NSGA Names New Board Member, Reappoints Another

The National Sporting Goods Association announced the appointment of Dale Donaldson, owner of Mallard's Source for Sports in Castlegar, British Columbia, Canada, and the reappointment of Jeff Brusati, president of T&B Sports in San Rafael, CA to the

New Era Restructures Product/Marketing Teams

To support its strong growth, New Era said it is restructuring its global product and marketing teams, and investing more resources to further develop their emerging accessories and apparel divisions. The newly expanded global teams will lead brand strate

Sweden’s Hestra Beefs Up Colorado Marcomm Team

Hestra, a Swedish maker of of gloves for skiing, cycling, outdoor recreation and leisure, has hired a marketing and communications firm and a lifestyle marketing manager to manage the company’s public relations and communications strategy, online ma

EBay’s Net Falls on GSI-Acquisition Costs

EBay Inc. said costs tied to the $2.4 billion purchase of GSI Commerce Inc., completed in June, cut into net income in the second quarter. For the quarter ended June 30, eBay earned $283.4 million, or 22 cents per share, down 31 percent from $412 million,

Sherbrook SBK Sport Modifies Private Placement

Sherbrook SBK Sport Corp. disclosed new terms of its pending private placement. The Quebec-based ice hockey company will now proceed with a private placement in equity of up to 40,000,000 units of the corporation at a price of 10 cents per unit…

Mark Lardie to Head Rack Room’s U.S. Operations

Mark Lardie, formerly president for wholesale operations of Brown Shoe, has become the president and CEO of U.S. operations of German-based Deichmann Group, which operates the 390-unit Rack Room chain in the U.S. The hiring was identified in a lawsuit fro