Optic Nerve Sunglasses has five new faces on their sales force this year. Just in time for the 2006 | 2007 winter season, Optic Nerve welcomed Randy Dodig to cover Upstate New York and Western Pennsylvania; Adam Casey for New England; Travis Wiest for Tex
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Life is Good Experiences Database Security Breach
Life is good had a database containing sensitive customer information illegally accessed by intruders. All affected customers have been notified of the security breach and were informed that the breach only gave name, address, and credit card numbers, bu
NGF: July Rounds Played Decrease 2%
Accord to the National Golf Foundation, nationwide rounds played in July decreased 2% on a same-store basis over the same month last year. Rounds had been up 3% year-to-date through June, but the July slump brought the overall YTD number down to a gain of
Transworld Media Up for Sale
CEO of Time4 Media, Anne Moore, announced in a memo to employees that the Time, Inc.-owned subsidiary would be selling off 18 of its titles, including the TransWorld Media group…
Athletix to Acquire Betlin, Inc.
Athletix, Inc. has signed a purchase agreement to acquire the brand name, inventory, and certain related assets of Betlin, Inc. Betlin has been a producer of custom athletic team uniforms since 1974. This agreement covers ownership of the Betlin names fo
Second Quarter Profit Growth Slows, Sales Gains Rely Less on Acquisitions…
Acquisitions continued to play a diminished role in the results of public companies in the sporting goods industry in Q2, but organic sales growth still managed to outpace earnings growth by a wide margin in the Softgoods sector, mostly attributable to an
e-Civil Rights and Target’s Newest Project…
Target Corp. has some major manhours in the chute after a federal district court judge ruled that the company’s website is inaccessible to the blind, and therefore violates the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the California Unruh Civil Rights Act,
NFL Adds adidas to Footwear Suppliers
The National Football League added another player to its stable of footwear suppliers, tapping adidas with the ‘official’ nomenclature that will now allow the company to see the three stripes next to the vector on the field. In addition, adidas will now b
Global Sources’ Survey Shows Increasing Prices in China…
Global Sources, a global manufacturing research firm, has found that 70% of mainland China manufacturers plan to raise export prices in the next 12 months. This number, which comes from a survey of suppliers of various consumer products, including sports
Mainland Headwear Nearly Quadruples Asia Retail Revenues on LIDS Expansion…
Mainland Headwear Holdings Limited, which manufactures much of the sports headwear for vendors here in the U.S. and also holds the rights to the LIDS format in Asia, said that it saw growth in revenues across all business segments in the first half of the
Fruit of the Loom Puts Stamp on Russell Athletic Corner Office…
FOTL quietly made the move last week to replace the top spot at Russell Athletic, replacing CEO Calvin Johnston with new CEO Doug Kelly, the former Pro Player executive.
While FOTL and Russell weren’t talking, insiders say the move was made to bolster Ru
Nike Pays for London Logo Use…
Nike Inc. will pay the London borough of Hackney over half a million dollars for the unauthorized use of the borough’s name and crest on a line of World Cup soccer apparel. The logo, a round letter H surrounded by the words “The London Borough of Hackney,
Hanesbrands Closes Facilities in U.S. and Mexico…
Hanesbrands Inc. will close plants in Monclova, Mexico, Lumberton, N.C., and Marion, S.C., and move the production to lower-cost manufacturing facilities. The closings will result in a reduction of approximately 2,185 jobs at these locations. Hanesbrands
Globe Sees Annual Profits Fall on Sales Slump…
Globe International Limited saw total revenues for the fiscal year ending June 30 decrease 3.5% to A$197.3 million ($149.2 mm) from A$204.5 million ($153.2 mm) last year.
Sales were down in each of the company’s three regions, with North America taking t
SGMA Works to Keep PEP Funding in Place…
The U.S. Department of Education awarded $17 million in new PEP grants to 54 schools in 20 states. The balance of the $73 million Congress allocated for PEP in 2006 will be applied toward existing multi-year grants awarded in 2004 and 2005. While the grow
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