Amaury Sport Organisation S.A. (ASO) and AEG, owners respectively of the Tour de France and the Amgen Tour of California, have formed a marketing partnership to grow and develop each other’s events…
Category: Outdoor
Gore Bike Wear Picks up Canadian Distributor
Canada's Cycles Lambert will distribute cycling apparel in Canada for W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. W.L. Gore has sold the line in Europe for 24 years and introduced it in the United States in 2005…
Luxottica Confirms Fiscal 2008 Outlook
Luxottica Group SpA, the owner of Oakley and Sunglass Hut, plans to confirm its fiscal 2008 guidance during a conference call with investors this week. The company previously forecast earnings of $1.29 to $1.32 per share for the full year at constant exch
ITC to Review Ruling in Croc’s Trade Case
The U.S. International Trade Commission said it will
review an administrative judge's finding that five U.S.
companies did not violate trade laws by importing foam
shoes that Croc's alleges infringe two of their patents…
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SportsOneSource Study Reveals Price Most Important Factor for SG Shoppers
The active sports lifestyle market may be surprised by how consumers view the retail landscape in the industry today. A recent study conducted by The SportsOneSource Group designed to assess the current buying habits of the American public found that pric
Clarus Names Gray President and CEO
Clarus Transphase Scientific, Inc., developer line of Q-Link golf products, announced the promotion of Richard Gray to President and CEO. Clarus has been COO since 2001…
Clarus Names Gray President and CEO
Clarus Transphase Scientific, Inc., developer line of Q-Link golf products, announced the promotion of Richard Gray to President and CEO. Clarus has been COO since 2001…
Adrenalina Retains Financial Advisor
Adrenalina, the action sports store, has retained investment bank Financo, Inc, a New York investment firm, to assist to explore and pursue strategic alliances to enhance the company’s growth initiatives. Earlier this year, Adrenalina announced an aggress
Aetrex Acquires Fitracks
Aetrex Worldwide, Inc. said it acquired Fitracks Inc., the supplier of the foot scanning hardware it uses to help dealers sell its footwear at retail. The deal gives Aetrex full ownership and control over the patented footcare technologies that retailer c
A4 Launches Custom Uniform Division
A4, the Los Angeles-based athletic sportswear manufacturer, has introduced a new “A4 Custom” uniform program aimed at the Team Dealer. The custom uniform division will be added to its already vibrant “A4 Express” stock uniform divisions…
Suntech Optics Appoints President
Suntech Optics, based in Vancouver, appointed James B. Murray as president and COO. Murray joined Suntech, which also owns Bugaboos Eyewear, as COO in January 2007. Prior to entering the eyewear industry, he worked for Costco Wholesale and SAM'S CLUB
Shoe Pavilion Receives Nasdaq Warning
Shoe Pavilion, Inc. received a written notice from The Nasdaq Stock Market (“Nasdaq”) on June 19, indicating that the company has failed to comply with the minimum bid price requirement for continued listing on the Nasdaq Global Market. The bid price of i
Report: Steve and Barry’s Faces Liquidity Crisis
Steve & Barry's is seeking financing of about $30 million to avoid filing for bankrptcy sometime in the next month, several creditors, bankruptcy lawyers and retail experts familiar with the matter told the Wall Street Journal. The closely held retai
Balance Bar to Recycle Wrappers
Balance Bar is joining the Energy Bar Brigade, which is designed to reduce the amount of energy bar wrappers going into landfills while educating people about the benefits of reusing waste materials. For each wrapper returned two cents will be donated to
Mission-Itech Names Ghassemi as Director of Marketing
Randy Burns, VP of marketing/team business, has decided to leave his position with Mission-Itech to pursue other opportunities. Following Burns' departure, the company reported that Holmes Ghassemi, will be joining Mission-Itech as director of market
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