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Cloudveil Hires Two New Sales Agencies

Cloudveil hired two new sales agencies. Nan Hanks and Associates will cover the Southeast territory for Cloudveil’s outdoor and ski categories, and Charlie Perkins and Matt Linnevers will take on the outdoor, ski and angling lines in the Great Lakes terr

G.I. Joe’s Sells Stake to P.E. Firm

G.I. Joe’s, Inc. has signed an agreement with Gryphon Investors, a San Francisco-based private equity firm, to complete a transaction which provides “liquidity to the company’s current shareholders and solidly positions the company for continued growth.”

VNU Changes Name to The Nielson Company

VNU, the parent company of the Interbike and Outdoor Retailer trade shows, has changed its name to The Nielsen Company. Along with the re-branding of its parent company, Interbike also announced that new leadership, staff and Internet resources have been

Spenco Shifts Market and RandD Management

Spenco Medical Corporation has made strategic personnel changes within its Marketing and Research & Development teams. The Spenco marketing team is now headed by Cindy Mitchell, who has been promoted to Consulting, Director Marketing. Talia Herman has b

Head NV Looks to Eastern Europe and U.S. for Wintersports Growth

Despite a slowdown in sporting equipment sales Head NV said that customer loyalty has enabled them to drive growth. Company CEO Head Johan Eliasch said that Head expects to remain on course for a record year in 2006 — in spite of the mild winter. In 200

Bite Footwear Names U.S. Sales Team

Bite Footwear named its new domestic sales force including Peter Burnett, Chad Gallwitz, Lynn Quackenbush, Brian Hamann, Larry Hartford, Felix Sablan, Kevin Alexander, Justin Hartford, Spencer McPherson, Mark Hollingsworth, Bruce Marsh, Brian Milmoe, and

Gander Promotes Members of Senior Management

Gander Mountain Company promoted its VP, finance, Robert Vold to senior vice president and chief financial officer. Dennis Lindahl, who previously served as CFO, has been named executive vice president, strategy and business development, and will focus on

VF Corp. Sells Off Intimates Business to Fruit of the Loom

VF Corporation has signed a definitive agreement to sell its global intimate apparel business to Fruit of the Loom, Inc., a subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. for $350 million in cash. VF's intimate apparel business includes such leading brands a

Sunglass Hut Parent Sees Q4 Sales Rise 6.8%

Luxottica Group S.p.A., the parent company of Sunglass Hut and Ray Ban, reported that fourth quarter consolidated sales rose 6.8% to €1.11 billion, or a 13.4% increase when excluding the effects of currency exchange rates. Retail sales were up 0.4% to €7

Report: Nike May be Eyeing Own Mall Retail

A Wall Street analyst’s report released this week suggest that Nike, Inc. may soon announce the company’s intent to open their own mall-based specialty stores. The report from Susquehanna Financial Group said that they had been able to verify, primarily

Chaco Partners with Leave No Trace

Chaco has partnered with Leave No Trace as an official product sponsor of the organization’s Traveling Trainer program, an initiative designed to educate outdoor enthusiasts across a range of audiences how to minimize their impact in natural areas…

Chaco to Raise Funds for Orphans at OR and WSA

Chaco will offer support to its Redefine Child Support fundraiser and hope to directly impact the lives of orphaned children in India at Outdoor Retailer Winter Market and WSA by selling its Headwaters Kids Sandal collection and donating $10 for each pair

SIA Names Retailers and Reps of the Year

During day two of SIA.07, SIA presented the winners of the 2007 SIA SnowSports Retailer of the Year, 2007 SIA Canadian SnowSports Retailer of the Year and 2007 SIA Canadian SnowSports Rep of the Year…

New Balance Partners with W.L. Gore

Boston-based New Balance Athletic Shoe, Inc. entered a new strategic partnership with W.L. Gore & Associates, the maker of GORE-TEX fabrics. The partnership comes as New Balance launches its Outdoor initiative at the Winter Outdoor Retailer show later thi