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ITF Extends Deal with Wilson

The International Tennis Federation (ITF) and Wilson Sporting Goods signed a new three-year deal that names Wilson the Official Ball of Fed Cup and extends Wilson’s existing Davis Cup partnership through 2008. The new agreement starts with the 2006 Fed Cu

Dunham Sponsors Backpacker’s ‘Get Out More’ Tour

Dunham is collaborating with Backpacker Magazine to be the exclusive footwear sponsor of Backpacker’s 2006 “Get Out More” tour. For the sixth straight year, Backpacker’s “Get Out More” tour will visit 60 cities around the country to bring the excitement

GSI Adopts Shareholder Rights Plan

GSI Commerce Inc. has adopted a stockholder rights plan. The rights plan is designed to “enhance the board's ability to protect stockholder interests and to ensure that stockholders receive fair treatment in the event any coercive or unfair takeover

Iconix Brand Group to Acquire Mossimo, Inc.

Iconix Brand Group, Inc. has signed, in two separate transactions, definitive agreements to acquire Mossimo, Inc. and the Mudd trademark. Iconix will acquire all of the outstanding shares of Mossimo, Inc. for $7.50 per share, comprised of $3.25 a share in

Tri-Marketing Group Joins Horny Toad Rep Force

Tri-Marketing Group Joined the Horny Toad national sales rep team in the South-Midwest region. As new sales faces for the brand in Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas and Louisiana, the five-person group will put all their talents to work…

Paddlesport 2006 Sees Record Year

The Jersey Paddler, host of Paddlesport 2006, the East Coast’s largest kayak, canoe and outdoor consumer expo held March 24-26, 2006, is proud to announce that this year’s show posted record attendance and sales. Attendance increased by over 9% in compari

Execute Sports Files for Kampus Drain System Patent

Execute Sports, Inc. has filed a broad patent for its Kampus Drain System (KDS) technology, covering design and application for Kampus' footwear products, specifically targeted towards the action water sports market…

Thule Continues Acquisition Momentum

Thule acquired Pewag Schneeketten Group, the Austrian based supplier of snow chains. Pewag offers snow chains for passenger cars and for professional use and is part of the family owned Pewag Group that also supplies chains for industrial such as tire pro

Spy Optic Switches Australian Distributors

Spy Optic, Inc. has signed a distribution agreement with the Marmalade Group PTY LTD. Under the terms of the agreement, Marmalade Group becomes the exclusive distributor of all Spy Optic products in Australia. Marmalade Group will replace Monza Imports, S

SIA: Women’s Apparel Shows Solid Growth

The SIA Retail Audit tracks and reports sales in all snow sports product categories and according to the most recent audit, which tracked the August 2005 through January 2006 selling season apparel was hot and more specifically, women’s apparel, in the Wi

Gatorade and Powerade Settle Ad Lawsuit

PepsiCo's Gatorade has reached an out-of-court settlement with Coca-Cola resolving the lawsuit filed on Monday in Chicago's U.S. District Court. The move follows Coca-Cola's agreement to immediately terminate the airing of one Powerade Opti

Reebok Recalls Bracelets Linked to Lead Poisoning

Reebok International has recalled about 300,000 Reebok Heart-Shaped Charm Bracelets. The recalled jewelry contains high levels of lead, posing a risk of lead poisoning and adverse health effects to young children. Reebok has received a report of a death c

Rossignol Inks Sports Drink License

Cobracrest AG & Co. signed a licensing deal for the trademark rights for the name “ROSSIGNOL” in relation to sport drinks. Acquisition of the trademark rights secures Cobracrest AG & Co. KG aA the rights to create a sport drink with the brand name ROSSIGN

Sheahan Named CEO and President of Patagonia

Casey Sheahan has been named CEO and President of The Lost Arrow Corporation, parent of outdoor apparel company Patagonia, Inc., effective March 20, 2006. Sheahan, who had previously served as New Business Director at Patagonia has also been added to the

Cabela’s Plans Adairsville, GA Store

Pending a vote on legislation before a committee of the Georgia General Assembly, Cabela's plans to open an approximately 165,000 square-foot retail showroom that could be completed as early as fall 2007 in Adairsville, Georgia. The store would be Ca