The Athlete’s Foot has tapped Fain & Tripp Inc. to handle the company's creative, marketing, media placement, and advertising. The privately owned international franchisor of athletic footwear stores has more than 600 locations in over 40 countries..
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Kids Footwear Sales Manager — Converse, Inc.
The Converse brand boasts a 95-year heritage as America’s Original Sports Brand. Converse fosters a team atmosphere of talented professionals from various backgrounds and market leading companies. Converse provides employees with a unique entrepren
Director, Womens Merchandising — Converse, Inc.
The Converse brand boasts a 95-year heritage as America’s Original Sports Brand. Converse Inc. fosters a team atmosphere of talented professionals from various backgrounds and market leading companies. Converse provides employees with a unique entr
Associate Marketing Manager — Reebok
Reebok International Ltd. represents: Industry leadership, technological advancement, health and fitness, personal and professional harmony and growth, and an unwavering commitment to the diverse group of people who make us the success that we are.
Snowboard Boot Category Manager — K2 Sports
K2 Sports, a leading provider of performance sports equipment is seeking a qualified Snowboard Boot Category Manager based at our world headquarters on Vashon Island, WA. This individual will manage the line assortment plan, functional and aestheti
Golf Rounds Decline Moderates, But…
Golf rounds played in the U.S. dipped 0.7% in April 2005 vs. April 2004, according to data provided to NGF by golf course operators around the country. The resulting year-to-date figure is 3.2% lower than the same period last year.
The Northwest region
Quik Opens Flagship Boardrides Club in Anglet, France
Quiksilver, Inc. announced its new Quiksilver Boardriders Club in Anglet, France, which represents an innovative, all-inclusive retail experience; the flagship location will showcase Quiksilver's authenticity, interactivity and originality. The grand
Lafferty Leaving Huffy; Lipton to be New CFO
Huffy Corp. filed a form 8-K with the SEC stating that vice president, finance, chief financial officer and treasurer, Robert W. Lafferty will be leaving the company on August 31, 2005. Steven Lipton, currently senior vice president and controller, while
Yue Yuen Reports 17.4% Revenue Increase for H1
Yue Yuen Industrial Limited announced its unaudited consolidated results for the half year ended March 31, 2005. Turnover rose year-on-year by 17.4% to $1,477.9 million and net profit fell year-on-year by 3.8% to $152.3 million for the six month period. E
Outdoor Research Hires New Director of Gov’t Programs
Outdoor Research announced the hiring of Mike Christian as the director of government programs. With extensive experience in government contracts and a graduate of both the US Naval Academy and the US Naval Post Graduate School, Mike will be dealing direc
Chick’s Sporting Goods to Partner with G.I. Joes
Nogales Investors Fund I, LP recently completed a $4.0 million investment in Chick's Sporting Goods and plans to use its minority stake in the Southern California sporting goods retailer to form a synergistic retail partnership with G.I. Joes, the Wi
Retailer Feedback Varies on Impact of Continued Paddlesports Consolidation…
Darren Bush, co-owner of Rutabaga in Madison, Wisc. recalls a time when most paddlesports companies were independent. “People started businesses in their garages, grew them and said, “now what do I do? There was certainly talent, but they weren’t big enou
Lafuma H1 Earnings Growth Outpaces Sales Gains…
In April, BOSS reported that The Lafuma Group was showing some positive sales results for its fiscal first half-year with a 7.0% increase in total sales to €87.3 million ($113.9 mm), compared to €81.6 million ($98.2 mm) last year. International sales with
Vaude Finds Another Partner for U.S. Market…
After spending the last few years positioning itself as the Jennifer Lopez of the U.S. Outdoor Specialty market, complete with promises made, promises broken, and dates set and cancelled, Vaude now hopes to settle down in a long-term relationship with new
Panoptx Inks China Joint Venture Deal…
Unifi, Inc. has entered into a joint venture with Sinopec Yizheng Chemical Fibre Co., Ltd. to manufacture, process, and market polyester filament yarn through Yizheng's facilities in Jiangsu Province, PRC. The joint venture company, called Yihua Unif