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ispo china Moves to Peking in Winter 2007
ispo china winter 07 will take place March 14 – 17, 2007 in a new venue – Peking. The reason for the move is the stronger orientation of the fair towards winter sports. With the new venue, ispo china is moving even closer to the big skiing areas and main
NRF Sees Holiday 2006 Sales Growth Moderating
While consumers have shown a surprising amount of resilience in 2006, retailers can expect a more subdued holiday season. According to the National Retail Federation (NRF), total holiday retail sales are expected to increase 5.0% over last year, bringing
Transworld Media Up for Sale
CEO of Time4 Media, Anne Moore, announced in a memo to employees that the Time, Inc.-owned subsidiary would be selling off 18 of its titles, including the TransWorld Media group…
Life is Good Experiences Database Security Breach
Life is good had a database containing sensitive customer information illegally accessed by intruders. All affected customers have been notified of the security breach and were informed that the breach only gave name, address, and credit card numbers, bu
G3 Taps Mammut Vet to Head EU Sales Effort
Ski industry veteran Sepp Stenger will join G3 Genuine Guide Gear to head the company’s European sales and marketing efforts. Stenger will officially begin working with G3 on November 1, 2006. As a long time member of the European ski and snowboard indus
Optic Nerve Adds Five to Sales Team
Optic Nerve Sunglasses has five new faces on their sales force this year. Just in time for the 2006 | 2007 winter season, Optic Nerve welcomed Randy Dodig to cover Upstate New York and Western Pennsylvania; Adam Casey for New England; Travis Wiest for Tex
FieldTurf Files Suit Against Sprintuf
FieldTurf has filed suit in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia against Sprinturf for falsely disseminating information concerning Staphylococcus Aureus “staph” bacteria in artificial turf…
Companies Provide New Insights at Conferences…
At the Prudential Equity Back-to-School Conference, VF Corp. provided additional color on their new retail strategy, which should account for about 18% of VF’s total revenue by 2009. At the Goldman Sachs conference, Dick’s Sporting Goods took the opportun
VF Forms International Expansion Team Led by Salzburger
VF Corporation has formed a new international leadership team as part of an ongoing growth initiative to enter new markets and accelerate revenue growth throughout Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia…
Former FSA President Joins Mountain Cycle as President
Doug Stuart has joined Mountain Cycle as President and equity partner. With its new management group the company plans to rebuild Mountain Cycle back into the innovative and rider-oriented brand that it started out as back in 1988. Having been part of the
Boa Tech Partners with Four Bike Brands
Boa Technology's precision lacing systems will appear in four premium cycling shoe brands in the coming year. Specialized, Lake, Scott and Pearl Izumi will all debut mountain and/or road shoes featuring Boa Technology, first at EuroBike in Friedrichs
Hodge Takes on Expanded Role with Fischer
Fischer has announces Sales Representative Rick Hodge has been appointed to an expanded territory including; New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware. Hodge will handle Fischer Alpine and Nordic products within this new territory alignment.
State Governments and Environmental Groups Challenge EPA Over Global Warming
A coalition including twelve states, the Sierra Club, and other political leaders and environmental groups, filed opening briefs with the Supreme Court in the most far-reaching global warming case to be heard. The Court’s decision in the case, Massachuset
Big City Mountaineers Partners with TNF and Skiing Magazine
Big City Mountaineers has partnered with Skiing Magazine to launch the new “Skiing for Someone” program. Joined by The North Face as a presenting sponsor, Skiing Magazine’s Skiing for Someone program will set a new standard for marrying highly sought-afte
Zumiez August Comps Up 4.7%
Zumiez Inc. saw net sales for the month of August jump 36.4% to $33.7 million from $24.7 million during the same month last year. The company's comparable store sales increased 4.7% for the four-week period on top of a 9.4% gain last year…
