Cutter & Buck Inc. entered into a Separation and Release Agreement with William B. Swint, formerly the company’s Vice President and Chief Operations Officer. Under the terms of the agreement, Mr. Swint has resigned from his prior positions as an officer a
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Deckers Names Worley as Teva President
Deckers Outdoor Corporation has hired Peter Worley as Teva Brand President. As such, Mr. Worley will be responsible for all aspects of the Teva brand, reporting directly to President and Chief Executive Officer Angel Martinez. Mr. Worley replaces Carlo Li
Golfsmith Loses Director
Golfsmith International Holdings, Inc. received notice of the resignation of Carl Paul as a director of the company effective immediately. Mr. Paul’s resignation was for personal reasons and was not a result of any disagreement with the company…
Sears Holdings Gets Majority Share of Sears Canada
Sears Holdings Corporation's wholly-owned subsidiary SHLD Acquisition Corp. has taken up 10,161,968 common shares of Sears Canada pursuant to its take-over bid, representing approximately 9.5% of Sears Canada's outstanding shares. As a result, S
NRF: Late Easter Will Spur Holiday Spending
The NRF 2006 Easter Consumer Intentions and Actions Survey, conducted by BIGresearch for NRF, found that 77.6% of Americans plan to celebrate Easter, up marginally from the previous year (75.9%). Total Easter spending is estimated to reach $12.63 billion
Escalade Sports Acquires Woodplay
Escalade Sports acquired substantially all the assets of Woodplay and Woodgraphics, manufacturers of premium residential play systems, as well as of premium quality commercial and residential sign solutions. Woodplay is known in the play systems market fo
Wilson Racquest Names Communications Manager
Wilson Racquet Sports has named Melanie McGeough as communications manager for Wilson Racquet Sports. McGeough will be responsible for developing and overseeing Wilson’s public relations and media activities and managing the relationship with Wilson’s pu
Ron Jon Partners with Bula Parent for Canadian Stores
Ron Jon Surf Shops plans to license six shops across Canada in a deal with Filmar Corp., who also is a Canadian licensee of the popular O'Neill surfwear brand as well as the parent company to Bula Headwear. The first two Canadian stores are planned f
Sole Tech Adds to PR Team
Sole Technology announces a new player on the team with the addition of Brian Jones to its Public Relations department for éS and Emerica. Following skateboarding since he was a wee lad, Brian brings 20 years of skateboarding experience and seven years of
Palmer 2006 Sales ‘Above Expectations’
While spring riding is on the minds of most snowboarders, winter is still on the minds of Palmer Snowboards’ executives… next winter that is. With SIA behind them and preseason sales well underway, the Palmer sales team is breathing a sigh of relief. 2006
Factory Design Labs Expands Team
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
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
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