Favre Signs On as Starter Pitchman for Nike

Following Saturday’s announcement of a return to professional football, legendary NFL quarterback Brett Favre has teamed up with Starter to endorse the brand’s full line of athletic footwear and apparel for the value retail channel. The endorsement will i

Brooks Inks Sponsorship Deal for Twin Cities Marathon

Brooks Sports, Inc. announced a new licensing agreement with the Twin Cities Marathon (TCM). The two-year, Gold level partnership makes Brooks the official footwear and apparel sponsor of the TCM, the first U.S. qualifying marathon for the Olympic Trials

Three Sales and Marketing Promotions at AND 1

Seth Berger, CEO of basketball footwear and apparel company AND 1, announced three promotions at the company headquarters. Justin Cupps has been appointed Vice President of Sales, Mark Lange has been named Global Retail Marketing Manager and John Pierce

Baby Jogger Taps Gottlieb as Director of Sales

The Baby Jogger Company, has hired Justin Gottlieb as Director of Sales and Marketing for Baby Jogger strollers. In this role, Gottlieb will oversee all aspects of sales and marketing for The Baby Jogger brand, which includes managing a strategic growth i

Hibbett Posts First Nine-Figure Quarter…

Hibbett Sporting Goods is also a shining star on the operations front, with store opening expenses figures down to the penny – not just pennies per share — and operational efficiencies that will enable them to service 800 to 1,000 stores from their DC in

Calvin Johnston Promoted to CEO of Russell Athletic

Russell Corporation has promoted Calvin Johnston to CEO of Russell Athletic. Johnston had been president of JERZEES Europe. He will relocate to Atlanta from Scotland and report to Jon Letzler, president and COO for the Corporation…

Gander Mountain May Be Starting to Compete with Itself…

Gander Mountain’s fourth quarter was hurt by the abnormally warm weather experienced by much of the country, some unforeseen cannibalization, and an inability to forecast accurate growth rates among its rapidly growing base of large-format retail stores.

Pacific Cycle Pulls Dorel to Record Year…

Dorel was again able to leverage the acquisition of Pacific Cycle to boost both sales and earnings in the fourth quarter of 2004. Total company sales increased 42% during the quarter to $457.4 million, compared to $322.1 million last year. Pacific account