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Nike Taps Grebert as VP, GM of Japan Division
Nike, Inc. has named Carl Grebert as vice president and general manager of Nike Japan. In this role, Grebert will be responsible for leading the company’s strategy for growth in Japan including product alignment, sales, marketing and consumer connec
Easton Mountain Adds to Marketing Team
Easton Mountain Products hired Rich Parker as marketing coordinator. Packer, a native to the mountains, deserts and rivers of Utah, brings years of experience, marketing for the outdoor and action sports industries…
SIA Names Regional Reps of the Year
SnowSports Industries America (SIA) is proud to announce the winners of the 2010 SIA U.S. SnowSports Regional Rep of the Year Award…
Converse Opens First Full-Price Store
Converse opened its first full-price retail shop, on Newbury Street in Boston. A SoHo location will open in New York by the end of this year with other East Coast locations following in 2011, according to the Boston Globe…
Smith and Wesson’s CFO Resigns
Smith & Wesson Holding Corp. announced that the company's Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, William F. Spengler, has resigned effective Nov. 12, to accept a position as president of a publicly traded company in the phytochemical a
Skechers’s Q3 Revenues Surge 36.8%
Skechers USA reported sales for the third quarter were $554.6 million, compared to $405.4 million in the third quarter of 2009, an increase of 36.8%. Net earnings jumped 48.6% to $36.4 million, or 74 cents a share, from $24.5 million, or 52 cents, a year
Timberland’s Third Store Awarded LEED Certification
The Timberland Company announced that the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) has awarded Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) for Commercial Interiors (CI) Silver certification for Timberland's Deer Park, NY retail store location…
Sports Source Asia Show Draws 190 Exhibitors
Some 190 exhibitors from 10 countries have set up booths at the AsiaWorld-Expo to display their latest products for buyers visiting Sports Source Asia (SSA) which runs until Oct. 29, according to MMI Asia Pte Ltd and the Hong Kong Trade Development Counci
OBIT: Arthur Gochman, Academy Sports and Outdoors
Arthur Gochman, who built Academy Sports into one of the nation's leading sporting goods chains, died of a heart attack Monday. He was a successful lawyer early in his career specializing in civil rights and antitrust. In midlife, he entered the reta
Shimano YTD Sales Rise on Rebounding Bike Business
Shimano Inc. net sales for the first nine months ended Sept. 30 reached ¥155.9 billion ($1.74 bb), up 15.9% from the same period in 2009 as bike manufacturers resumed production of new models to replenish distribution inventories. Fishing tackle revenue g
Golfsmith Sees 3% Uptick in Q3 Revenues
Golfsmith International said net revenues for the third quarter ended Oct. 2, 2010 increased 3% to $93.3 million as compared to $90.6 million for the prior year quarter. The net revenue increase was driven by sales from new store openings and a 5.8% incre
Adidas Inks Supplier Deal with Bucknell University
Adidas has signed on as the official equipment and apparel supplier with the Bucknell Men's Lacrosse team…
Sport Chalet Secures New Credit Agreement
Sport Chalet, Inc. has secured a four-year, $65 million credit agreement with Bank of America, capping what it said was the first phase of a strategic plan to align its business with post-Recession reality. That phase included renegotiating rent on existi
Allen Edmonds to Launch $3M Expansion
Allen Edmonds Shoe Corp. is adding a new shoe-production line to its Port Washington headquarters that could create 200 new jobs with the help of a $1.5 million forgivable loan from the state of Wisconsin…
Toms Shoes Partners with World Vision
Toms Shoes and humanitarian agency World Vision have launched a new partnership to provide children in more than a dozen developing countries with new shoes to protect their health and empower them to stay in school…
