Easton Named Official Shoe of Little League World Series

Easton Sports has agreed to a three-year deal with the Little League World Series (LLWS) that makes Easton the official shoe of the event through 2009. The partnership, which kicks off June 1, 2006, brings together two staples of youth baseball and gives

Play It Again Parent Sees Net Nearly Halved for 2005

Winmark Corporation saw net income for the year ended December 31, 2005 of $2.1 million or 33 cents per share diluted, down 48.6% from net income of $4,082,000 or 63 cents per share, in 2004. The fourth quarter 2005 net loss was ($68,600), or (1 cent) per

Quik/Rossi Hires Edgar to Oversee Snowboard Hardgoods

Rossignol/Quiksilver hired Luke Edgar to oversee all sales and marketing responsibilities for Rossignol Snowboards. Edgar will also oversee all commercial activities for Mervin, which consists of the Lib Tech, Gnu, Bent Metal, and Roxy brands. This new

Perry Ellis Complete Gotcha Acquisition

Perry Ellis International, Inc. completed the acquisition of primarily all of the worldwide intellectual property of the Gotcha International, including the Gotcha, GirlStar, MCD and Fishman logo trademarks and the intellectual property license agreements

Prime Rate Changes Name to Summus Works

Prime Rate Investors, Inc. is changing their name and ticker symbol to Summus Works, Inc. after the company had previously invited shareholder suggestions. The word “summus” is the Latin root of “Summit” and means literally “the highest, uppermost, the to

Nike Names Seuss as Cole Haan CEO

Nike Inc. hired veteran luxury goods retail executive James Seuss as CEO of the company's Cole Haan brand, effective May 15, 2006. Seuss, 42, joins the company from Harry Winston, where he was president of the luxury diamond jeweler. Prior to Harry W

Insight Adds New Marketing and Team Manager

Justin Reynolds has joined the Insight family as Marketing and Team Manager. He will share his knowledge of the skateboarding lifestyle as well as the streets where it was born. Justin grew up surfing the beaches of Southern California and has an underst

Porter Resigns from Russell Board of Directors

Margaret M. Porter will retire from the Russell Corporation Board of Directors at the company's annual meeting in April 2006. Porter, who currently chairs the Corporate Responsibility Committee of the Board, has been a director since 1997…

GSI Commerce Posts 27% Q4 Revenue Gains

GSI Commerce Inc. saw fourth quarter net revenues increase 27% to a record $172.3 million from $135.6 million for the same period last year. Net income was $11.7 million, or 25 cents per diluted share, up from $10.1 million, or 23 cents per diluted share,

REI Promotes Owen to VP of Merchandising

REI has promoted Angela Owen to VP of Merchandising. Owen, who joined REI's staff in 1990, has been promoted through positions spanning all of REI's product categories, with her most recent position being director of merchandise management for R

Baden Accuses Molten USA of Patent Infringement

Baden Sports, Inc. has filed a complaint in U.S. District Court in Seattle, WA for patent infringement against Molten USA accusing Molten of making and selling “dual cushion” basketballs that duplicate a patented design developed by Baden in the mid-90’s.

Silva Collaborates with Olympic Biathlete Burke

Silva has collaborated with U.S. Olympic Biathlon team member Tim Burke, providing Silva Tech4O Ski Speedometer product for training and preparation for the 2006 Winter Olympics in Torino. The Ski Speedometer records information vital to Burke in his Bia