When Liz Claiborne acquired prAna in November of last year, many in the industry assumed the brand would go down market and quickly evolve into a department store commodity shirt and short supplier. Today, eight months after the deal was formally announce
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Rossignol to Move Ski Production…
At the recent CIBC investor’s conference, Quiksilver CFO Steve Brink announced that Rossignol will be moving its ski production. This is part of reorganizing the Rossignol Group and reducing costs, which was said to be “breathing life into the team.” Ross
EU Proposes Changes to Anti-Dumping Duties…
The EU is planning to impose anti-dumping duties on imported footwear from China and Vietnam, after imports exceed a certain quantity. As of April, the EU has applied provisional anti-dumping duties on leather footwear. The provisional duties of 19.4% for
Mervin Mfg. Moves Parts of Back-End Ops to Utah…
Mervin Manufacturing moved its sales, distribution, and customer service functions to the new sales offices at The Mountain Center in Park City, UT. This new building houses all of the Quiksilver Winter Sports Division brands which are Rossignol, Dynastar
Collective Lands Sims Snowboards License
Collective International, LLC has secured the exclusive, world-wide rights to Sims Snowboards from Tom and Hilary Sims. The agreement names Collective as the exclusive licensing agent through 2026 and also provides Collective the option to purchase the t
GBMI Launches New Footwear Line
Global Brand Marketing, Inc. launched a new men’s and women’s footwear line called NOMASS by Dry-shoD. NOMASS is a design driven, active casual brand that allows entry into the luxury casual market for those looking to evolve from a traditional, white sne
Brunswick Names VP — Audit
Brunswick Corporation named Kimberly A. Roll-Wallace, 43, as vice president – audit. She will report to Peter G. Leemputte, senior vice president and chief financial officer…
More Foot Locker Rumblings, This Time Going Private
Reports out of TheDeal.com have Foot Locker, Inc. hiring the services of Evercore Partners, a boutique investment bank, to advise it on whether the company should be taken private. The website also reported that previous reports of Foot Locker being acqui
EMU Australia Adds San Diego Rep
EMU Australia added Sierra Fitch as the company’s new San Diego region sales rep. Sierra comes to EMU Australia with over four years of direct sales, retail and public relations experience with top surf and lifestyle brands, including her most recent posi
CW-X Named Official Base Layer Supplier for USA Luge
USA Luge and CW-X Conditioning Wear have agreed to a four-year contract for CW-X to be the association's “official performance base layer supplier.” The agreement takes effect immediately and will continue through the 2010 Winter Games…
Descente Extends CSC Sponsorship Deal
Descente Athletic Apparel, licensed and distributed exclusively by Axcent Sports in North America, Europe, Australia and elsewhere, has renewed its agreement for an additional two years as the official cycling, baselayer, and casual apparel sponsor to Te
MacGregor Shifts Sales Structure
MacGregor Golf made a number of changes to its sales team. Ken Kovasala has been named Regional Vice President of Sales. Brian Diamond has been named District Sales Manager- Northeast. Dwight Hansen has been named District Sales Manager- Southeast. Mark H
Rocky Brands Expects Q2 Sales and Earnings Decline
Rocky Brands, Inc. expects to report net sales of approximately $57 million for the second quarter versus record net sales of $65.5 million in the second quarter of 2005. The company also expects to report a diluted loss per share of between 5 cents to 10
RECALL: Kite Tubes
In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety
Commission, Sportsstuff, Inc., of Omaha, Nebraska is voluntarily recalling about 19,000 Wego Kite Tubes. CPSC staff is aware of 39 injury incidents with 29 of those resulting in medical treatment. Those
Athlete’s Foot’s Sees Strong Australian Performance
In a letter to investors, Julia King, executive chairman of Australian company Retail Cube, noted that 2005/6 had been a disappointing year, but that the company's The Athlete's Foot division had delivered a “stellar performance” with year on ye
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