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adidas Group Passes €10 Billion Mark for 2006
adidas Group sales increased 53% on a currency-neutral basis for the fiscal 2006 year, due in large part to the first-time consolidation of Reebok. In euro terms, Group revenues grew 52% to €10.08 billion ($12.7 bn) in 2006 from €6.64 billion ($8.3 bn) in
Payless Adds to ‘House of Brands’ with Collective Acquisition
Payless ShoeSource plans to acquire privately held Collective International, LP. The purchase price is expected to be approximately $91 million, subject to customary purchase price adjustments to reflect the current assets and total liabilities at closing
Payless Acquires Collective International
Payless ShoeSource plans to acquire privately held Collective International, LP, Denver, a brand development, management and licensing company with a strong youth lifestyle and board sport-inspired brand portfolio including Airwalk, Vision Street Wear, La
Nike Donates $175000 to Partner with Special Olympics Oregon
Nike has donated $175,000 to Partner with Special Olympics Oregon in creating “NikeGO Special Olympics Oregon Youth Games. The first-of-its-kind event will bring more than 500 special athletes to the Nike campus for one-day events in May and October, 2007
Puma Sponsors Red Bull Motorsports Teams
PUMA will become the official supplier for all four Red Bull Motorsport teams: Red Bull Racing, Scuderia Torro Rosso, Red Bull Nascar and Red Bull Air Race. With this new partnership, PUMA will strengthen its position in the motor sport category…
Patagonia’s Reno D.C. Receives LEED Gold Certification
Patagonia's Reno Service Center was recently honored with the GOLD level Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification from the U.S. Green Building Council. With this certification, Patagonia's distribution center becomes on
Smartwool Announces Rep and Agency of the Year Awards
SmartWool's inaugural Rep of the Year and Rep Agency of the Year Awards, were given to Matt Ronca from the Hawk Sales Group, and the Alpert Tebrich agency of California. The awards were given based on growth, strategic planning and brand support, pro
Aldila’s Profits Plunge in Q4 and FY, But Backlog Improves
Aldila, Inc. reported net sales dipped slightly to $17.9 million for the fourth quarter from $18 million in the same quarter of 2005. Earnings dropped to $1.3 million, or 24 cents a share, from $2.7 million, or 48 cents, a year ago due to lower average se
Outside Names Conservation Alliance as Green Issue Beneficiary
Outside magazine will donate one dollar of each April “Green Revolution” issue sold on newsstands to The Conservation Alliance to support the group’s efforts to protect wild places throughout North America for their habitat and recreational values…
ExOfficio Promotes Bendzak to General Manager
ExOfficio promoted Steve Bendzak, former VP of Sales of ExOfficio, to General Manager of the outdoor apparel brand. He will report directly to Mark Martin, president of both Marmot Mountain LLC, and the Technical Apparel Platform (TAP) of K2 Inc…
VF Imagewear Acquires Majestic Athletic
VF Imagewear, Inc. has acquired substantially all of the assets of Majestic Athletic, Inc. and its related companies. This acquisition marked the second for VF Corp. to date in 2007 after the acquisition of Eagle Creek, Inc. earlier this year. Together, t
Vasque Taps JanSport Vet as Director of Sales
Vasque Footwear hired Chris Speak as the new director of sales. Speak brings extensive sales experience with his most recent position being director of sales for Jansport. Beyond Jansport, Speak also held positions in sales for PUR Water Filter Systems
SIA and Tubbs Present Snow Fitness Program
Three members of the education community in Fairfax County will present a session entitled Snow or No Snow – Physical Education and Recreation Snowshoe Programming at the national conference for the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recrea
K2 Plans to Move Warehouse to Seattle
K2 Sports plans to transition its shipping operations into a warehouse facility adjacent to the Company’s new headquarters in Seattle. K2 began relocating its finance, legal, sales, customer service and operations personnel in September 2006, and with th
Kahtoola Sponsors Rock and Ice Ultra Race
Kahtoola was named the official snowshoe sponsor of the Rock & Ice Ultra Race, March 17-23 in Yellowknife in the Northwest Territories of Canada…
