PowerBar and the World Triathlon Corporation, owners of the Ironman brand, announced an exclusive three-year global sponsorship agreement. The deal designates PowerBar as the Official Global Energy Bar and Energy Gel Sponsor from 2006 through 2008 for all
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Huffy Corp. Emerges From Chapter 11
Huffy Corporation announced that it has emerged from the Chapter 11 reorganization process. The company officially concluded the reorganization process after completing all required actions and satisfying all remaining conditions in its Plan of Reorganiza
Everlast Adds Watches to Agreement with Slace
Everlast Worldwide Inc. announced that it has expanded its relationship with Slace, S.A. de C.V. of Anahuac, Mexico to include Everlast-branded watches. Slace currently serves as Everlast's licensee for athletic and casual footwear and men's and
Kappa Parent Reports H1 Sales Up Slightly, EBITDA Down
Kappa parent, BasicNet, reported that combined sales of all brands increased 1.2% to €106 million ($136.4 mm) and direct revenues rose 5.5% to €41.7 million ($53.6 mm) for the first half ended June 30, 2005. Sizeable investments have been made in communic
Louis-Dreyfus and Marchand’s Investment Firm Picks Up 70% of Le Coq
Airesis, an investment firm based in Montreux, Switzerland and traded on the Zurich Stock Exchange, has acquired 70% of Le Coq Sportif. Airesis is partly owned by Robert Louis-Dreyfus, former CEO of adidas, and by Yves Marchand, former Nike and Benetton e
CenterStone Tech Adds Dale of Norway to Client List
CenterStone Technologies, Inc., an internationally recognized developer of Web-based sales order management software for manufacturers of sporting goods, recreation products, apparel and footwear selling through specialty retailers, announced that Dale of
Kwik Goal Partners with SoccerTutor in Marketing Alliance
Kwik Goal Ltd. of Quakertown, PA and SoccerTutor of London, England have announced a multi-year marketing alliance agreement highlighted by the use of each company’s web site for cross-branding and promotional purposes…
Nike Taps Alpargatas for Shoe Manufacturing
Argentinian textile manufacturer, Alpargatas, was selected by Nike, Inc. to produce shoes at its plants in Catamarca and Tucumán. Details of the deal were not disclosed…
Fischer Hires SouthEast Sales Rep
Fischer has announced the appointment of Brett Birkmire as sales representative for the South Eastern US. Birkmire has worked for 7 years at Princeton Sports in Baltimore, MD. Most recently, he held the title of general manager, overseeing the daily opera
Extreme Shops Goes Offline With Ex Stores; Relaunches extremepie.com
Extreme Shops Ltd. is expanding from their online presence, extremepie.com into the world of brick and mortar with a chain of 30 shops planned for roll out across the UK. Extreme also announced the relaunch of their online presence on October 14th with a
NRF: Thank Goodness, No National Retail Sales Tax
The National Retail Federation welcomed the decision by the President’s Advisory Panel on Federal Tax Reform to reject proposals to replace the federal income tax system with a controversial National Retail Sales Tax. Chairman Connie Mack said that panel
All:Sports Cuts Jobs, Still Looking to Sell
After their appointment as joint administrators of Allsports Limited, partners of BDO Stoy Hayward commenced an ongoing review of the business of the company. The administrators announced redundancies at both the companies Head Office in Bredbury, Englan
Goody’s Receives Second Acquisition Proposal and Two Lawsuits
Goody's Family Clothing, Inc. announced that it has received a competing acquisition proposal from a third party with a bid of $8.50 per share, subject to due diligence, with the possibility of a higher price upon completion of due diligence. Goody&#
Superfeet Names New Product Manager
Superfeet announced the appointment of Ward Collins as the company's product manager. In this role, Collins will be responsible for the coordination and management of the complete life-cycle of all new and existing Superfeet products. In addition, he
Play-It-Again Parent Sees Q3 Income Slide 8.8%
Winmark Corporation reported net income for the third quarter ended September 24, 2005 of $926,100, or 14 cents per share diluted, down 8.8% compared to net income of $1,015,300, or 15 cents per share diluted, in the third quarter of 2004. Total revenues
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