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Saks Extends Credit Agreement to 2016
Saks Inc. amended its $500 million revolving credit facility, extending the maturity date by more than two years and lowering the interest rates…
Cabela’s Appoints Former Limited Brands Exec to Board
Cabela’s Incorporated appointed Beth M. Pritchard, who has served as CEO for Dean & DeLuca and Bath and Body Works, to its board of directors…
REI Launches App for Android Users
REI launched its iPhone application onto the Android platform, enabling its customers to research and purchase gear, check out product information and reviews, look up their REI member number and dividend, and much more, from Android smartphones…
Mizuno Launches Japan Relief Fund
Mizuno USA and Mizuno Canada, subsidiaries of Mizuno Corporation, have announced their commitment to raise funds to support the reconstruction projects of Japan; offering to match employee cash donations to the American Red Cross Japan Earthquake and Tsun
K-Swiss Announces First-Ever $1M Triathletes Challenge
K-Swiss' CEO Steve Nichols has pledged to award $1 million to brothers Andreas and Michael Raelert if they reach their goal of finishing first and second at the Ironman World Championship on Oct. 8, 2011. The bonus would mark the largest sum ever awa
Volcom Names New CEO for Austria
Volcom, Inc. announced that Dougall Walker has joined the company as chief executive officer of Volcom Australia, replacing John Clapham, who will return to his native New Zealand to manage the brand there…
New Snow Show Dates Perturb Retailers
The National Ski & Snowboard Retailers Association (NSSRA) criticized Snowsports Industries America's decision to move the 2013 dates for its annual Snow Show to the week prior to the Martin Luther King holiday weekend, saying it was not convenient f
Perry Ellis’ Revenues Climb 5% in Q4
Perry Ellis International, Inc. reported revenue for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2011 was $206.9 million, a 5% increase compared to $196.4 million reported in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2010…
Head N.V. Buys Back 10% of Stock
Head NV has bought back 8.88 million ordinary listed shares of its stock amounting to 10.06% of the issued share capital of the company. These shares were bought by Head NV at a cost of €4.17 million…
SIA Board Votes to Move up Snow Show Dates
The Board of Directors for SnowSports Industries America (SIA) voted to move up the dates of the SIA Snow Show to an earlier mid-January time slot beginning in 2013. The new dates, Saturday, Jan. 12th through Tuesday, Jan. 15th will not conflict with Outd
LeMond Fitness Names President and CEO
LeMond Fitness Inc., a company focused on exercise bikes, bike trainers and data capture devices, appointed Mark Handfelt as president, CEO and director of the company. LeMond Fitness also announced the promotion of Bernie Boglioli to senior vice presiden
New Balance to Sponsor Carlsbad 5000
New Balance announced the signing of an official sponsorship deal with the historic Carlsbad 5000…
Asics Commits $250,000 to Japan Earthquake Victims
Asics Corp., based in Kobe, Japan, said that in light of the Great Tohoku-Kanto Earthquake, which took place on March 11, it has committed 20 million Japanese yen ($250,000 USD) to support victim relief efforts and reconstruction projects…
Izod Secures Footwear License
Phillips-Van Heusen Corporation has licensed Harbor Wholesale Ltd. to produce and market men's, women's and children's casual and dress casual footwear, leisure athletic shoes and non-beach sandals under the Izod brand in the U.S., its poss
Longworth Hires Marketing Product Manager
Longworth Industries hired former intern Lauren Price as marketing product manager, effective immediately…
