Academy Award nominee Don Cheadle and The Timberland Company announced the creation of a limited edition “Save Darfur” boot, t-shirts, and hangtags to raise awareness of the crisis in the region and to inspire civic and political action to help stop the g
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Two Men Indicted for Theft of 5,000 Nike Shoes
Two men from Kansas City, Kansas have been indicted by a grand jury in a case involving a truckload of 5,000 stolen Nike athletic shoes. Darrell Lawson, 49, and James Peoples, 42, are charged with one count of conspiring together to possess stolen goods t
Flow Adds Reps for Northeast and Rockies
Flow has made a couple changes to its sales rep force, recently, adding Brad Haverly to its team to cover the Northeast and Ray Lang to cover the Rockies…
Intrawest Makes Several Personnel Moves
Intrawest Corporation announced that Gary Raymond will resign from his position as head of Intrawest Placemaking and will be replaced by Drew Stotesbury, chief financial officer of Intrawest Placemaking, on an interim basis. Intrawest also announced that
Burton Sponsors Chinese National Snowboard Team
Burton Snowboards has signed a three-year deal to sponsor the National Snowboard Team of China, a division of the Chinese Ski Association. Burton will supplies the snowboarders with head-to-toe gear including all snowboarding equipment, outerwear, protect
Under Armour Appoints Retail Marketing Director
Under Armour Performance Apparel announced the addition of Tony Ambroza to its marketing team as the company’s new retail marketing director. Ambroza has over ten years experience in the sports and entertainment industries, and will report directly to St
Mueller Sports Wins Patent Infringement Suit
Mueller Sports Medicine has won a patent infringement lawsuit defending the company’s No Glare Strips. A federal court jury in Madison, Wisconsin recently ruled for Mueller against Houston-based SportStar Athletics, also finding SportStar’s actions to be
Yue Yuen Partners With Golden Chang in Safety Shoe JV
Yue Yuen established a joint venture called Oftenhrich Holdings Limited with Upmax Investments Limited, which is a
member of the Golden Chang Group. The joint venture will focus on safety shoes/casual shoes manufacturing. The registered share capital of O
adidas Management Lays Out Key Priorities at its Annual Investor Conference…
There were a few hints about how adidas-Salomon will start to function as it sheds the Salomon business and moves forward with the acquisition of Reebok. The company will start to look a lot more like its primary competitor in Beaverton, with both sporti
Amer / Salomon Deal Cleared; Relationship with Fischer Must be Reduced…
The U.S. competition authorities gave their approval to the merger between Amer and Salomon in August, but the proceedings with the European Commission were a bit more in-depth. The European Commission finally cleared the merger under EU Merger Regulation
TJX Takes Steps to Fix Business; Will Reposition Bob’s Stores as Original Casual Superstore…
Ben Cammarata, chairman and acting CEO of TJX Companies, last week laid out his vision for what needs to happen to turn business around for the off-price retailer. The changes include an exit from its e-commerce business and some repositioning of its sma
British Retail Slowdown No Help to All:Sport; But is Little Hindrance to Extreme Group…
According to the British Retail Consortium, September retail sales were down 0.8% in the U.K. on a like-for-like basis. British sporting goods retailer, Allsports Limited, is feeling the hurt from the sluggish sales, as the company cut over a thousand job
British Retail Weakness Takes its Toll on JJB Sports…
JJB Sports, one of the U.K.’s largest sports retailers, announced its interim results for the 26 weeks to July 31, 2005. Revenue dropped 6.2% to £340.4 million ($637.6 mm) while operating profit fell 35.8% to £17.6 million ($33.0 mm). Same store sales wer
Huffy Corp. Emerges from Chapter 11…
Huffy Corporation has emerged from the Chapter 11 reorganization process after almost 11 months under the court’s protection. The company officially concluded the reorganization process after completing all required actions and satisfying all remaining co
Huffy Corp. Emerges from Chapter 11…
Huffy Corporation has emerged from the Chapter 11 reorganization process after almost 11 months under the court’s protection. The company officially concluded the reorganization process after completing all required actions and satisfying all remaining co
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