Author: Teresa Hartford

Keys Fitness Products will rebrand its line of 120 personal health and fitness accessories under the company’s Ironman Fitness umbrella of products. In the summer of 2005, those products currently marketed under the Keys Fitness name will be re-introduce

CenterStone Technologies, Inc, announced the availability of the Dana Design brand on the company’s online sales order management software application. Alison Smith, Director of Operations at Marmot had the following comments about the launch of Dana Desi

The China Economic News Service is reporting that all three of Taiwan’s largest bicycle manufacturers are planning on expanding their production capacity in mainland China in 2005. Giant, Merida, and Ideal Bike Corp. all recorded record years for sales a

Perhaps the most notable executive move last week involved the news that Angel Martinez, who has been CEO of Keen Footwear since the brand launched in 2003, will be vacating his position at Keen for the CEO position at Deckers, Inc…

VF Corp., parent to The North Face, Jansport, Vans, and Eastpak brands, among others, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Reef Holdings Corporation. Reef is currently owned by an investor group led by majority shareholder Swander Pace Capital.

SnowSports Industries America informed SEW last week that Leisure Trends Group discovered an error in their programming that caused discrepancies in the most recent SIA Retail Audit numbers.
Total industry sales at retail did not grow 2.8% so far this sea

West Marine, Inc. filed an extension notification with the SEC for the company's Annual Report on Form 10-K which was due today, March 17, 2005. The company experienced a delay in the audit of its results of operations for the fiscal year ended Janua

Total U.S. rounds of golf played dropped 4.0% in January 2005 vs. January 2004 according to the NGF. The drop can be attributed to a decrease of 18.6% in the Southwest region, which was hit by record precipitation that triggered flooding and mudslides, an