Northwave North America added to its sales force with Eric Bouvet taking over So Cal, David Jacopetti representing North Cal, and Glenn Innes holding down the Ontario region…
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Kahuna Creations Partners with Spider Murphy
Kahuna Creations has partnered with Spider
Murphy, legendary South African surfboard shaper, to create the perfect longboard. The Spider Murphy shaped Kahuna Longboard is created to provide the ultimate all around noserider that has good kick in the tail
Class Action Against Gander Dismissed
Gander Mountain Company announced that the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota has dismissed in its entirety and with prejudice the consolidated securities class action complaint filed against the company and certain of its officers
Sport-Haley Settles SEC Civil Action
Sport-Haley, Inc. announced that the United States District Court for Colorado has entered a Final Judgment, pursuant to a settlement reached with the SEC to resolve the pending claims in the civil action brought against Sport-Haley and its former control
Mavericks Surf Contest Partners with Clif Bar
Mavericks Surf Ventures partnered with Clif Bar & Co. to help make The 2006 Mavericks Surf Contest the first-ever “climate neutral” surfing event. The goal of the partnership is minimizing the environmental impact of the contest and ensuring that the site
Kellwood Names VP of Human Resource
J. David LaRocca, Jr. was appointed vice president of human resources at Kellwood. Prior to Kellwood, LaRocca held the post of senior vice president, human resources, for Limited Brands Inc. For over 20 years, he crafted his human resources expertise at L
NRF: Retail Sales Will Increase 4.7% in 2006
The NRF is forecasting that 2006 full year retail industry sales, excluding automobiles, gas stations, and restaurants, will increase 4.7% from last year. In its quarterly Retail Sales Outlook Report, released this morning at NRF’s 95th Annual Convention
Holyfield Signs with Grant Boxing
Evander Holyfield, world boxing heavyweight champion, has signed on to endorse a brand new line of Grant Boxing equipment that will be available at retail. Grant Boxing, Inc., manufacturer, marketer and licensor of the hand crafted boxing equipment and a
Sporting Goods Companies Offer More Insight at Investor Conferences…
It was a week of ups and downs for the public companies in the sporting goods market as the first round of investor conferences kicked in for the new year, prompting more than one company to offer revised guidance for the 2005 fourth quarter and the year.
As Deckers Lays Out Broader Vision for Teva and UGG…
Deckers CEO Angel Martinez would probably beg to differ with that girl on the panel as well, and did a solid job providing the ICR crowd with his vision for the Teva, UGG, and Simple brands. Martinez, the former Rockport and Reebok exec that was part of
And Quiksilver Provides More Color on Rossignol…
Quiksilver gave more insight into its positioning with the Rossignol acquisition as the “World’s Leading Outdoor Sports Lifestyle Company,” presenting investors and analysts with a chronology that saw the company post $100 million in sales in Stage 1 as a
Cabela’s to Tweak Store Layout to Boost Sales/SF…
Cabela’s management said that they are not dependent on comp store sales growth to be profitable, but they will nonetheless start to look at improving sales per square foot in the coming years, reducing some of the entertainment features of new stores and
Rocky Sees EJ Take Up More Business…
Rocky Shoes & Boots said that outdoor footwear is now only 22% of the total business, down from 55% of the total, thanks to the acquisition of EJ Footwear. The company will also start to roll out more apparel for all of its brands. Rocky brand outdoor a
VF and Genesco Plan Aggressive Door Growth…
VF Corp. expects to continue to gain efficiencies as it integrates its various acquired businesses, but now expects those synergies to extend beyond the intra-coalition benefits they have been focused on to-date. Genesco talked about its five-year plan,
Reebok: adidas Deal Could Close Before Month-End
Reebok International Ltd., in order to comply with its obligation to provide notice of the proposed effective date of a merger under the terms of certain debt facilities, has filed with the respective trustee of each facility that the merger of the compan
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