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Nordica Apparel Names Rep Force
Nordica Apparel has appointed a slew of new sales reps. Covering New England will be Brad Bunker; covering the Mid-Atlantic wil be Loretta Sutter; covering the Southeast wil be Brad Decker; covering the Eastern Great Lakes Midwest will be Bob and Sherri F
Outdoor Retailer Winter Market to Be Largest Yet
Outdoor Retailer will host a record 775+ exhibiting companies at the upcoming 2007 Winter Market tradeshow. Set for January 27-30, 2007 at the newly expanded Salt Palace Convention Center in Salt Lake City, Winter Market will welcome 230 new exhibiting c
Iconix Nets $190 Million in Secondary Offering…
Iconix Brand Group, Inc., the company that recently planted its stake on the fringe of the action sports industry after acquiring Mossimo and Ocean Pacific, has closed a public offering of nearly 13.9 million shares of its common stock at a price of $18.7
Heelys IPO Skates Ahead of Expectations
Heelys IPO officially launched on Thursday and the market priced the 6.425 million share offering well above original estimates. The offering was expected to sell for $16-$18 per share but sold for $21 per share, raising almost $135 million…
Forzani Sees Strong Third Quarter; Comps Increase 7.7%
The Forzani Group Ltd. net earnings for the third quarter were $11.9 million, or 35 cents per share, compared to the prior year's third quarter of $6.5 million, or 20 cents per share, an 83.1% increase in profits and a 75.0% increase in earnings per
Puma Extends Cameroon Football Sponsorship
PUMA and the Cameroon Football Association have announced a long-term extension to their partnership initiated back in 1997. PUMA will continue to be the Official Supplier of The Indomitable Lions and its associated teams including the Men’s ‘A’, ‘B’, ‘U2
Coleman Promotes Three SVPs
The Coleman Company, Inc. promoted three senior vice presidents, Pat Barnett, Senior Vice President of Global Product Management; Bob Fowler, Senior Vice President of Global Supply Chain; and Sam Solomon, Senior Vice President, Global Administration and C
Cutter and Buck Profits Jump on 10% Sales Increase
Cutter & Buck Inc. second quarter sales increased 10.7% to $37.3 million. Corporate business unit sales were $14.8 million, a 5.9% increase. Golf sales were $7.7 million during the second quarter, a 4.6% increase. Specialty retail sales of $9.9 million in
Spy Optic Shuffles California Reps
Spy Optic's rep Nik Hennessee will be transitioning from his present territory of Los Angeles to the Orange County region. Due to pressing family matters, existing OC rep Todd Madsen will be moving to Northern California. He will be greatly missed a
Gildan Fourth Quarter Sales Boosted by Acquisition; Increases Guidance
Gildan Activewear Inc. fourth quarter net earnings were $16.8 million and diluted EPS were 28 cents. Sales in the fourth quarter amounted to $235.2 million, a record for any fiscal quarter, and up 30.2% from $180.7 million in the fourth quarter of last ye
Atlas Supports BAWT
Atlas Snow-Shoe Company has donated snowshoes and training to create a snowshoeing program for Bay Area Wilderness Training (BAWT). BAWT will hold its first snowshoe training course on December 7th (classroom) and Dec 9th (field training) 2006.
Atlas Supports BAWT
Atlas Snow-Shoe Company has donated snowshoes and training to create a snowshoeing program for Bay Area Wilderness Training (BAWT). BAWT will hold its first snowshoe training course on December 7th (classroom) and Dec 9th (field training) 2006.
Cunnane Joins Bikes Belong Board of Directors
Bikes Belong Coalition elected Pat Cunnane, president of Fuji Bicycles, to the organization's board of directors. He joins 16 other industry leaders directing Bikes Belong's efforts to put more people on bicycles more often…
RVI Explores Strategic Alternatives for Value City
Retail Ventures, Inc. is exploring strategic alternatives for its Value City Department Stores operations, including a possible sale of the division. RVI has retained Financo, Inc. and CIBC World Markets Corp. as its financial advisors to assist in this e
PGA Merchandise Show to Feature Titleist Performance Institue
The PGA Merchandise Show, running Jan. 25-27 in Orlando, Fla. will feature the Titleist Performance Institute as one of the offerings of the show. The Titleist Performance Institute, founded and created by both Dave Phillips and Dr. Greg Rose
in 2003, fo
