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Zumiez Shareholders to Sell 1.85 Million Shares
Zumiez filed a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission for a proposed offering of 1,850,000 shares of common stock. Selling shareholders will offer all 1,850,000 shares in the proposed offering, and none of the proceeds will go
Two Men Indicted for Theft of 5,000 Nike Shoes
Two men from Kansas City, Kansas have been indicted by a grand jury in a case involving a truckload of 5,000 stolen Nike athletic shoes. Darrell Lawson, 49, and James Peoples, 42, are charged with one count of conspiring together to possess stolen goods t
Mueller Sports Wins Patent Infringement Suit
Mueller Sports Medicine has won a patent infringement lawsuit defending the company’s No Glare Strips. A federal court jury in Madison, Wisconsin recently ruled for Mueller against Houston-based SportStar Athletics, also finding SportStar’s actions to be
Intrawest Makes Several Personnel Moves
Intrawest Corporation announced that Gary Raymond will resign from his position as head of Intrawest Placemaking and will be replaced by Drew Stotesbury, chief financial officer of Intrawest Placemaking, on an interim basis. Intrawest also announced that
Extreme Shops Goes Offline With Ex Stores; Relaunches extremepie.com
Extreme Shops Ltd. is expanding from their online presence, extremepie.com into the world of brick and mortar with a chain of 30 shops planned for roll out across the UK. Extreme also announced the relaunch of their online presence on October 14th with a
adidas Reiterates Growth Projections; Sees Salomon Sale Approval ‘Soon’
adidas reiterated its forecast of 20% net income growth for the year and expects to see sales growth in the mid- to high-single-digit range, based on management presentations at the company’s annual investor conference held today in Herzogenaurach, German
Mountain Khakis Adds New Rep
Mountain Khakis added Ron Mosher to their national sales rep team. Mosher will handle sales and retail responsibilities in the Northwest. Mosher has an extensive background in and passion for the fly fishing industry, and has worked for major manufacture
JJB Sports Sees First Half Sales Drop 6.2%; Profit Falls 35.8%
JJB Sports, UK’s largest sports retailer, announced its interim results for the 26 weeks to 31 July 2005. Revenue Dropped 6.2% to £340.4 million ($637.6 mm). Operating Profit fell 35.8% to £17.6 million ($33.0 mm)…
SGAA Highlights Annual Award Recipients
The Sporting Goods Agents Association Annual Meeting will be held on the opening day of the Super Show in January 2006. Tim Maloney, Tim Maloney Sales Inc., will be inducted into The SGAA Hall of Fame. Tom Rogge, president of Cramer Products Inc., will
Rebel Sport Posts 7.3% Q1 Sales Increase
Rebel Sport Limited’s group sales revenue for the three months ended October 1, 2005 increased 7.3% to AU$77.8 million ($59.1 mm) when compared to the same quarter last year, including sales revenue from the Glue lifestyle stores.
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adidas-Salomon Increases Credit Facility to €2 Billion
adidas-Salomon signed a €2 billion Revolving Credit Facility, which was syndicated as an increase of the group’s €800 million revolving credit facility established in February. The amended facility increases the group’s financial flexibility and improves
SGMA: Athletic Footwear Running Strong in 2005
SGMA reported that, based on NPD Group data, a strong turnaround in the men’s category caused consumer spending for athletic footwear to rise 10% during the first half of 2005. Total spending for athletic footwear rose to $8.7 billion for the 2005 period,
EMS Appoints New Product Manager
Eastern Mountain appointed Dan Simon as Product Manager for Men’s Wearing Gear. His role will be critical to the future assortment of all men’s outerwear, apparel and accessories. As well as setting direction for the line of both Eastern Mountain Sports
Jake Jacobs Appointed President of Spyder
Spyder Active Sports named Jake Jacobs as president and chief operating officer. Mr. Jacobs, previously Spyder’s senior vice president, product, assumes the position of president from David Jacobs, the company’s founder, who will remain chief executive o
Early Snow Storm in Colorado Accellerates Opening Dates at Vail Resorts
An October snowstorm pounded Vail Resorts' ski resorts in Summit and Eagle counties, dumping more than 30 inches of snow on the slopes at Breckenridge and more than a foot at Keystone (17 inches), Beaver Creek (16 inches) and Vail (13 inches)…
