Head N.V. Chairman and CEO Boosts Stake in Company

Head N.V. disclosed that its Chairman and CEO Johan Eliasch and his family members upped their holdings in the company to 66.3%. The Netherlands-based company also reported that Richard Hurowitz resigned from its supervisory board after funds managed by O

Puma Unveils New Eco-Accountability Method

Puma has unveiled a new accounting methodology that it says will lead to the first-ever Environmental Profit and Loss (EP&L) statement. The EP&L statement will attempt to measure the full economic impact of the brand on ecosystem services…

Globalstar’s SPOT Sales Jump in 2010

Globalstar said revenue from its SPOT consumer products and services increased by 47% in 2010. Revenues generated by Globalstar's SPOT Satellite GPS Messenger and related consumer products and services were $23.7 million compared with $16.1 million f

Chaco Partners with Arbor Day Foundation

Chaco during the month of April will partner with the Arbor Day Foundation to plant up to 60,000 trees, one for each pair of Chacos sold online and at Chaco retailers, in the Pike National Forest (CO) and the Moss Island Wildlife Area (TN)…

OIA Joins Fight Against Rogue Websites

Outdoor Industry Association (OIA), Columbia Sportswear Company and Vibram USA, Inc. joined legislators to bring attention to the continuing harm online infringement and counterfeits pose to American jobs and the economy…

MBT Appoints Joe Casagrande President of MBT USA

MBT, the maker of physiological footwear, appointed Joe Casagrande as president of its U.S. and Canadian business. Casagrande formerly worked for New Balance. Nicola McLeod, most recently general manager of Rockport Canada, becomes general manager of its

Li Ning Sees Q3 Volume Decline

Li Ning Company Ltd said order volume for its third fiscal quarter slumped 17% year-on-year for both footwear and apparel products but that average selling prices increased about 10%…

Virginia Governor Vetos Phys. Ed Bill

Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell has vetoed a bill that would require elementary and middle schools to provide 150 minutes of physical education per week. The bill would have more than doubled the amount of required weekly physical education time for the s

Rawlings Launches National Play Catch with Your Kids Month

Rawlings Sporting Goods Company, Inc., announced the creation of “National Play Catch with Your Kids Month presented by Rawlings,” a new platform to promote kids' physical activity during the summer months. Rawlings and its network of national and lo