Remington Sold to Cerberus for $370 Million

Remington Arms Co. Inc. has agreed to be acquired by private equity firm Cerberus Capital Management LP for $118 million.
As part of the acquisition of Remington, which makes guns for hunting as well as police and military uses, Cerberus has agreed to ass

Puma Shares Rise On PPR Takoever Rumours

Shares in Puma rose almost 10% on Thursday on market talk the French group, PPR could launch a bid for the German sportswear group. PPR reportedly has plenty of firepower to make medium or large acquisitions. At the end of 2006 PPR had roughly 1.5 billion

Nocona Launches Nokona Wrecking Crew Bat Line

Nocona Athletic Goods Co. has hired David Ortiz, Miguel Tejada and Vladimir Guerrero to endorse its Nokona Rock Maple bat for game day play. In honor of these players, the company announced the group would officially be branded as “The Nokona Wrecking Cre

Nike Runs Dice-K Ads Exclusively in Japan

Nike announced that a new 30-second broadcast commercial featuring Japanese star and Boston Red Sox rookie pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka will begin airing today on television exclusively in Japan to mark the athlete's professional debut this week in the

Nike Cuts Ties with Trek

Nike plans to drop most of its cycling apparel and footwear line for consumers as it narrows its focus to outfitting cycling teams and Nike-endorser athletes. Nike's seven-year relationship with Trek Bicycle Corp., which produces clothing and shoes f

Joe’s Extends Deal with the Seattle Seahawks

Joe's, formerly known as GI Joe's, inked a three-year extension of its sponsorship deal with with the Seattle Seahawks. The three-year sponsorship is “valued in the mid-six figures,” said Seahawks spokeswoman Suzanne Lavender told the Pugent So

Bass Pro Stake Sold

Gaylord Entertainment Co. is selling its stake in Bass Pro Group, owner of Bass Pro Shops, back to Bass Pro for $222 million. The deal is expected to close during the second quarter…

Sole Technology Names VP of Apparel

Sole Technology announced the addition of Diem Culley as its new vice president of apparel. Before joining Sole Technology, Culley held the position as vice president of merchandising operations, purchasing and planning at O’Neill and Lost and successfull