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adidas Inks Deals with Wizards’ Arenas
adidas announces that it has reached a multi-year partnership agreement with Gilbert Arenas, the 2002-03 NBA Most Improved Player Award winner and Washington Wizard point guard. Terms of the deal were not disclosed…
NRF: November Retail Sales Rise 4.8% Versus Last Year
According to U.S. Commerce Department data, November retail sales in the GAFS category, which includes most general merchandise categories, increased 4.8% from the same period last year and rose 0.6% from October. Sales in the sporting goods, hobby, book
K2 and Fotoball Begin Exchange Offer
K2 Inc.& Fotoball USA, pursuant to their previously announced merger agreement, K2 has commenced an exchange offer for all of the outstanding shares of Fotoball USA common stock. Subject to the terms and conditions of the offer, Fotoball USA stockholders
Puma Launches New Concept Store In Silicon Valley
PUMA announced the latest addition to their North American retail family, capping of a year of intense expansion. The capitol of Silicon Valley will welcome a PUMA concept store to the Valley Fair Mall on December 12th. The roughly 10,000 square foot Spo
InterBike Badge Program Raises $50,000
Having made the final tally on the funds received through Interbike's new Exhibitor Badge Program, show organizers are proud to announce that the newly instated program was successful in generating $50,000 to benefit the America Bikes campaign…
Puma Signs Deal with Formula One Team
PUMA AG and BMW WilliamsF1 Team have announced that they have signed a multi-year contract for PUMA AG to become the official supplier of footwear, teamwear and fireproof racewear to the BMW WilliamsF1 Team…
Spiegel Granted Additional Time to File Audited Financials
The Spiegel Group announced that the U.S. District Court in Chicago entered an Order on December 4, 2003, granting relief in response to the company's motion to modify the Amended Partial Final Judgment and Order of Permanent Injunction and Other Equ
Next, Inc. Inks Revised Financing Agreement
Next, Inc. has reached an agreement with LaSalle Business Credit, LLC, its primary lender, on a revised credit facility which waves the previously announced default under the original terms. Charles L. Thompson, CFO of Next, facilitated the waiver by volu
K2 Accepts Brass Eagle Shares
K2, pursuant to its previously announced offer to exchange each share of common stock of Brass Eagle for 0.6036 of a share of K2 common stock, has accepted for exchange all shares of Brass Eagle common stock tendered and not withdrawn as of the expiration
GBMI Promotes Von Ruden to Head Diesel Sales
Global Brand Marketing, Inc. has promoted of Steve von Ruden to Vice President of U.S. Sales. In his new position, von Ruden will oversee all aspects of US sales operations for Diesel Footwear and will be based at company headquarters in Santa Barbara, Ca
HH Brown Licenses Born Kid’s Footwear to Stride Rite
The Stride Rite Corporation announced a new licensing partnership with H.H. Brown Shoe Company, Inc. to develop, market and sell an exclusive line of children's footwear under the Born name. The license agreement, which will run through March 2007, c
Retail Plays Keep Away with Middle of the Market…
It has been argued of late that the recent increase in the export of white collar jobs — on top of the loss of the U.S. manufacturing job base — may result in a society that lacks a middle class, and is instead dominated by the wealthy and the working p
Nordica and Subaru Join Forces
Subaru has entered a new marketing partnership with Nordica USA. Under the terms of the partnership, Nordica USA will officially join the Subaru Master the Mountain program, an instructional ski tour for skiers and snowboarders. Nordica USA will provide f
Lessing Joins Cervelo
Simon Lessing announced today that he will race on Cervélo bikes. Simon will be making the transition to Ironman in 2004 and may also race the Olympic Triathlon next summer…
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