Spenco Medical Corporation is sponsoring the first ever Spenco ITF Championships, an international junior tennis tournament, that will be held May 5-13 at the Waco Regional Tennis & Fitness center. During the week long tournament, more than 200 high ranki
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Spyder Strengthens Operations Team
Spyder Active Sports has hired two operations professionals to drive efficiencies within its complex worldwide supply chain and delivery infrastructure. Beverly Nestor joins Spyder as director, global supply chain and Alan Leslie has been named director,
Skechers Sees Early Win in Asics Suit; Asics Still Sees Merit
Skechers USA, Inc. reported it won a “major victory” in a trademark lawsuit filed against Skechers by Asics Corporation and Asics America Corporation. The U.S. District Court for the Central District of California denied Asics' motion for a prelimina
Lululemon Files IPO
Lululemon Corp. has filed a registration statement with the SEC, and a preliminary prospectus with the securities regulatory authorities in each of the provinces and territories of Canada, relating to a proposed initial public offering of approximately $2
Mammut Hires Territory Sales Manager
Mammut Sports Group USA announced that Troy Trimmer
will join the company as territory sales manager for the Northwest. Trimmer’s is one of two in-house rep positions for the brand in the US, as the brand furthers its commitment to its dealers and the US
Highgear Hires New Midwest Rep Agency
Highgear has hired Velocity Outdoors to represent the brand throughout the upper Midwestern region. The states included within this territory are ND, SD, MN, IA, WI, IL, MO and Eastern NE. Velocity Outdoors, a four member agency group, was recently founde
Walking Co. Opens a Second Milwaukee Store
The Walking Company will open a new 2,100 square-foot location in Wauwatosa, Wis. on May 4. The new store is the company's second in the metro Milwaukee area…
CLC (Collegiate Licensing Co.) Sold to IMG
Collegiate Licensing Company (CLC), the collegiate trademark licensing agency, has been sold to IMG, the sports, entertainment and media company. Under the agreement, CLC will operate as a freestanding unit within IMG's Sports and Entertainment Group
SIA: Internet Pushes SnowSports Sales Into Black
According to the SnowSports Industries Association, total sales at specialty stores and via the Internet of Snow Sports product climbed to $2.0 billion for the August through February period. For the August 2006 through February 2007 period, snowsport Int
LaCrosse Posts Strong Q1 on Outdoor, Work Gains
LaCrosse Footwear, Inc. for the first quarter of 2007 reported consolidated net sales of $23.7 million, up 11% from $21.4 million in the first quarter of 2006. Net income was $0.6 million or 10 cents per diluted share in the first quarter of 2007, up 54%
GSI Commerce Narrows loss in Q1; Net Sporting Goods Sales up 36%…
GSI Commerce Inc. cut its Q1 net loss to $2.3 million, or 5 cents per share, from a loss of $4.4 million, or 10 cents, a year ago. Revenues grew 28% to $146.3 million from $114.2 million, driven by a 19% growth in product sales and 66% growth in service
Mizuno Sponsors Int’l Softball Conference
Mizuno has signed on to become the newest sponsor of the International Softball Conference (ISC). The ISC is a non-profit organization for the promotion and administration of men’s and boy’s fastpitch softball in North America…
Hanesbrands Q1 Profit Tumbles…
Hanesbrands Inc., the parent of Hanes and Champion, reported relatively flat sales for the first quarter, but profit tumbled 84% as the company continued its transition to a standalone business…
NGF: March Rounds Played Jump 11% Over Last Year
According to the National Golf Foundationa, rounds of golf played in the U.S. increased 11.3% on a same-store basis in March 2007 vs. March 2006. March’s better performance brought the first quarter figure to -4.0%. Regionally, the Northeast experienced a
Innes Names Skate Team and Internet Content Manager
Innes appointed industry veteran and former pro Lance Conklin to the dual post of Skate Team Manager and Internet Content manager. Kristian Svitak has decided to step down as Team Manager due to increased demands on his time from both his own skate brand,
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