Under Armour Sponsors Welsh Rugby Union

The Welsh Rugby Union and Under Armour announced a comprehensive four-year official kit supplier agreement for Under Armour to supply the full range of technical performance apparel for all of the Wales international teams and support staff. The senior W

Herbalife Sponsors L.A. Triathalon

Herbalife Ltd., a global nutrition and direct-selling company, and the Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Triathlon announced a three-year agreement naming Herbalife the presenting sponsor and official nutrition company of the event, to be held on Sunday, Sept

Rockport Launches ‘Live in Rockport’ Campaign

The Rockport Company announced a new advertising campaign –“Live in Rockport” – to promote its 2008 collection. The campaign, developed with Boston-based agency Hill Holliday (www.hhcc.com), will be launched in more than 60 countries worldwide in late Feb

180s Signs International Distributors

At ISPO, the Maryland-based apparel and accessories company signed up two international distributors. Cizen will represent the line in Japan, Italy, France and Germany and Dogree Fashions will distribute the product in Canada. 180s said it had also partne

Hedge Fund Buys 6.9% of Deckers

Renown hedge fund Renaissance Technologies has acquired 6.9%, or 896,700 shares, of stock in Deckers Outdoor Corp.Shares of Deckers stock were trading up nearly $5, or just over 4%, in the $120 a share range by midafternoon. Decker's owns the Ugg, Si

Quiksilver Shuffles Management as Mariette Departs

Quiksilver, Inc. reported that Robert McKnight has resumed his role as president of Quiksilver, Inc. and remains both chairman of the board and CEO. Additionally, Bernard Mariette resigned from his position as president and as a director of the company in

Perry Ellis Expects to Meet Q4 Estimates

Perry Ellis International Inc expects to report fourth-quarter earnings that will meet or beat analysts' average estimate of 61 cents per share. The company also said that while the first half of its current fiscal year, which began Feb. 1, will be c

Polarpak Partners with Oakley and Ogio

Polarpak has partnered with Oakley and Ogio for 2008. Polarpak will supply its patented and patent pending MOFLOW pressurized bladders in one model for Oakley’s hydration packs and another model for Ogio’s new surf duffel bag collection…

Outdoor Retailer Summer Market Shifts Schedule By a Day

Following recommendations from manufacturers due to a tight move-in schedule, Outdoor Retailer has changed the dates of the upcoming Outdoor Retailer Summer Market from Thursday, Aug. 7 to Sunday, Aug. 10, 2008 to Friday, Aug. 8 to Monday, Aug. 11, 2008..

Nautilus to Move Winnipeg Call Center to Vancouver

Nautilus, Inc. will consolidate direct sales call centers serving North America, resulting in the transition of a call center in Winnipeg to the company's headquarters in Vancouver, Wash. The transition will eliminate about 40 positions in Winnipeg a

MEC Wins Canada’s Governance Award

Mountain Equipment Co-Op (MEC) is the overall winner of The Conference Board of Canada/Spencer Stuart 2008 National Awards in Governance, for its implementation of a sustainability strategy to ensure its short and long term success. MEC was the winner of

Speedo Unveils LZR RACER

To celebrate its 80th anniversary, Speedo launched the new SPEEDO LZR RACER, which the company said independent tests has shown to be the world’s fastest swimsuit. A retail version of the suit will go on sale in May 2008…

Wolverine World Wide Hikes Dividend by 22.2%

Wolverine World Wide, Inc. declared a quarterly cash dividend increase of 22.2% to 11 cents a share. The dividend is payable on May 1, to stockholders of record on April 1, and represents a 44 cents per share annual dividend…