Fox Factory Holding Corp. issued its first guidance as a publicly traded company last week by forecasting sales growth would slow in the back half of the year…
Category: Footwear
K2 Sports Taps Malczyk as Brand Manager for Line, Full Tilt,
K2 Sports has appointed Josh Malczyk as global brand director of its Line ski and Full Tilt boot brands. Malczyk will assume these responsibilities immediately and will continue to be based at K2 Sports’ Global Headquarters in Seattle, WA…
Billabong Names New CEO, Proposes Another Rescue Plan
Billabong International Limited’s board of directors reversed course and embraced a refinancing offer from two U.S. investment firms last week after they revealed they had lined up former Eddie Bauer CEO Neil Fiske to spearhead the Australian compan
Deckers Outdoor Fills Top Post at Teva From Within
Deckers Outdoor Corporation appointed Jeffrey Bua as president of its Teva brand, which saw sales decline 8.5 percent in 2012 after two consecutive years of double-digit growth…
Johnson Outdoors Shifts to Cash Flow-based Revolving Credit Facility
Johnson Outdoors Inc. replaced its revolving credit facility with a new cash-flow based loan agreement with significantly fewer financial covenants and simplified reporting requirements compared to the company's previous asset-based revolving credit
Cabela’s Plans to Add 1M S.F. of Retail Space a Year from 2014-17
Cabela’s Inc. told analysts at Imperial Capital Global Opportunities Tele-Conference last week that it can roll out 1 million new square feet of new retail space a year from 2014 to 2017 without degrading its customer experience…
Billabong Choose Refinancing Partners, Names Fiske CEO
Billabong International Limited entered into binding refinancing agreements with affiliates of Centerbridge Partners, L.P. and Oaktree Capital Management, L.P. (C/O Consortium) that calls for the Australian action sports company to hire former Eddie Bauer
Johnson Outdoors Replaces Revolving Credit Facility
Johnson Outdoors Inc. replaced its revolving credit facility with a new streamlined capital structure that it expects will reduce annual borrowing costs.
Reebok Partners with Les Mills
Reebok and fitness programmer, Les Mills, have announced a new partnership. To mark their alliance, a short film – ‘Revolution’ – which celebrates the evolution of studio fitness, is being released…
Roland Auschel Appointed to the Executive Board of Adidas AG
The Supervisory Board of Adidas AG appointed Roland Auschel to the executive board of Adidas AG, effective October 1. Roland Auschel, currently chief sales officer multichannel markets, will assume responsibility for global sales on a board level. In addi
Jack Wolfskin Appoints New Footwear Director
Jack Wolfskin appoined Markus Baum as its footwear director. He succeeds Jochen Rolle, who has been responsible for the German outdoor company's footwear line the last 11 years and who is leaving Jack Wolfskin for personal reasons. Markus Baum was pr
Dicks SG To Open Second Field and Stream in Kentucky
Field & Stream, operated by Dick's Sporting Goods, is planning on opening its second store this November in Crescent Springs, KY…
Sherpa Adventure Gear Adds Reps
Sherpa Adventure Gear has added two new sales teams to represent its growing outdoor apparel brand in the Southeast and Upper Midwest territories…
Cat Footwear Signs Alexi Panos and Tennille Amor as Earthmovers
Cat Footwear announced the latest additions to their Earthmovers Campaign: Alexi Panos and Tennille Amor, the co-founders of E.P.I.C., a non-profit organization standing for “Everyday People Initiating Change.”..
Tern Completes $4.3 Million Investment Round
Tern, the folding bike brand based in Taipei, Taiwan, announced that it has closed a US$4.3 million round of investment from private investors. The funds will be used to accelerate global expansion as well as to ramp up investments in product development.
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