Acushnet Parent Ups Q2 Earnings Guidance

In remarks prepared for delivery Wednesday at the Piper Jaffray Consumer Conference in New York, Fortune Brands chairman & CEO Norm Wesley said that second quarter EPS before charges/gains will be near the top of analysts' estimated range, delivering

Russell Corp. Names New Board Member

The Board of Directors of Russell Corporation announced that Arnold W. Donald has been named to the company board. Donald is chairman of Merisant Company, a world- leader in the manufacture and marketing of low-calorie sweeteners, including Equal(R) and C

Reed Pike Joins SCOTT USA

SCOTT USA has hired Reed Pike as Sales Manager for the Colorado, Minnesota and Ohio territories. With over 30 years experience Reed started in the cycling industry working retail in the San Francisco area. After working for Schwinn as a sales rep in South

Ski Tops Brings in New Director of Sales and Marketing

Continued growth , distribution and an expanding sales force has prompted Gary Supple, US Manager of SKI TOPS USA, to hire Dominic A. Chenelia, as Director of Sales and Marketing for the CHAOS and MOON SHADOW headwear brands. Chenelia joined the company

NYSE Warns Huffy About De-Listing

Huffy Corporation has received an early warning letter from the New York Stock Exchange indicating that with the recent decline in market capitalization and the anticipated significant loss in the first quarter of 2004, the Corporation could fall below th

Canadian Retailers Honored

Retail Council of Canada paid tribute to leaders in the retail industry at its ninth annual Excellence in Retailing Awards dinner. Wayne Sales, President and CEO of Canadian Tire Corporation, accepted the Distinguished Canadian Retailer of the Year award.

Variflex Fiscal Q3 Earning Up 18% on 8% Sales Gain

Variflex, Inc. reported an 18% increase in net income for the for the third fiscal quarter ended April 30, 2004 to $1.6 million, or 32 cents per diluted share, compared to net income of $1.3 million, or 29 cents per diluted share, for the third quarter of

VauDe Taps Kurtzweg to Strengthen Apparel Segment

Kenneth Kurtzweg will join VauDe as Brand Manager of Apparel. The newly established position oversees the entire Apparel Product Division. VauDe has a goal to expand its competence in the Apparel segment which historically contributes up to 50% of overall

Madsen to Retire from REI; Jewel to Take the Reins

REI CEO Dennis Madsen will retire from the company at the company's annual membership meeting on March 28, 2005, and said he will spend the next 10 months helping to transition the company's leadership to its current COO, Sally Jewell. Jewell wi

REI Opens Second Houston Store

REI will open a second store in Houston, Texas, in the Willowbrook Shopping Center in October. The new store will serve more than 17,000 active REI cooperative members
in the Houston area. REI opened its first store in Houston in 1996. Last year, that ori

Chinook Hires Coogan for New Brand Strategy

Chinook Trading has selected Mike Coogan, former VP of global marketing at Kamik, to launch a branded division.
Coogan, who will serve as president of the newly formed branded division at Chinook Trading, is launching a unique multi-brand strategy for the

Kitty Bradley Joins Stonewear Designs as GM

Great Trango Holdings has hired Kitty Bradley as the Brand Manager for Stonewear Designs. Kitty joins the team to continue her career in the outdoor and apparel industries. She got her start in the Outdoor Industry as the GM of the Boulder Mountaineer fro

Keen’s CEO Joins TimBuk2 Board

Timbuk2 has added Angel Martinez to its Board of Directors. Mr. Martinez, the CEO of Keen Footwear and former Chief Marketing Officer of Reebok International, brings nearly three decades of consumer brand building expertise to the rapidly growing luggage

June is Proclaimed ‘Great Outdoors Month’

President Bush has formally declared June “Great Outdoors Month.” According to the OIA, the request for this proclaimation was made by the organization's key contact in the White House. Much of the language used in the document is based on the OIA&#0