The National Football League is launching a makeover of its red, white and blue “NFL Shield” logo that adorns player jerseys and fan merchandise. The new logo, which will debut at the NFL draft in April, 2008, will be slightly taller and thinner, with a n
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Joseph Abboud Partners with Reebok/NFL
JA (Joseph Abboud) Apparel Corp. has partnered with Reebok and the NFL on a new “Joseph Abboud Coaches Collection.” The collection, which includes suits, sports coats, trousers, shirts and ties, will debut on the sidelines the opening weekend of the 2007
Beckham Drives MLS Web Traffic
David Beckham's arrival drove web traffic up 117 percent in July 2007 over the previous year, reaching over one million unique visitors. Beckham signed with the LA Galaxy at the beginning of the year…
NFL Revamps Logo
The National Football League is launching a makeover of its red, white and blue “NFL Shield” logo that adorns player jerseys and fan merchandise. The new logo, which will debut at the NFL draft in April, 2008, will be slightly taller and thinner, with a n
Hibbett Increases Credit Line
Hibbett Sports Inc. increased its existing unsecured line of credit Wednesday with Regions Bank to $30 million, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing…
Interbike and Bikes Belong Ink Long-Term Partnership
Nielsen Media, parent company of Interbike, and the Bikes Belong Coalition, the bike industry's advocacy group for the United States, today announced a significant 10-year, multi-million dollar alliance that will boost efforts to get more Americans r
City Sports to Carry Eleksen iPod Apparel
Eleksen Group announced that City Sports will carry a new line of iPod-enabled men's and women's outdoor apparel using Eleksen’s ElekTex technology…
adidas Group Lays Out Future at Investor Day…
adidas Group held their annual Investor Day on the Reebok campus last week, putting their best face on a troubled U.S. business that has been hurt by a weaker Reebok brand business and adidas’ own plans for limiting sales in some key classic product like
Billabong Sees Double-Digit Growth in All Regions
Billabong International Limited ended its fiscal year with double-digit growth up and down the P&L as sales grew in the mid-20s on strong performances in all regions that led to a mid-teens bottom line gain…
Billabong Sees Double-Digit Growth in All Regions
Billabong International Limited ended its fiscal year with double-digit growth up and down the P&L as sales grew in the mid-20s on strong performances in all regions that led to a mid-teens bottom line gain…
Nike Gives Boost to Perry Ellis Swimwear Biz…
Perry Ellis International racked up healthy sales gains in both golf and swimwear for Q207. Swimwear revenues grew 50%, mainly driven by Nike Swim but also due to a “significant contribution” from Jantzen, JAG, Perry Ellis and Original Penguin brands…
American Apparel Posts 35% Q2 Sales Jump…
American Apparel, which is in the process of being acquired by publicly-held Endeavor Acquisition Corp, reported second quarter 2007 revenues jumped 35% to $95.6 million from $71 million..
Aldila Launches Dutch Auction…
Aldila, Inc. intends to commence a “Dutch auction” tender offer to acquire shares of its common stock. The golf company intends to spend up to $7.5 million to repurchase up to 496,688 shares of common stock, or up to 9% of the outstanding shares at a pric
adidas Wins Out in German National Team Fight…
It appears the battle that started with Nike’s offer to sponsor the German national football (soccer) team in early December 2006 has come to a close with adidas still the team’s kit supplier. Reports out of Germany have the German Football Association (D
Canadian Swimwear Maker Files for Bankruptcy…
Maillot Baltex Inc., Canada's biggest swimsuit maker, last week filed for bankruptcy and is exploring bids for a possible sale. Brands manufactured by the company include Baltex, Body I.D. Swimsuits, Maïa Canada, Be Creative and Silhouette Solution..
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