Mitchell & Ness Nostalgia Company and The Collegiate Licensing Company reached a licensing agreement naming Mitchell & Ness to design, manufacture, and market nostalgic collegiate sportswear. Currently the agreement includes the University of Colorado, Un
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K2 Reports 20% Q2 Sales Increase; Income Falls 75%
K2 Inc. reported net sales for the second quarter ended June 30, 2005 of $301.4 million, an increase of 20% from $251.0 million in the prior year, as a result of 7.1% in organic growth and the balance from acquisitions completed after the second quarter o
Ashworth Appoints Interim CFO and Treasurer
Ashworth, Inc. appointed Peter Case as the interim chief financial officer and treasurer of the company, effective July 29, 2005, in addition to his duties as the senior vice president of finance and information technology. Mr. Case will replace Mr. Tsang
Men’s Product Designer — Under Armour
Under Armour invites you to become a part of our elite team as a Men's Product Designer. We are looking for someone with a BA or BFA in Apparel Design and 5+ years of industry experience. This candidate should have strong working knowledge of
Women’s Product Designer — Under Armour
Under Armour invites you to become a part of our elite team as a Women's Product Designer. We are looking for someone with a BA or BFA in Apparel Design and 5+ years of industry experience. This candidate should have strong working knowledge o
Senior Product Developer — Under Armour
Under Armour invites you to join our elite team as a Senior Product Developer in our Product Development area. This individual is responsible for product commercialization, which will span analyzing manufacturing capabilities; researching new techn
Sales Operations Manager — Under Armour
Under Armour invites you to join our elite team as a Sales Operations Manager in our corporate headquarters. In this role you will manage all aspects of Under Armour's sales operations initiatives on a day-to-day strategic, analytical and oper
ShopKo Sells Off Colorado Stores to Liquidator
ShopKo Stores, Inc. has sold its three ShopKo stores located in Colorado (Ft. Collins, Longmont and Loveland) to Regency Realty Group, Inc. Merchandise in the stores will be liquidated and the stores closed in approximately 90 days…
Descente Offers New On-Line Fullfillment Service to Retailers
Talk to a specialty ski shop owner, and after weather and pro forms, their biggest concern is how they can compete with companies that sell online. The folks at Descente think they’ve got an answer to at least the third part of that equation. Beginning th
Sportsman’s Guide Raises Second Quarter Guidance
The Sportsman's Guide, Inc. raised sales and earnings per share guidance for the second quarter. Net sales for the quarter ended June 30, 2005 are now expected to be in range of $63 million to $64 million, compared with net sales of $39.6 million for
NRF: Electronics to Slow Back-to-School
The back-to-school season this year will be tempered by the electronics category according to the findings of a new NRF survey. The NRF 2005 Back-to-School Consumer Intentions and Actions Survey, conducted by BIGresearch, found that families with school-a
Oakley and Kaenon Settle Patent Infringement Suit
Oakley, Inc. and Kaenon, LLC have settled the patent infringement lawsuit filed by Oakley in the federal court in the Central District of California. By way of the lawsuit, Oakley claimed that five Kaenon models infringed three of Oakley's XYZ(r) opt
Just Two Bikes Has Two New Owners…
Just Two Bikes in Hugo, Minn. was acquired by the company’s sales and marketing manager, Jim Dugelman, and Dale Hedstrand, president of Focal Point Financial Services. They have acquired the firm for an undisclosed sum from Jim Muellner, who founded JTB i
Gildan Raises Guidance on Higher ASP, Lower Costs…
Gildan Activewear raised third quarter and fiscal year earnings guidance and the company now expects diluted EPS for the third quarter to be at least 10% above its most recent guidance of approximately 50 cents per share. Gildan has already raised its gui
Rebel Sports Fiscal Year Comps Inch Up 0.8%…
Rebel Sport Limited, the largest sporting goods and outdoor equipment retailer in Australia, reported annual sales increased 3.8% to A$316.9 million ($238.9 mm). This increase came in spite of a missing week in fiscal calendar year 2005. Comparing year-on
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