Turner Public Relations, Inc. has added LoriBeth Slosek as senior director in its New York headquarters and showroom. In her new position, Slosek will lead accounts for the consumer lifestyle product team working with internationally recognized brands in
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Ryka Hires Ad Agency
Frank About Women, a marketing-to-women consultancy, has secured marketing communications duties for Ryka, a division of American Sporting Goods. Frank About Women will develop the company's launch campaign highlighting Kelly Ripa, the new spokespers
West 49 Q4 Comps Fall 4.5%
West 49 Inc., the Canadian action sports chain, said net sales in its fourth quarter rose 0.8% to $62.4 million from $61.9 million for same period last year. Comparable store sales decreased 4.5%…
Lacrosse’s Danner Awarded USMC Boot Contract
LaCrosse Footwear, Inc. was awarded a $900,000 contract to supply 5,730 pairs of cold weather boots from its Danner subsidiary to the United States Marine Corps. Danner will supply the troops in Afghanistan with the boots in the first half of 2008…
LaCrosse to Ship More Cold Weather Boots to Marines
LaCrosse Footwear, Inc.'s Danner subsidiary won a $900,000 delivery order under its Mountain Cold Weather Boot contract with the United States Marine Corps. Danner will supply the troops in Afghanistan with 5,730 pairs of the boot in several shipment
American Sporting Goods Names Purvy General Manager
American Sporting Goods (ASG) named Rob Purvy general manager. He will oversee business and product development amongst the And 1, NSS, Triple Five Soul and Avia Retro brands…
Recall: 49,000 Trek Girls Bikes
Trek Bicycle Corp. is voluntarily recalling about 49,000 girls bicycles because the bike frames may break while in use. Trek has received 13 reports of frames breaking, including four minor injuries, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission…
Amer Sees Winter Sports Weakness Drag Q4, 2007 Results
Amer Sports reported a 14.5% decrease in fourth quarter sales to €497.1 million ($720.0 mm) from €581.6 million ($750.0 mm) for the year-ago period. For the full year, net sales decreased 7.8% to €1.65 billion ($2.26 bn) from €1.79 billion ($2.25 bn) last
Red Oak Sportswear to Cease Operations
Red Oak Sportswear, the maker of licensed sports apparel in College Station, TX, plans to cut 124 jobs as it winds down operations, according to documents filed with the Texas Workforce Commission. The company, a division of Illinois-based Knights Apparel
Dale Earnhardt Jr. to Debut adidas Three Stripes at Daytona
Dale Earnhardt, Jr. will debut the adidas three stripes at the 2008 Daytona Speedweeks. On Feb. 15, Dale Jr.'s exclusive adidas JR. Nation Gear will go on sale at Sports Authority available first in Daytona…
prAna Management Team Buys Back Brand with PE Help
Liz Claiborne Inc. has entered into an agreement to sell substantially all of the assets and liabilities of prAna to prAna Living, LLC, a company formed by prAna's management team and Steelpoint Capital Partners for a purchase price consisting of a $
REI Sees 8.2% 2007 Comps Growth
Recreational Equipment, Inc. (REI) reported sales of $1.34 billion for fiscal year 2007, growing 13.5% from 2006. In addition, REI’s comp store sales showed continued strength in 2007 at 8.2%, marking three consecutive years of 8% or higher. For the year,
Zumiez Comp Sales up 1.7% in January
Action sports retailer Zumiez Inc. said comp store sales increased 1.7% for the four-week period ended Feb. 2, 2008, versus a comparable store sales increase of 12.4% for the four-week period ended Feb. 3, 2007. Total net sales for the period increased 16
LaCrosse Declares Special Dividend
In a sign of financial strength, LaCrosse Footwwear, Inc.'s board of directors approved a special dividend of $1 per share of common stock and said it would begin paying regular dividends on a quarterly rather than an annual basis.
Centerstone Software Processed $1.2Bn in Orders in 2007
CenterStone Technology’s e-commerce solutions, Escape and iVendix, processed more than $1.2 billion in wholesale transactions in 2007. The number of companies actively using iVendix grew 53 percent to 9,725 over 2006. iVendix processed 144,002 orders, an
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