AFIRM, the Association of Fitness Industry Retailers & Manufacturers, and Sales Makers International jointly announced a formal relationship wherein Sales Makers will become AFIRM's European liaison. In a separate announcement, Sales Makers has beco
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Thomas J. Ryan
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NRF: Mother’s Day Second Only to Winter Holidays
Behind the winter holidays (Christmas, Hanukah and Kwanza), Mother's Day is the second largest U.S. consumer spending holiday. NRF's 2010 Mother's Day Consumer Intentions and Actions Survey, conducted by BIGresearch, found the average perso
Cybex Posts Q1 Loss as Sales Dip 10%
Cybex International, Inc., the manufacturer of exercise equipment, reported sales for the first quarter of 2010 decreased by 10% to $26.1 million compared to $28.9 million for the corresponding 2009 period. The company reported a net loss for the first qu
Chums Relaunches Website
Chums, the eyewear retainer and accessories manufacturer, launched a redesigned website to showcase the company's safety products and to give reps a deeper resource to help pursue new sales opportunities…
Buff to Sponsor Fishing Tournaments
Buff, Inc., the maker of headwear, is sponsoring the CCA Sarasota All-Release Challenge Sarasota, Fla. on April 23-24, 2010 and the multi-week Sarasota Tarpon Tournament that kicks off on May 22…
Kokatat Sponsors 2010 River Bassin Tournament Trail
Kokatat, the watersports apparel and accessories company, will support its newest kayak fishing ambassador Drew Gregory and his company, Deep Creek Ventures, in executing the 2010 River Basin Tournament Trail…
Phillips-Van Heusen Boosts Q1 Profits
Phillips-Van Heusen Corp., the owner of G.H. Bass, boosted its first-quarter and 2010 expectations, with stronger-than-anticipated results across the company…
NUUN and Co Adds Sales Specialists
NUUN & Co, the hydration tablets specialists, announced two new senior additions to its sales team, recruiting Jeff Dean as Director of Specialty Sales and Scott Schilter as Manager of Run/Tri/Outdoors…
REI Announces New Board Members
REI (Recreational Equipment, Inc.) announced the results of the 2010 board elections during its annual membership meeting held Monday, April 19 at the co-op's Seattle flagship store. Co-op members elected Brenda Davis, Anne Farrell, John Hamlin and J
Deckers Appoints VPs of Marketing and Information Technology
Deckers Outdoor Corporation announced two new key additions to their Executive team, Jessica Buttimer, VP of marketing, reporting to Angel Martinez, chairman & CEO, and Yul Vanek, VP of information technology, reporting to Zohar Ziv, COO…
Sierra Trading Post Expands Web Shipping to 92 Countries
In response to growing demand from its international customers, Sierra Trading Post said it has nearly doubled the number of countries web orders can be shipped to…
Puma to Hold Off on Acquisitions
Puma plans to focus on the integration of its just-acquired golf equipment brand Cobra before making further acquisitions, Chief Executive Jochen Zeitz told shareholders at the company's annual meeting…
Arena Signs Swedish Butterfly Swimmer
Arena, the swimwear company, signed a two-year sponsorship deal with the Swedish butterfly specialist Sarah Sjöström…
J.C. Penney Targets $5B in Sales Growth in 5 years
J.C. Penney Co. plans to increase annual sales more than one-fourth, or $5 billion, to $23 billion by 2014, driven by online sales and new products such as the upcoming Liz Claiborne exclusive collection…
SportsOneSource Announces 2010 SGB 40 Under 40 Award Recipients
The honorees for the annual SGB 40 Under 40 awards have been selected and once again include some of the brightest young stars in the sporting goods industry. The recipients, selected out of a list of over 300 nominations by a panel of SportsOneSource an
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