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Atomic Tunes Race Department

In preparation for another season of World Cup racing, Atomic Ski is pleased to announce the promotion of Jake Strassburger to its Race Department. Having worked with Atomic for three years, Strassburger fills the newly created position of Race and Promot

Fu Sheng Acquires Certain Coastcast Assets

FS-Precision Tech Co LLC, a subsidiary of Fu Sheng Industrial Co, Ltd., has acquired the non-golf business and certain assets of Coastcast Corporation. The all cash transaction included the Rancho Dominguez facilities and assets. Coastcast has retained it

Nike Beats Fiscal Q1 Street Estimates; U.S. Futures Up 11%

NIKE, Inc. reported that revenues for the fiscal first quarter ended August 31 increased 18% to $3.6 billion, versus $3.0 billion for the same period last year. Net income totaled $326.8 million, or $1.21 per diluted share, compared to $261.2 million, or

Globe International Appoints Hill CEO

Globe International has appointed Matt Hill as chief executive officer of the company. Mike Sonand, Globe’s former chief executive officer, will be appointed as chief operating officer and will report to Hill. Matt is the younger brother of Globe founde

TNF Hires Real Branding for Interactive Advertising

The North Face has selected Real Branding of San Francisco as the company's Interactive Advertising Media Agency of Record. Real Branding's responsibilities will include: integrated strategy and media planning; research and analysis along with o

Phoenix Footwear Latest to Post Earnings Warning

As a result of several factors, including changes to the expected timing of contracts and product deliveries at Phoenix Footwear's Altama Footwear unit, and to a lesser extent, softness with the Company's Trotters brand, Phoenix Footwear will no

Wilderness Act Turns 40

As hundreds of wilderness activists converge on the
nation’s capital to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the landmark Wilderness Act, the Sierra Club is also pausing to celebrate the birthday of one of America’s legendary wilderness champions. Dr. Edgar

Kryptonite’s ‘Bic’ Glitch

Kryptonite Locks hit a small design glitch that could potentially have serious consequences for the brand. It turns out that due to the use of ‘tubular cylinders’ in many of the company’s mid and low price-point locks allows the locking mechanism to be pi

EMU Australia Forms Europe Subsidiary

EMU Australia will be taking over pan-European operations under the newly formed EMU Ridge Europe Gmbh. EMU Ridge Europe Gmbh will be headquartered in Hamburg, Germany as a wholly owned subsidiary of EMU Ridge Australia PTY LTD Aussie Corp. to market and

Ajay Sports to File Past 10-Q’s and K’s

Ajay Sports, Inc., which owns Pro Golf International, Inc., has announced plans to file all past due 10Qs and 10Ks required for years 2001, 2002, 2003 and YTD 2004. Management said they will focus on restructuring the company to improve the bottom line an

Obermeyer Launches Academic Incentive Program for Sponsored Athletes

Beginning this academic year, Sport Obermeyer will offer its sponsored athletes an Academic Incentive Program. Obermeyer athletes in grade school through college will now be able to participate and earn monetary rewards for exemplary performance in school

HEAD Racquet Sports Provides Relief for Florida Retailers

In light of the devastation caused by Hurricanes Charley and Frances and the potential result of Hurricane Ivan, HEAD/Penn Racquet Sports has announced it will provide its Florida retailers with relief on credit terms and interest charges. No interest wi

SIA and VERB Announce National Kid’s SnowSports Day

SnowSports Industries America (SIA) and VERB™, a national government funded kid’s marketing campaign, have created the first-ever VERB SnowSports Day on December 4, 2004. The event will take place in retail stores nationwide and will serve as a catalyst

NRF: August Saw Mixed Results at Retail

According to the National Retail Federation, August retail sales in the GAFS category, which includes most geneal merchandise sales, rose 2.0% over last year but dipped 0.4% over July. Sales at sporting goods, book, hobby, and music stores rose 1.4% adju