Flow International and K2 Sports have resolved their binding patent dispute. Under the terms of the agreement, each binding brand will continue to be offered to the snowboard market. The joint announcement was made by Flow International Division Manager,
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Mountain Khakis Adds Two to Sales Staff
Mountain Khakis LLC has hired Doug Ellis as an in-house sales coordinator, and added Garrett Jenkins as Customer Service Representative. Ellis will be responsible for sales rep support and focus primarily on dealer support, aiding in inventory and merchan
Patagonia Footwear Names Brand Manager
Patagonia Footwear named Whitney Conner as brand manager. Prior to joining Patagonia Footwear, Conner served as head technical rep and grassroots coordinator for Merrell Footwear. Conner, who will be based in Patagonia’s headquarters in Ventura, Californi
Oakley Adds Part-Owner of Diamondbacks to Board
Oakley, Inc. appointed Jeff Moorad to the its Board of Directors. Mr. Moorad is part-owner and general partner of the Arizona Diamondbacks…
ForeFront Names Director of Corp., Tourney, and Internet Sales
ForeFront Holdings has hired Glen Clem to fill the newly-created position of director of corporate, tournament and Internet sales, according to Chief Executive Officer Mike Hedge. Clem will be responsible for executing business development initiatives wi
Iconix Nets $190 Million in Secondary Offering
Iconix Brand Group, Inc. has closed a public offering of 13,874,750 shares of its common stock at $18.75 per share, of which 3,090,000 shares were sold by the selling stockholders named in the prospectus, including Mudd (USA) LLC, Mossimo Giannulli, membe
DOC Report: November Retail Sales Show Hungry Holiday Shoppers
According to the recent preliminary retail sales report issued by the U.S. Department of Commerce retail industry sales for November (which exclude automobiles, gas stations, and restaurants) rose 6.3% unadjusted versus the same period last year and incre
NBA Drops Spalding’s New Synthetic Game Ball
In a memo issued to players, the NBA stated that it will stop the use of Spalding’s new synthetic ball and return to the traditional leather on January 1. The decision comes two weeks after the National basketball Players Association filed a grievance wit
Pacific Outdoor Equipment Hires Cook to PR/Marketing Team
Pacific Outdoor Equipment has added Jake Cook to their Marketing/PR team. Cook will focus on growing the Bozeman, Montana based company’s brand exposure and work with media representatives to help educate consumer’s on the benefits of POE’s technology to
The Walking Company to Open New Jersey Store
The Walking Company, Inc. will open its new store in Princeton, New Jersey on Friday, December 15. The Walking Company currently has New Jersey locations in Short Hills, Cherry Hill, Paramus, Freehold and the recently opened store on the Boardwalk in Atla
West Marine Hires Moran as CFO
Thomas Moran is joining West Marine as Chief Financial Officer, Senior Vice President – Finance, and Assistant Secretary, effective January 8, 2007. Mr. Moran brings to West Marine 20 years of experience and a demonstrated ability in strategic and financi
Al Gore Speaks at Clif Bar Employee Meeting
Clif Bar & Co. received a surprise visit Friday from former Vice President Al Gore, whose inspiring talk about global warming coincided with the launch of the eco-focused food company’s groundbreaking Cool Commute program. Cool Commute is the nation’s fir
Timberland Restructures Business and Management Team
The Timberland Company created four global consumer category segments and corresponding internal appointments. This move from a geography and product-centric construct to consumer-focused teams is designed to better serve the trade and consumer in each s
RECALL: Liberty Mountain Climbing Harnesses
The CPSC and Liberty Mountain are recalling about 5,900 Edelweiss Challenge Climbing Harnesses due to the fact that the buckles on the harness' leg loops could fail, posing a fall hazard for climbers…
Division Six Taps Weiss as Nat’l Brand Manager of Airwalk
Division Six Sports has named Dennis Weiss National Brand Manager of its Airwalk Action Sports division. Dennis will be responsible for sales, marketing and product design of the Airwalk Brand. Dennis will retain his current position as VP of purchasing a
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