Factory Design Labs has added 11 new employees to its team since the start of the year. Amongst others, Andee Conner Foutch has joined Factory as the Media Director; Erik Evans joined as the director of finance; Tod Hamilton as Creative Services Studio Ma
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Teresa Hartford
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Factory Design Labs and SIA Part Ways
After more than three years and literally hundreds of projects executed, Factory Design Labs and SnowSports Industries America (SIA) have terminated their relationship. Factory designed and produced SIA's “Intelligent Partner” brand platform, corpora
Allyance Helps Raise Funds for Boarding for Breast Cancer
The Allyance Mountain Team made an assault on Killington’ this past weekend, to support the Boarding For Breast Cancer events. Spring-like conditions and a strong, supportive crowd made the evening RailJam a success and the contributions of 10 very eligl
GBMI Names Ward as SVP of Operations
Global Brand Marketing, Inc. appointed Sam Ward to Senior Vice President of Operations. In this position, Mr. Ward will be responsible for leading the global operations strategy and will continue to improve the efficiencies in all operation and technology
Zumiez Posts 20.7% Q4 Comp Sales Gain
Zumiez Inc. reported total net sales for the fourth quarter increased 42.3% to $75.4 million from $53.0 million in the year-ago quarter. The company posted net income for the quarter of $6.8 million or 47 cents per diluted share versus net income of $4.2
Under Armour Makes Changes to Management Team
Under Armour, Inc. promoted Wayne Marino to Executive Vice President/Chief Financial Officer. In addition, William Kraus was named Senior Vice President of Marketing; Richard Zielinski was appointed as Vice President, Technical Services. Tony O'Neill
Footstar Changes Stock Symbol
Following the company's emergence from Chapter 11 last month, Footstar, Inc. is now trading on the Pink Sheets under the symbol FTAR. The company’s stock formerly traded under the symbol FTSTQ…
NRF: February Sales Up Over Last Year; Can’t Match Last Month
While month-to-month comparisons were tough on retailers, the cooler weather did not hamper year-over-year gains. According to the National Retail Federation (NRF), retail industry sales for February (which exclude automobiles, gas stations, and restaura
West North Central States Sees Sales Growth Outpace U.S. as a Whole
In the West North Central states (MN, IA, MO, ND, SD, NE, KS), sales at sporting goods sales outgrew the total for the U.S. as a whole by 10.9 percentage points for the period stretching from the 1997 Census to 2002. For the region, sales grew 34.4% from
Golfsmith Hopes to Raise $115 Million in IPO
Golfsmith International Holdings, Inc., has filed a registration statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission relating to a proposed initial public offering of its common stock through which the company estimates raising $115 million. The co
Globe Int’l Posts 9.5% H1 Sales Decrease
Globe International reported a 9.5% decrease in sales for the fiscal first half to A$98.3 million ($73.9 mm) from A$108.6 million ($79.7 mm) during last year's first half. The company saw EBITDA for the first half decrease 83.1% to A$1.2 million ($0
Eastern Skateboard Supply to Distribute Dekline
Dekline footwear has entered into an exclusive distribution deal with Eastern Skateboard Supply. ESS will distribute Dekline footwear for the Eastern region of the United States. Tum Yeto Inc., a 15 year-old vertically-integrated supplier of skateboard pr
Sporting Goods Retailers Close Out Solid Year…
The fourth quarter was a mix of good news and bad for the industry’s largest public sporting goods retailers as most saw a nice boost in footwear comps in January to cap off a fairly decent quarter for the business. The shift of footwear dollars from Feb
Russell Rolls Out New Integrated Team Dealer Group…
In an effort to better emphasize and leverage its portfolio of team sports brands, Russell Corporation has created an integrated Russell/Spalding Team Sports Group to manage all team dealer efforts for the Russell Athletic, Spalding, Huffy Sports, Bike At
CamelBak Acquires Tactical Glove Manufacturer…
CamelBak Products has acquired Southwest Motorsports Enterprises, Inc. one of the U.S. military’s top manufacturers of form fitting gloves for tactical and combat applications. Martina Hutchinson, Southwest Motorsports founder and president, will now lead
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