In other adidas news, the company has reportedly filed suit against U.S. Polo Association in the U.S. District Court in Portland for trademark infringement. The suit claims that a USPA shoe is a copy of the adidas Superstar product, but with one less str
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Commerce Dept. Confirms Strong Retail Numbers for January…
Retail sales results released by the U.S. Commerce Department show that total retail sales excluding motor vehicles rose 0.9% seasonally adjusted for the January 2004 period versus December 2003 and increased a healthy 6.8% unadjusted year-over-year for J
Velo Enterprise Expands Team Sponsorships
In an ongoing effort to intensify it’s brand communications Velo Enterprise is has identified and signed several teams and athletes for 2004…
Billabong Posts 12.3% Net Profit Gain on 27% US Sales Increase
Billabong International Limited announced a strong result for the first six months of 2003-04, with a sharp rise in offshore revenue and improved operating margins. Net profit after tax lifted 12.3% to $40.6 million. After currency conversion, total group
Joyce Out, Fields In, as Germans Make adidas America Changes
adidas America has announced that Joe Fields will join adidas America as Senior Vice President of Sales and Retail. He will report to Erich Stamminger, the Executive Baord Member that now heads the Portland unit. Tim Joyce, who has held the SVP role since
O’Neill Clothing Posts 28% Sales Increase in 2003
O'Neill Clothing has announced record sales for the year ending Dec. 31, 2003. Junior's and accessories sales were up 35% and 93% respectively, while the company enjoyed an overall sales increase of 28%. Since 1997, O'Neill Clothing has p
SGMA: U.S. Sporting Goods Exports Resume Growth
When it comes to “Made in the USA” sports products, overseas markets are most interested in golf gear, exercise machines, gymnastics equipment, athletic footwear and fishing tackle. Those are the finding of SGMA International’s most recent exports study.
Rock and Ice Singles Out Bouldering
Rock and Ice magazine will expand its reach and coverage of climbing's fastest growing category with its new Bouldering Issue. “Just five years ago, bouldering was a subsport and only a handful of companies made products specific for it,” says Rock a
K2 Sees the Model Come Together Quickly…
K2 Inc. has their model in full swing as economies of scale and production efficiencies take hold to help their acquisitions deliver profits sooner than most expected. CEO Dick Heckman feels that K2 “laid the foundation for future growth” in 2003 after c
Huffy Widens Loss; Makes Gen-X Cuts…
Huffy Corporation, on the other hand, is looking to its Service group as a profit center and will make the move this year to consolidate all brand operations under one Sporting Goods division, leaving the company with just two divisions. The company said
THC Rides Weaker Dollar to Strong ‘03…
The Hockey Company Holdings Inc. sees little potential impact to its equipment business in 2004 from a potential NHL work stoppage, but the apparel end of the apparel business would surely take a hit if the league and the players can’t agree on a new col
Schutt to Distribute Impact’s Shoulder Pads
Schutt Sports will serve as the exclusive sales representative for Impact Protective Equipment's new football shoulder pad. The shoulder pad, worn last season by leading NFL athletes, will be marketed by Schutt to high school and college teams…
Collective Inks Airwalk SnowSports Licensee for Japan
Collective Licensing International, LLC has entered into a licensing agreement with UFU Inc. to distribute and market Airwalk branded snowboarding gear including Airwalk branded boots, snowboards, bindings, and snow outerwear in Japan. UFU expects to see
Wilson Racquet Sports Names New RandD Team
Wilson Racquet Sports has named Bill Severa as the Director of Technology for the Racquet Sports newly formed Innovations & Design Group. Severa, who has been with Wilson for 21 years, was the Senior Designer for the last seven years. He started with Wil
Raleigh Appoints New President and COO
Raleigh America announced the appointment of Steve Meineke as president and chief operating officer to drive the company’s rejuvenated brands, products, services and marketing direction. Most recently Meineke served as president of Equus Marketing & Desi
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