Confluence Creates Dealer Sales Position
Confluence Watersports has hired Brad Taylor for the newly created position of director of field sales. Taylor will oversee the company’s U.S. field sales team to further develop their outdoor specialty dealer segment…
Overland Equipment Appoints Sales and Brand Development Manager
Overland Equipment named Megan McGovern as sales and brand development manager. In this newly formed position, McGovern will work to increase Overland Equipment brand awareness, generate new business, and support the existing wholesale business…
New Era Cap to Sponsor Pinstripe Bowl
New Era Cap Co. Inc. will be the title sponsor of the first-ever college football bowl game to be held at Yankee Stadium…
Forzani Named Official Partner of CJGA
The Canadian Junior Golf Association (CJGA) announced a three year partnership with The Forzani Group Ltd. as an Official Partner of the CJGA….
Yue Yuen’s Sales Grew 5.6% in February
Yue Yuen Industrial (Holdings) said operating revenue in February grew 5.6% to US $391.83 million, whereas its operating revenue was $371 million in the same month of 2009…
Craig Williams acquires Body Bar
Body Bar Inc. a premier fitness company specializing in products and educational tools for fitness enthusiasts of all ages and abilities, announced that Craig Williams has acquired Body Bar Inc., and will join the company as president, effective immediate
Defender Mouthguard To Supply Duke and Bryant University
Defender Mouthguard Laboratories reached an agreement to supply both both Duke and Bryant University's men's lacrosse teams with its Mouthguards for the 2010 NCAA season…
Maverik Lacrosse Releases BE READY TV Commercial
Maverik Lacrosse and its video production arm Maverik Films released its first in a series of super slow-motion video/television commercials titled, “BE READY.”…
Twins Enterprise Becomes Forty Seven Brand
Twins Enterprise, Inc., parent company of Twins '47 headwear and Banner '47 apparel, announced the completion of its brand transformation. The company will now be known as Forty Seven Brand…
January Golf Rounds Down 18.8%
According to Golf Datatech, golf rounds for the U.S. were down 18.8% January 2010 compared to January 2009…
Former Reebok Marketing Chief Joins 38 Studios
38 Studios, LLC, an entertainment and IP creation company founded in 2006 by MLB pitcher Curt Schilling, hired Denise Kaigler, former marketing chief at Reebok, as its chief marketing officer…
Poll: Soccer Tops Spectator Sports in Europe
According to the new ESPN Sports Poll Europe, soccer was not surprisingly the most popular spectator sport across Europe. Also rating high was Formula One Racing, Rugby and the Olympics. Among U.S. sports, basketball ranked high in Spain…
Foot Locker Returns to 4Q Profit, Comps Inch Up 0.6%
Foot Locker, Inc. returned to profitability in the fourth quarter after hefty charges weighed down results in 2008. Excluding special charges, earnings reached to $39 million, or 24 cents per share in the fourth quarter ended Jan. 30, even with $39 millio
Zumiez’s Comps Jump 11.2%
Zumiez Inc. announced that total net sales for the four-week period ended Feb. 27, 2010 increased 19.6% to $27.6 million, compared to $23.1 million a year earlier. Comparable store sales increased 11.2% for the four-week period, versus a comp decrease of
EU and Vietnam to Launch Free Trade Talks
The European Union and Vietnam have agreed to launch bilateral Free Trade Agreement (FTA) negotiations following a meeting between EU Trade Commissioner Karel De Gucht and Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung in Hanoi today…
