J. America, a licensed apparel company in the collegiate, resort and corporate markets, has signed a licensing agreement with John Deere for men's and women's sportswear. The categories include fleece, tee shirts, headwear and lounge wear…
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Louis Garneau to Sponsor teamTBB
Louis Garneau, the manufacturer of cycling apparel, helmets and accessories. announced their worldwide sponsorship of teamTBB. Singapore-based teamTBB is a major player in professional triathlon, representing and managing 30 athletes of 15 nationalities..
Leonard Armato Becomes CMO and President of Skecher’s Fitness Group
Leonard Armato, former chairman, chief executive and commissioner of the Association of Volleyball Professionals (AVP), has joined Skechers as chief marketing officer and president of the company's Fitness Group…
Sports Direct Purchase of 31 JJB Stores Cleared by Competition Commission
The Competition Commission in the U.K. has formally cleared Sport Direct's acquisition of 31 shops from rival JJB Sports. The competition watchdog ruled that it was unlikely that there would be higher prices or a reduction in quality and choice for c
Skechers Breaks Ground on New Distribution Center
Skechers USA, Inc. broke ground on its new 1.82 million square-foot distribution center in Rancho Belago, CA…
Burton to End Vermont Production
Burton Snowboards will shutter its South Burlington manufacturing facility in June, affecting 43 jobs. Production will move to Austria. The decision means Burton will no longer make boards in the U.S., aside from a relatively small number of prototypes…
Easton-Bell Q4 Losses Widen on 3.3% Sales Decline
Easton-Bell Sports reported its loss widened in its fourth quarter to $15.2 million from $10.2 million a year ago on a 3.3% decline in sales. The company said consumers traded down in price points and deferred discretionary purchases all year, causing dea
Defender Mouthguard Laboratories to Sponsor John Hopkins and Maryland
Defender Mouthguard Laboratories announced that the women's lacrosse teams at Johns Hopkins University and the University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC) will be wearing custom fit Defender Mouthguards for the 2010 NCAA Women's Lacrosse seas
Igloo Products named AMA’s Houston 2009 Marketer of the Year
Igloo Products Corp., based in Katy, TX, has been recognized as the top Houston Manufacturing Marketer by the American Marketing Association's Houston Chapter…
AAFA Updates Restricted Substances
The American Apparel & Footwear Association (AAFA) released the sixth version of the AAFA Restricted Substances List (RSL) covering product safety and environmental standards in the US and around the world…
Nfinity Becomes Sponsor of Baylor Volleyball
Nfinity signed a deal with Baylor University volleyball team for the 2010 season. The team will be outfitted in the Nfinity volleyball shoes and the new Nfinity d3o Kneepad…
Natalie Coughlin Signs Contract Extension With Speedo Through 2013
Speedo, the division of Warnaco Swimwear, Inc., announced the extension of its long-time partnership with 11-time Olympic medalist Natalie Coughlin through 2013…
OBIT: L.D. Agee
L.D. Agee, owner of Agee's Sporting Goods in Murfreesboro, TN, passed away at the age of 74…
Antigua Announces New Asian Licensee/Distributor
The Antigua Group, Inc. has consummated a ten-year licensee-distributor agreement with MST Golf in Malaysia, Singapore and Vietnam…
Nike Files Lawsuit Against Counterfeit Websites
Nike Inc. has filed a lawsuit n U.S. District Court in Virginia seeking to gain control over 66 Internet domain names it claims are selling counterfeit goods. According to the Portland Business Journal, all the domain names are registered to entities in C
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