serve as the title sponsor
Patagonia Footwear Names Brand Manager
Patagonia Footwear named Whitney Conner as brand manager. Prior to joining Patagonia Footwear, Conner served as head technical rep and grassroots coordinator for Merrell Footwear. Conner, who will be based in Patagonia’s headquarters in Ventura, Californi
Oakley Adds Part-Owner of Diamondbacks to Board
Oakley, Inc. appointed Jeff Moorad to the its Board of Directors. Mr. Moorad is part-owner and general partner of the Arizona Diamondbacks…
Vibram Sponsors Two USA Climbing Series
Vibram is sponsoring the American Bouldering Series and the Sport Climbing Series, both key parts of USA Climbing's competition series…
VF Corp. to Withdraw Pacific Exchange Listing
VF Corporation plans to withdraw the listing of its common stock from NYSE Arca, Inc., formerly the Pacific Exchange. VF's common stock will continue to be listed on the New York Stock Exchange. VF has decided to withdraw its listing from NYSE Arca,
Rocky Brands Adds VP Footwear Product Development and Sourcing
Footwear industry veteran Victor Bieker has joined Rocky Brands as vice president of footwear product development and sourcing, according to David Sharp, president. Prior to joining the company, Bieker was director of footwear development, production and
ForeFront Names Director of Corp., Tourney, and Internet Sales
ForeFront Holdings has hired Glen Clem to fill the newly-created position of director of corporate, tournament and Internet sales, according to Chief Executive Officer Mike Hedge. Clem will be responsible for executing business development initiatives wi
Timberland Restructures Business and Management Team
The Timberland Company created four global consumer category segments and corresponding internal appointments. This move from a geography and product-centric construct to consumer-focused teams is designed to better serve the trade and consumer in each s
RECALL: Liberty Mountain Climbing Harnesses
The CPSC and Liberty Mountain are recalling about 5,900 Edelweiss Challenge Climbing Harnesses due to the fact that the buckles on the harness' leg loops could fail, posing a fall hazard for climbers…
Division Six Taps Weiss as Nat’l Brand Manager of Airwalk
Division Six Sports has named Dennis Weiss National Brand Manager of its Airwalk Action Sports division. Dennis will be responsible for sales, marketing and product design of the Airwalk Brand. Dennis will retain his current position as VP of purchasing a
Gander Mountain Picks Up Funding; Names new Director of Board
Gander Mountain Company has entered into an agreement with David C. Pratt, founder of United Industries, for Pratt to purchase 5,701,255 newly issued shares of common stock at a price of $8.77 per share for a total purchase price of $50.0 million. Pratt&#
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