The Warnaco Group, Inc. announced the resignation of Roger Williams as Group President, Swimwear, citing personal reasons. The Company has initiated a search for a new Group President, Swimwear. Until a new Group President is appointed, Sherry Waterson, P
Category: Outdoor
Icebreaker Inks Sponsorship Deal with Honda Ski Tour
Icebreaker is partnering with the Honda Ski Tour, a series of four skiing competitions and alpine festivals, which kicked off in Sun Valley, Idaho, from Thursday, January 11th through Monday, January 15th…
Anvil Debt Holders Take 99% Stake in Company…
Anvil Holdings, the parent company to Anvil Knitwear, has completed a financial restructuring of its capital structure that effectively eliminates approximately $200 million in debt and preferred stock in exchange for new equity and warrants. The company
Everlast Begins Trading on NASDAQ Global Market
Everlast Worldwide Inc. has received approval from the Nasdaq Stock Market to list its securities on the Nasdaq Global Market effective with the opening of business on January 16, 2007. The Company will continue to trade under the EVST trading symbol. The
VF Corp. May be Moving Closer to Deal for Majestic…
VF Corp. is apparently inching closer to a deal to a acquire Majestic Athletic. While both parties have been mum about a deal since the story first surfaced in a Sports Business Journal article in December, a spokesperson for VF Corp. confirmed Friday tha
Spy Optic Hires Anderson to Head Snowboard Division
Spy Optic has brought on Pete Andersen to oversee its Snowboard category. Andersen’s role will encompass managing all marketing and team aspects of Spy’s snowboard involvement, including promotions, athlete management, media outreach and content developme
Delta Apparel Issues Warning on Q2 and Full Year Results…
Delta Apparel, Inc., which also presented at the ICR XChange, said it expects fiscal second quarter revenues to be approximately $72 million to $73 million, down from its prior guidance of $74 million to $78 million. Earnings are now expected to be in th
Malden Mills Sees Gordon Brothers as Stalking Horse in Latest Bankruptcy Action…
On January 10, Malden Mills Industries, Inc. filed for protection under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code in an effort to facilitate the sale of the company to Gordon Brothers Group of Boston, Mass. for $44 million. While the sale of the company was
Investor Conferences Shed Light on New Strategies
The recent Cowen & Company investor conference in New York’s Times Square and ICR XChange conference in Dana Point Calif., features most of the major, publicly traded companies that do business in the Bicycle, Outdoor, and Snow Sports industries, includin
CenterStone Adds Reef to Client List
CenterStone Technologies, Inc., announced that Reef has selected the company’s iVendix software application for business-to-business online ordering for their retail dealers and sales reps. When the application goes live later this summer, Reef dealers wi
Forzani Holiday Comps Impacted By Warm Eastern Weather…
The Forzani Group Ltd. Holiday Season corporate same store sales were up 0.5% as strong sales in Western Canada were offset by decreases in Eastern-based stores, which were impacted by unseasonably warm weather. In the franchise business, predominantly lo
ECCO Launches New Media Campaign
ECCO is launching a widespread promotional campaign that includes its first-ever U.S. network television commercials highlighting the company’s status as the “Official Footwear Supplier” of the 2007 AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am golf tournament…
Rebel Sport H1 Comps Up 11%…
Rebel Sport Limited, the largest sporting goods chain in Australia, reported that first half revenues increased 14.5% to A$210.5 million ($165 mm). This is including sales revenue from the Glue lifestyle stores. Same store sales increased 11.1%. In the ha
Orange 21 to Resolve Two Shareholder Suits
Orange 21 Inc. has reached an agreement to settle the consolidated securities class action currently pending in the United States District Court for the Southern District of California against the Company and certain of its current and former officers and
PPA Changes Name; Moves Forward with Unification
The Professional Paddlesports Association (PPA) has changed its name to the Paddlesports Industry Association. The name change is the first step in the organization’s adoption of the recommendations put forth by the Paddlesports Industry Unification Workg
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