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Quiksilver Sees Fourth Quarter Above Forecasts
Quiksilver, Inc., the parent of DC Shoes, said that based on preliminary data, the company estimates that revenues for its fourth quarter ended Oct. 31 were between $492 million and $497 million, compared to net revenues of $538.7 million a year ago. Pro-
Longstreth Women’s Sports Hires Field Hockey Specialist
Longstreth Women's Sports hired Christy Utter as its assistant field hockey manager and as a key member of its field hockey management team. Utter is a two-time NCAA champion and former Brown assistant head coach…
NRF: Retailers See More Holiday Traffic Over Black Friday Weekend
With one of the biggest shopping days of the year under their belts, retailers have reason to smile. According to a National Retail Federation survey conducted over the weekend, more shoppers visited stores and websites over Black Friday weekend – and spe
Puma Receives German Sustainability Award
Puma received the German Sustainability Award 2010 in the category “Most Sustainable Strategy.” The jury rewarded PUMA's strategy that envisages the transition of the company's product portfolio to sustainable products…
Hi-Tec Names U.S. Marketing Manager
Hi-Tec Sports USA has added Briana Sherry as U.S. marketing manager to the growing sales and marketing team based in Portland, OR. Sherry joins the team with an extensive background in sustainable business, including a recent MBA from Bainbridge Graduate
Bike Dealers Protest MEC Store Expansion
Mountain Equipment Co-op in encountering opposition from local bike shops to its plans to move its store in North Vancouver, BC to a much larger building in the town, according to nsnews.com, a website operated by one of Canada's largest newspaper p
Head NV Amends its 2009 Financial Statements.
Head N.V. and HTM Sport GmbH, a subsidiary of Head N.V., said it amended its 2009 financial statements. The sports equipment company said the adjustment “which is one off (non recurring) and technical in its nature has no effect on the key indicators of o
Aldila Partners with 3M
Aldila Inc., the maker of graphite golf shafts, and 3M signed a mutual commercialization agreement and a product supply agreement centered around 3M's unique Matrix Resins…
Report: Asics to Introduce Lower-Priced Running Shoes
Asics Corp. plans to bring in more lower-priced running shoes as part of its plan to almost double sales in five years, according to a report in Bloomberg News…
Phillips-Van Heusen Inks NFL Sponsorship
Phillips-Van Heusen Corporation entered into a sponsorship agreement with the National Football League for its Van Heusen brand, launching Thanksgiving weekend. The sponsorship comes on the heels of a first-of-its-kind multi-year sponsorship of the Pro Fo
J. Crew Sold to Buyout Groups
J.Crew inked an acquisition deal with TPG Capital and Leonard Green & Partners L.P. valued at $3 billion. Millard Drexler will continue as Chairman and CEO and maintain a significant equity investment in J.Crew…
Moving Comfort Names Manager for Bra Line
Moving Comfort hired Heather Cvitkovic as senior product line manager of sports bras and apparel. She joins the company from Columbia Sportswear, where she most recently served as key account sales manager for REI and Amazon. Moving Comfort estimates its
Nike Increases Dividend by 15%
Nike, Inc.'s board of directors increased the company's quarterly cash dividend by 15% to 31 cents per share. The new dividend is payable on Dec. 30 to shareholders of record at the close of business on Dec. 6…
Ibex Hires New Sales and Production Managers
Ibex has hired Jeff Busic as vice president of sales and Chris Leyes as global production manager…
NSGA Names Hammond Director of Marketing and Communications
Bruce Hammond, a marketing and communications veteran with experience in the not-for-profit sector, has been named NSGA director of marketing & communications. He will start November 29…
