Kwik Goal Adds Three Reps to Sales Staff
Kwik Goal, Ltd. has added three factory sales representatives to its existing sales force. Bill Earl of Naperville, IL, Gerry Hess based in Harleysville, PA and Mike Walter of Richmond Hill, GA will officially begin their new responsibilities October 3rd.
ispo china Moves to Peking in Winter 2007
ispo china winter 07 will take place March 14 – 17, 2007 in a new venue – Peking. The reason for the move is the stronger orientation of the fair towards winter sports. With the new venue, ispo china is moving even closer to the big skiing areas and main
Nike to Consolidate Distribution in Memphis
Nike, Inc. will be consolidating its existing Wilsonville, Ore. and Winchester, Tenn. footwear distribution centers into a single location by 2008. A comprehensive business analysis projected several benefits to Nike and Nike retailer customers including:
Rawlings to Use ‘Sting Free’ in Baseball Products
Rawlings Sporting Goods has signed a license agreement with Sting Free Technologies to use Sting Free on its baseball products…
U.S. Court Reinstates Roadless Rule
U.S. District Judge Elizabeth Laporte reinstated the “Roadless Rule,” a Clinton-era ban on road construction in nearly a third of national forests. In her ruling she stated that the Bush administration failed to conduct necessary environmental studies bef
G3 Taps Mammut Vet to Head EU Sales Effort
Ski industry veteran Sepp Stenger will join G3 Genuine Guide Gear to head the company’s European sales and marketing efforts. Stenger will officially begin working with G3 on November 1, 2006. As a long time member of the European ski and snowboard indus
Optic Nerve Adds Five to Sales Team
Optic Nerve Sunglasses has five new faces on their sales force this year. Just in time for the 2006 | 2007 winter season, Optic Nerve welcomed Randy Dodig to cover Upstate New York and Western Pennsylvania; Adam Casey for New England; Travis Wiest for Tex
Hrubant Joins Coleman as Sr. Product Manager
Mark Hrubant has joined The Coleman Company, Inc. as senior product manager – Exponent products. In this newly created position, Mark will direct and lead activities to ensure the global business success of Coleman Exponent products by identifying, defini
Golf Galaxy Sees Positive Comps and Expansion Drive Q2 Income Up
Golf Galaxy, Inc. net sales for the second quarter of fiscal 2007 increased 37.4% to $95.6 million, compared with $69.6 million for the same period of the prior year. Comparable store sales increased 0.8% for the fiscal second quarter, compared to an incr
Golfsmith Expands Footprint with Three New Doors
Golfsmith International Holdings, Inc. has signed leases to open three new stores in key golf and tennis markets by the end of 2006. The company will open its first store in Tucson, its fourth in Houston, and its fifth in Chicago…
Forzani Sees Strong Back-to-School Results
The Forzani Group Ltd. reported strong sales and margins for the fiscal 2007 “Back to School” selling season. Overall same store sales for the six-week period increased 4.3%. Corporate same store sales were up 2.3%, with footwear sales outpacing hardgoods
Caplea Hired as Thule Division President
Thule recruited George Caplea as new Division President for its North American Towing Systems operations. George Caplea is the former Executive President of the Trelleborg Group who recently decided to leave the company after nine years of service…
adidas Group Picks Up Two More Reebok Distributors
The adidas Group has bought the distribution rights for the Reebok brand in the Czech Republic and Slovakia from RBK Sport CZ and RBK Šport SR respectively, Reebok’s distributors in the two countries. Effective January 1, 2007, adidas ÈR s.r.o. will becom
Cascade Designs Promotes Meidell to Vice-President of Outdoor
Cascade Designs promoted Ken Meidell to Vice-President of Outdoor. Meidell will step into his role immediately, building on the momentum of successful new product releases for 2007 at Summer Outdoor Retailer and European OutDoor Trade Fair. As Vice-Presid
NRF Sees Holiday 2006 Sales Growth Moderating
While consumers have shown a surprising amount of resilience in 2006, retailers can expect a more subdued holiday season. According to the National Retail Federation (NRF), total holiday retail sales are expected to increase 5.0% over last year, bringing
