Cloudveil Hires Two New Rep Agencies
Cloudveil hired Dedication Sports Group and Pinnacle Outdoor Group to represent Cloudveil’s outdoor category in the Mid-Atlantic and New England Territories respectively. Dedication Sports Group, which is comprised of Andy Correll and Paul Wu out of Ithac
K2 Sports Opens New Seattle Headquarters
K2 Sports celebrated the completion of its new 310,000-square-foot headquarters in Seattle with a snow-shoveling ceremony with Washington governor Chris Gregoire. K2 began construction on the office space inside the facility located in Seattle’s SODO dist
Black Tie Goes Green in Steamboat
Black Tie Ski Rental Delivery’s Steamboat Springs Colo. branch has earned Gold Planet certification from the Steamboat Sustainable Business Program. Black Tie Skis worked with the Steamboat Springs Chamber Resort Association’s environmental consulting ser
Miôn Receives APMA Seal of Acceptance
Miôn Footwear has been awarded the American Podiatric Medical Association Seal of Acceptance. The APMA Seal of Acceptance recognizes products that contribute to better foot health. Miôn was awarded the seal for its beneficial attributes that promote quali
Saucony Named Vendor of the Year by IRRA
Saucony, Inc., was recognized as “Vendor of the Year” and the brand’s ProGrid Omni 6 named “Product of the Year” by the Independent Running Retailers Association (IRRA)…
The Conservation Alliance Adds New Staff
Responding to the demands of a growing membership, has added a second full-time staff position. Krissy Moehl started in early November as the Alliance’s new Program Associate. She will focus her time on communications, marketing, and membership services.
Spalding Appoints Director of Diamond Sports
Spalding has named David J. Coradini as director of Diamond Sports. Coradini will be responsible for all marketing related and product management activities as they pertain to Spalding’s baseball and Dudley softball business…
Ritchey Inks Deal with SOAR Communications
Ritchey Design Inc., has hired SOAR Communications to manage its public relations efforts in the United States. Under terms of the agreement, SOAR Communications, a full-service marketing communications agency, will provide Ritchey with public relations a
Famous Footwear Slows Brown Shoe’s Q3 Sales
Brown Shoe Company Inc. reported Q3 net sales decreased 4.6% for the third quarter to $645.5 million from $676.8 million last year. Net earnings were $27.0 million, up slightly from $26.9 million last year. Same-store sales at Famous Footwear declined 6.2
Sports Group International Focuses on Tri Market
Sports Group International reports that Dave Reinhart, Vice President, will expand his current client focus to include a specific Cardio Sports initiative, providing executive search expertise to the ‘run-swim-bike’ companies within the sporting goods ind
Crocs Sees Pair of Lawsuits Over Share Price
Two law firms, Schiffrin Barroway Topaz & Kessler, LLP and Kaplan Fox & Kilsheimer LLP filed class action suits on behalf of all persons who purchased the publicly traded securities of Crocs, Inc. from July 27, 2007 through October 31, 2007 against Crocs
Aldila Sells Carbon Fiber Technology LLC
announced that its subsidiary, Aldila Materials Technology Corp. (AMTC) had entered into an agreement for the sale of AMTC's 50% interest in Carbon Fiber Technology LLC (“CFT”) with SGL Carbon Fibers and Composites, Inc. (“SGL”), a subsidiary of SGL
Aldila to Sell Carbon Fiber J.V.
Aldila's subsidiary, Aldila Materials Technology Corp. is selling its 50% interest in Carbon Fiber Technology LLC to SGL Carbon Fibers and Composites, Inc., a subsidiary of SGL Group. SGL currently owns the other 50% of CFT. The sale is scheduled to
Pacific Sunwear Names Mrkonic to Board
Pacific Sunwear of California, Inc. has appointed George R. Mrkonic to the company's Board of Directors. Mr. Mrkonic is the retired president and vice chairman of Borders Group, Inc., having previously served as a director from 1994 to 2004, vice cha
RECALL: Lounge Chairs Sold at Dick’s
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (USPC), in cooperation with Dick's Sporting Goods, announced a voluntary recall of 125,000 Lounge Chairs and Recliners sold at the sporting goods chain. Dick's has received 19 reports of the chairs and
