Don’t Take My Bat Away’ Launches New Jersey Chapter
As the New Jersey Legislature considers legislation to ban the use of aluminum bats in baseball games from Little League to high school, a group of New Jersey residents is fighting back. The nation’s first chapter of the newly-formed “Don’t Take My Bat Aw
Yue Yuen Sees Balanced Growth Across Most Business Segments…
Yue Yuen Industrial Ltd, which manufactures footwear for many major athletic brands, saw its biggest growth come in its casual/outdoor footwear and sports sandals categories in its second quarter ended March 31. Overall Q2 revenues rose 11.9% to $944.5 mi
OIF Releases New Participation Study
Outdoor Industry Foundation (OIF) released a new report – The Next Generation of Outdoor Participants Report — 2007. This new OIF report provides insight into changing participation trends in outdoor recreation and highlights the activities of the next g
Guest Editorial: The Future We Make…
There is a disturbance in the outdoor space. A fissure to some, but more likely, it’s nothing more than an inevitable ripple of the widespread and contagious greening of the industry. It’s a result of folks connecting the dots to figure out what all this
Joe’s Names Rep and Vendor of the Year
Joe’s Sports & Outdoor named manufacturer’s representative Scott Sims of HO Sports/Hyperlite as the company’s 2007 Manufacturer’s Representative of the Year and Columbia Sportswear of Portland, Oregon as its 2007 Vendor of the Year…
BOB Trailers Files Complaint Against Baby Jogger…
BOB Trailers, Inc. has filed a complaint against Baby Jogger for Trade Dress infringement. The suit was filed on June 14, 2007 in Idaho District Court. The complaint alleges that Baby Jogger made a conscious choice to develop their ATS stroller (right) to
SGMA Brings Spring Market to General Public Through ‘SMT’
The SGMA Spring Market was seen on TV by the general public from coast to coast through a Satellite Media Tour (SMT). In order to generate attention for the sporting goods industry, the Sporting Goods Manufacturers Association (SGMA) conducted an SMT —
Yue Yuen First Half Turnover Increases 10.6%
Yue Yuen Industrial (Holdings) Limited saw turnover and profit attributable to equity holders of the company increase year-on-year by respectively 10.6% to $1.90 billion and 0.8% to $169.6 million. Excluding accounting adjustments on two outstanding conve
Innes Apparel Hires Jay Mitchell
Innes apparel has hired Jay Mitchell as their new designer. Jay has a very strong background in both clothing and graphic design. He's been with Ezekial, Mada and Billabong as well as doing freelance over the years. The company sees this as another s
Russell Athletic/Atlanta Falcons Partner Up
Russell Athletic and the Atlanta Falcons announced an agreement that designates Russell Athletic as an official sponsor of the Falcons. The four-year agreement includes title sponsorship of the team’s three-week pre-season training camp at its in-season t
Nike Inks Deal with Greg Oden
Nike confirmed that it had signed an endorsement deal with Greg Oden, the 7-footer who is expected to be the top pick in the June 28 draft. Terms of the multiyear deal were not disclosed. Kevin Durant, who is also vying to be the top draft pick, has not o
Shareholder: Everlast buyout bid too low
An investment firm with a 2.3 percent stake in Everlast Worldwide Inc. said Monday it will vote against last week's $146 million buyout offer for the boxing equipment maker because it believes the price is too low…
Mazer Appointed Demo Marketing Chief
Alain Mazer, who was most recently vice president and director of global marketing at Hot Tuna (International), has joined Pacific Sunwear of California as marketing director of the Demo stores division…
Former Cloudveil Owners Acquire Ouray Sportswear…
Jalex Group, the former ownership group behind Cloudveil, has acquired the Ouray Sportswear. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Under the agreement, O Holdings, an affiliate of the Denver-based private equity investment firm, has capitalized a n
Thule Gets New Private Equity Owner…
Thule has traded hands to yet another private equity firm – the third owner in five years. Nordic Capital Fund VI signed an agreement late last week to acquire the Thule Group from Candover. While both parties reportedly agreed to keep terms of the deal a
