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Gregory Taps Factory for Marketing Effort
Gregory Mountain Products has retained Factory Design Labs to oversee its branding and marketing. Factory will help Gregory target its communications to its consumers through a variety of print and web efforts…
Dick’s Sporting Goods Inks Soccer Sponsorship with ESPN
Dick's Sporting Goods entered into a new agreement with ESPN for its soccer broadcasts with the 'Dick's Sporting Goods Halftime Report,' featuring game highlights, scores and soccer news from around the world. The halftime report will
Pacific Sunwear to Close 74 demo Shops, Lowers Q4 Guidance
Pacific Sunwear of California, Inc. plans to close 74 “underperforming demo stores.” The company also reported sales for January were $96.9 million, up from $75.2 million during January of fiscal 2005, which was a four-week period. Total company same-stor
VF Corp. Q4 Revenues Driven by Outdoor Coalition
VF Corporation fourth quarter Revenues rose 9% to a record $1,598.8 million, compared with $1,462.4 million in the fourth quarter of 2005, driven by higher revenues across the Outdoor, Jeanswear and Sportswear businesses. Income from continuing operation
Asics Sues Skechers for Patent Infringement
ASICS America Corporation and ASICS Corporation Japan have filed a lawsuit in the US District Court, Central District of California against Skechers U.S.A., Inc. for trademark infringement, unfair competition, trademark dilution and false advertising. ASI
Outdoor Retailer Winter Market ‘07: Bigger and Greener than Ever…
Two years ago, Patagonia’s CEO Michael Crooke issued a challenge to the outdoor industry to become the leaders in environmental sustainability. Apparently the industry took this message to heart, because this year’s OR Winter Market was a showcase of inno
Gryphon Closes on G.I. Joe’s Acquisition
Gryphon Investors has closed on its acquisition of G.I. Joe’s, Inc. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Wells Fargo Retail Finance provided the financing for the transaction and Houlihan Lokey was the financial advisor for GI Joe’s…
adidas, Nike, and German Football Part Vier…
The love triangle between Nike, adidas and the German Football Association (DFB), continues to unfold with the most recent events involving Nike’s bid, adidas’ refusal to match, and a possible court battle between adidas and the DFB. Reports out of German
Hanesbrands Income Falls on Restructuring
Hanesbrands Inc. total net sales in the fiscal second quarter were $1.13 billion, a 4.3% decrease from $1.18 billion in the year-ago quarter. Net income for the quarter decreased 77.6% to $23,794 compared to $106,012 for the same period last year. Accord
Boa Tech Adds Snowboard Account Manager
Boa Technology added Vincent Connolly to its Account Service Department. Vin will assume the newly created position of Account Manager for snowboard, skateboard, cycling, and hockey categories, effective February 3, 2007…
Ashworth Founder Returns as Consultant
Ashworth, Inc. will see the return of its founder, John Ashworth, as a consultant on all aspects of Ashworth brand development. The position is effective immediately…
Luxottica Looks to Up Stake in RayBan Sun Optics India
Luxottica Group S.p.A. plans to make a public offer to acquire up to an additional 20% of the equity shares of RayBan Sun Optics India Ltd. through the Group's subsidiary, Ray Ban Indian Holdings, Inc. Should the offer be fully accepted, Luxottica Gr
Salewa Hires Sword to Head U.S. Subsidiary
The Salewa Group has hired Christopher Sword to manage its recently established North American subsidiary and its three leading brands: Salewa, Dynafit and silvretta. Tim Kelley, who comes from the former Dynafit distributor Life-Link, will take the posit
Cloudveil Hires Two New Sales Agencies
Cloudveil hired two new sales agencies. Nan Hanks and Associates will cover the Southeast territory for Cloudveil’s outdoor and ski categories, and Charlie Perkins and Matt Linnevers will take on the outdoor, ski and angling lines in the Great Lakes terr
VNU Changes Name to The Nielson Company
VNU, the parent company of the Interbike and Outdoor Retailer trade shows, has changed its name to The Nielsen Company. Along with the re-branding of its parent company, Interbike also announced that new leadership, staff and Internet resources have been
