RECALL: 1,780 Guardian Diving Masks
Undersea Systems International Inc., dba Ocean Technology Systems, of Santa Ana, CA. is recalling 1,700 Guardian full-face diving masks in the United States and 80 in Canada in cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Safety Commission and Health Canada…
Mizuno Launches Japan Relief Fund
Mizuno USA and Mizuno Canada, subsidiaries of Mizuno Corporation, have announced their commitment to raise funds to support the reconstruction projects of Japan; offering to match employee cash donations to the American Red Cross Japan Earthquake and Tsun
K-Swiss Announces First-Ever $1M Triathletes Challenge
K-Swiss' CEO Steve Nichols has pledged to award $1 million to brothers Andreas and Michael Raelert if they reach their goal of finishing first and second at the Ironman World Championship on Oct. 8, 2011. The bonus would mark the largest sum ever awa
Scarpa Becomes Ski Boot Provider for Colorado Mountain School
Scarpa will be the exclusive ski boot provider for the Colorado Mountain School (CMS), the largest mountain guide service in Colorado and the largest American Institute for Avalanche Research and Education Avalanche course provider in North America…
Volcom Names New CEO for Austria
Volcom, Inc. announced that Dougall Walker has joined the company as chief executive officer of Volcom Australia, replacing John Clapham, who will return to his native New Zealand to manage the brand there…
Cabela’s Appoints Former Limited Brands Exec to Board
Cabela’s Incorporated appointed Beth M. Pritchard, who has served as CEO for Dean & DeLuca and Bath and Body Works, to its board of directors…
New Snow Show Dates Perturb Retailers
The National Ski & Snowboard Retailers Association (NSSRA) criticized Snowsports Industries America's decision to move the 2013 dates for its annual Snow Show to the week prior to the Martin Luther King holiday weekend, saying it was not convenient f
REI Launches App for Android Users
REI launched its iPhone application onto the Android platform, enabling its customers to research and purchase gear, check out product information and reviews, look up their REI member number and dividend, and much more, from Android smartphones…
Counterfeit Goods Seizures Shift to Online Shipments
The value of seizures of counterfeit and other intellectual property rights (IPR)-infringing footwear, wearing apparel and handbags, wallets and backpacks declined sharply in fiscal year 2010 as U.S. officials shifted their enforcement efforts to intercep
Bushmaster Relocates Manufacturing Facility
Freedom Group, Inc. reported the relocation of the Bushmaster Firearms International manufacturing facility located in Windham, ME to Ilion, NY. The company expects to create 40-50 new positions at the Ilion facility as a result of the relocation…
JJB Landlords, Investors Back Lease Changes in Rescue Plan
JJB Sports, the U.K. sporting goods chain, has persuaded creditors and investors to back a controversial rescue plan. The company said it received the required 75% majority support of unsecured creditors and a majority of its shareholders to undergo a com
SIA Board Votes to Move up Snow Show Dates
The Board of Directors for SnowSports Industries America (SIA) voted to move up the dates of the SIA Snow Show to an earlier mid-January time slot beginning in 2013. The new dates, Saturday, Jan. 12th through Tuesday, Jan. 15th will not conflict with Outd
Perry Ellis’ Revenues Climb 5% in Q4
Perry Ellis International, Inc. reported revenue for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2011 was $206.9 million, a 5% increase compared to $196.4 million reported in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2010…
Head N.V. Buys Back 10% of Stock
Head NV has bought back 8.88 million ordinary listed shares of its stock amounting to 10.06% of the issued share capital of the company. These shares were bought by Head NV at a cost of €4.17 million…
New Balance to Sponsor Carlsbad 5000
New Balance announced the signing of an official sponsorship deal with the historic Carlsbad 5000…
