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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Dickson Concepts Subsidiary to Acquire Tommy Hilfiger Asia
Castlereagh, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Dickson Concepts, is proposing to acquire Tommy Hilfiger Asia Pacific Limited (THAP). The consideration payable by Castlereagh for the THAP Acquisition is HK$396 million, which was determined after arm’s length ne
Warnaco Elects Reardon to Board of Directors
The Warnaco Group, Inc. elected Nancy A. Reardon to its Board of Directors, making her the eighth independent director on a board of nine…
Veltec to Distribute ALINE to Cycling Market
Veltec Sports has entered into an agreement with ALINE Systems, Inc of Marblehead, MA to distribute ALINE’s cycling foot alignment system to its retailers…
Millea Leaves Post with Amer Sports
Steve Millea has decided to leave Amer Sports Group to return to the U.S. Millea was the former President of Wilson Golf and Racquet Sports and most recently served as Vice President, Sourcing, Asia Pacific since December 2005. Millea has been with Wilson
Mervin Mfg. Moves Parts of Back-End Ops to Utah
Mervin Manufacturing has officially moved 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, Roxy Skis and Snowboards, and all of t
Teko Joins Chicago Climate Exchange
Teko has joined Chicago Climate Exchange, North America’s only, and the world’s first, greenhouse gas emission registry, reduction and trading system for all six greenhouse gases. As an exchange participant, Teko will purchase offsets to cover all transpo
NSGA: Used Sporting Goods Market Increases by $30 Million
Consumers purchased $885 million in used sporting goods equipment in 2005 up from slightly more than $855 million in 2004, according to a newly released report by the National Sporting Goods Association (NSGA). This is the eighth study done by the Associa
Teva Offsets Vehicle Emissions
Teva, in an effort to reduce the company’s impact on the climate change, has offset the greenhouse gas emissions produced from it’s six vehicle fleet in 2006. DrivingGreen supports greenhouse gas emission reduction projects managed by AgCert and offers G
World Cup Brings Success to Football Brands…
Many manufacturers invested heavily into World Cup marketing this year in an effort to turn this international frenzy into profits. With the tournament ending in a victory for Italy on Sunday, companies are looking back on the results to measure their suc
SGMA Sees Deadline Looming for Critical Physical Education Funding Vote…
The Sporting Goods Manufacturers Association is issuing a call to action to the sporting goods industry to help support the Carol M. White Physical Education Program. The program, which has had six successful years of funding innovative physical educatio
OIF Participation Study Shows Mixed Trends…
Outdoor Industry Foundation’s latest participation study, which was conducted by The Leisure Trends Group, apparently unearthed some interesting trends in the marketplace. While overall participation in outdoor recreation remains stable, people are gettin
PMI Becomes Exclusive Distributor of SMC Rescue Gear
After extensive analysis, Seattle Manufacturing Corporation has decided that SMC Work and Rescue products will only be available through the dealer network of Pigeon Mountain Industries. Previously, SMC had used both PMI and CMC as distributors in the Wor
Burton Finds Perfect Set with Channel Islands…
Burton Snowboards expanded its stable of brands and the scope of its company, paddling into the realm of snow’s melted cousin when it announced last week that it had acquired the assets of Channel Islands Surfboards. The founders of each company, Al Merri
K2 Sports to Acquire EU Paintball Wholesaler
K2 Inc. has signed a letter of intent to acquire European paintball wholesaler, CMC Sport GmbH, and plans to create a new entity: JT Europe. JT Europe will distribute JT, WGP, Viewloader, and Brass Eagle paintball products in addition to paintballs and ac
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