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Ferris Mfg. Taps Karns to Grow PolyMem Biz
Ferris Mfg. Corp. has hired for Colorado Avalanche head athletic trainer, Pat Karns, to help the company expand its emerging sports business. The company's patented PolyMem formulation has been used in both amateur and professional athletics to manag
Kwik Goal Adds Three Reps to Sales Staff
Kwik Goal, Ltd. has added three factory sales representatives to its existing sales force. Bill Earl of Naperville, IL, Gerry Hess based in Harleysville, PA and Mike Walter of Richmond Hill, GA will officially begin their new responsibilities October 3rd.
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
Rawlings to Use ‘Sting Free’ in Baseball Products
Rawlings Sporting Goods has signed a license agreement with Sting Free Technologies to use Sting Free on its baseball products…
U.S. Court Reinstates Roadless Rule
U.S. District Judge Elizabeth Laporte reinstated the “Roadless Rule,” a Clinton-era ban on road construction in nearly a third of national forests. In her ruling she stated that the Bush administration failed to conduct necessary environmental studies bef
SmartWool Hosts its First Servapalooza
SmartWool Corporation will hold its first-ever Servapalooza, a global celebration of service driven by SmartWool's parent company, Timberland. On September 21, 2006, more than 6,200 Timberland volunteers around the world will act on their common com
TAG to Bring Summer Buying to SGMA Spring Market
The Sporting Goods Manufacturers Association (SGMA) and Team Athletic Goods, Inc. (TAG) have formed a strategic alliance that will incorporate TAG’s annual summer buying event into SGMA Spring Market (June 11-13, 2007; Sands Expo & Convention Center; Las
Gildan Recalls 114,000 Sweatshirts
Gildan Activewear is recalling about 114,000 Youth Hooded Sweatshirts because they have a drawstring through the hood, posing a strangulation hazard to children. In February 1996, CPSC issued guidelines to help prevent children from strangling or getting
Yue Yuen Year-to-Date Sales and Income Climb 17%
Yue Yuen Industrial Holdings Limited total turnover rose year on year by 17.2% to approximately $2.74 billion and profit attributable to equity holders of the Company increased year on year by 17.2% to approximately
$266 million. Total footwear production
Slipstreamz Inks New Distribution Agreements
Slipstreamz has inked new distributor agreements with Cycles Lambert and J&B Importers. Both J&B Importers and Cycles Lambert began distributing The Slip in September 2006…
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
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
