Nike 6.0, the action sports division of Nike, has signed on as the new event title sponsor of the Winter Dew Tour's season-opener, the Nike 6.0 Open…
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Andre Brosseau Joins Sherbrook Hockey’s Board
Sherbrook SBK Sport Corp., the owner of Sherbrook hockey brand, said Andre Brosseau has joined its board of directors…
VF Corp. Recognized for Technical Innovation
VF Corp., the parent of The North Face, Vans, Reef, Jansport and other outdoor brands, ranked 89th on this year's InformationWeek 500 – a list of the top technology innovators in the U.S…
Tater Grip Signs Adrian Gonzalez as Endorsee
Adrian Gonzalez of the San Diego Padres signed an endorsement contract with Tater Grip, the baseball bat grip company…
Leading Edge Hires Klaus Pittman as Rep
Leading Edge, which represents Swix, Rollerbrand and other brands, said Klaus Pittman will be returning to the industry as a full-time sales rep in the Northwest immediately…
Antigua Group Continues Sponsorship of Juniors Tour
The Antigua Group, Inc., the maker of golf and sports apparel, is beginning its 20th year as sponsor for the “The Antigua Junior Tour.”…
Rockport Exec to Lead ENK International
ENK International appointed David Kahan as president of the ENK Footwear Group, which includes WSA and Sole Commerce. Prior to Rockport, he was Reebok USA SVP of Sales…
Brooks-Range Mountaineering Appoints National Sales Manager
Brooks-Range Mountaineering Equipment, a manufacturer of backcountry and mountaineering equipment, hired Phil Walczynski as the company's national sales manager. Walczynski will start immediately and will oversee all hiring and management of the regi
LifelineUSA Names Interim President/CEO
LifelineUSA, the manufacturer of fitness accessories, said Bobby Hinds, the founder, owner and chairman of the company recently named Barbara Koren as interim president/CEO. She steps in for Bill Sotis, who left the company to pursue another opportunity..
Cambodian Apparel Workers Go On Strike
Cambodian garment workers have begun strikes seeking pay of up to USD 93 per month. Ath Thon, president of the Coalition of Cambodian Apparel Workers Democratic Union who leads the strikes, told Kyodo News that the unions want wages raised from the curren
Bakers’ Loss Widens in Q2
Bakers Footwear reported sales slid 1% in the second quarter to $43.3 million from $43.7 million a year ago. The net loss was $2.1 million or 28 cents per share, compared to a net loss of $1.7 million, or 24 cents, a year earlier…
Backcountry.com Launches Advertising Sales Program
Backcountry.com said it will be making advertising space available on its websites. The program is available first to Backcountry.com's vendors and partners, but they will open it up to “customer complementary” advertisers shortly…
City Sports Appoints CFO and CMO
City Sports appointed Jim Kessler as executive vice president of finance/CFO and Michael Mosca as executive vice president of merchandising. Kessler joins City Sports from Pep Boys and Mosca most recently served as SVP of merchandising at Martha Stewart L
Woolrich Fills Domestic Licensing Post from Within
Woolrich promotes Nick Brayton to director of domestic licensing. Brayton will be responsible for directing all domestic licensing business including accessories and home furnishings. Additionally, he will be responsible for product development, sales an
FCC Asked to Block Skechers’ New Cartoon Series
An advocacy group is asking the Federal Communications Commission to block a TV cartoon show starring characters first created to market Skechers footwear to children. The Boston-based Campaign for a Commercial Free Childhood targeted the series called “Z
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