Crocs, Inc. has settled another trade dress and patent infringement lawsuit outside of court, this time with Inter-Pacific Trading Corporation, Inc. The two companies have agreed to settle the lawsuit concerning Crocs' proprietary footwear, pending i
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Vail Resorts Makes Board Appointments
Vail Resorts appointed Thomas D. Hyde and Richard D. Kincaid to the company's Board of Directors. Mr. Hyde will serve on the audit committee and Mr. Kincaid will serve on the compensation committee with both appointments are effective immediately…
Outdoor Research Partners with Massif for Nomex Gloves
Outdoor Research entered into an exclusive partnership with Massif Mountain Gear Company to integrate Massif’s proprietary Nomex 4-way stretch fabrics into a new line of high performance military-specific tactical handwear and headwear. Outdoor Research p
Conservation Alliance Gets Funds Boost from Mountain Hardwear
Mountain Hardwear raised $2,655 for The Conservation Alliance at its parking lot sale in May. The company gave a discount to any customer that made a donation to The Conservation Alliance. The contribution will help the organization in its ongoing efforts
RECALL: Oceanic Versa Pro 2A Digital Dive Computer
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commissionand Oceanic are recalling the Versa Pro 2A Digital Dive Computer. The recall affects about 6,100 of the dive computers. When using the dive computer set for “User Selected Digital Gauge Mode,” the “Elapsed Dive T
RECALL: Specialized SW Carbon Stems
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and Specialized Bicycle Components, Inc. are recalling about 2,700 bicycles with SW Carbon Stem with Magnesium Faceplate. The bicycle's stem has a magnesium faceplate that holds the handlebar in place. The
USSA Marketing VP to Handle PR for FIS
U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association Vice President, Marketing Communications, Tom Kelly, was named chairman of the International Ski Federation's (FIS) Committee for Public Relations and Mass Media. Kelly will serve along with vice-chairman Ignacio Va
K2 Sports to Move to Seattle
K2 Sports plans to move its worldwide headquarters in the coming months from Vashon Island to Seattle, Wa. K2 Sports’ sales, finance, customer service, and legal departments will move in August and its marketing teams will be in place at the new location
Patagonia Footwear Names National Sales Manager
Continuing the momentum of its launch of the first-ever line of Patagonia-branded footwear, Patagonia Footwear appointed outdoor and footwear sales veteran Jamie Barbor as national sales manager. Prior to joining Patagonia Footwear, Barbor owned Jamie Bar
Centerstone Tech Adds O’Neill Clothing to Client List
CenterStone Technologies, Inc. announced that O’Neill Clothing has selected the company’s iVendix software application for business-to-business (B-2-B) on-line ordering for their retail dealers. O’Neill Clothing dealers will be able to place their pre-se
Yakima Promotes Steck to Sr. Director of Marketing
Broadening his responsibilities in steering the overall marketing direction of the brand, Yakima promoted Mike Steck, ten year industry veteran, to senior director of marketing. In this new role, Steck will continue to grow his responsibility for stewards
Reef Sells Blanks at Pre-‘Black Monday’ Prices
Reef is opening its warehouse doors on June 28th to select San Diego shapers who will have access to 700 foam blanks at Pre- “Black Monday” prices. Reef arranged and subsidized the grass roots pricing initiative to give back to the local board building co
Waveyard Super Park Planned for Phoenix
Capitalizing on the increasing numbers of adventure sports enthusiasts, Waveyard Development, LLC plans to develop the first outdoor super park adventure and resort destination. Waveyard Development is currently in negotiations for a 200 plus acre site lo
SIA: Freestyle Category Strong in 05/06 Season
As reported in May, overall sales for the entire winter sport market (including specialty and chain stores) were up 4% in dollars to $2.3 billion for the August 2005 through March 2006 period, according to the SIA Retail Audit, conducted by Leisure Trends
Finish Line Q1 Net Falls 65%
The Finish Line, Inc. reported net income for the first quarter of $4.4 million or 9 cents per diluted share, down 65.4% from $12.7 million or 26 cents per diluted share reported for the same period last year. Consolidated net sales decreased 1% to $289.0
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