BioMechanica Founder Presents Keynote at Asia Footwear Conference
BioMechanica, LLC founder and managing partner Martyn R. Shorten, Ph.D., will be the keynote speaker for the upcoming Busan International Footwear and Leather Show 2005. BIFOS, ASIA’s #1 shoe show, is being held in Busan, Korea from December 2 – 4. Sho
Loki and Mountain Sprouts Team Up
LOKI USA and Mountain Sprouts have teamed up to bring LOKI's patented LOKI Mitt and LOKI Face Shield technology to children's outerwear, effectively solving every parents ongoing winter struggle to keep mitts from being lost.
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StrideLite Wins BrandNew Award
StrideLite was awarded the ISPO BrandNew Award for 2006 for their Jimbo Jacket. The Jury, 18 international sports experts, met in Munich to consider 171 companies from 25 countries. Judges viewed, and tested all products and were, “amazed by the high qual
AMEX to Trade Under Armour Options
The American Stock Exchange will launch trading in options on Wednesday, November 30, 2005 on the Nasdaq Stock Market listed stock of Under Armor, Inc. under the Option Symbol UWG…
SGI’s Reinhart Awarded CPC Designation
Sports Group International announced that the National Association of Personnel Services has awarded Dave Reinhart, SGI vice president, with the designation of Certified Personnel Consultant. Reinhart, who joined SGI six years ago after more than 15 years
Spyder Forms Adventure Racing Team
Spyder Active Sports signed a major sponsorship in the adventure race realm by forming Team Spyder. The three athletes, Travis Macy, Danelle Ballengee, and Dave Mackey, were ranked second in the world competing together as a pro team in 2004.
Hot Tuna Appoints Managing Director
Hot Tuna announced the appointment of Marcus Gracey as the company's managing director. Marcus joins Hot Tuna from the Australia & Asia Pacific Division of Quiksilver Inc. Marcus’ immediate focus with Hot Tuna will be to drive sales growth within the
Ashworth Explores Strategic Options; Warns of Q4 Net Loss
Ashworth, Inc. announced that with the help of Houlihan Lokey Howard & Zukin, it will assess its position in the market and evaluate a wide range of strategies and alternatives to increase future shareholder value. The company also gave guidance for Q4 wi
Report: Web Traffic Spikes on Cyber Monday
Akamai Technologies released data from its Net Usage Index for Retail, which chronicles real-time traffic to online shopping sites during yesterday's “Cyber Monday.” The Akamai Index recorded that in North America, people were visiting retail sites y
Horny Toad Takes a new Approach to Money Back Guarantee
Horny Toad is so confident in the fit, style and fabrics of their 2006 men’s collection, that they’re backing it with a special guarantee. Wear any new Horny Toad men’s piece three times – and if you don’t get a word of praise for your stylish new gear, t
National Textile Center Receives Funding Boost
The U.S. Congress appropriated $13 million to support the National Textile Center (NTC). The funding is for research designed to make the U.S. textile industry more
competitive globally and is included in the Fiscal Year 2006 Science, State, Justice, Comm
Scott USA Inks Sponsorship Deal with Ford Women’s Cycling Team
Scott USA will become the bicycle, apparel and footwear sponsor to the Ford Women's Cycling Team. The 2006 roster includes Kelli Emmett, Sara Bresnick-Zocchi, Kathy Sherwin and Melanie Meyers with Chris Davidson and Chris Magerl as management and tec
Everlast Chairman and CEO, George Horowitz, Passes Away
Everlast Worldwide, Inc announced that George Q Horowitz, the company's chairman and CEO passed away yesterday after a brave and courageous fight with kidney cancer. George Horowitz, born March 22, 1950, became CEO and Chairman of Everlast Worldwide
Budris Departs Veltec
After nearly a decade with Veltec Sports, 30-year cycling industry veteran Al Budris has left Veltec to start his own consulting firm, Alpha Sports Associates…
Rasa Libre Ends Its Run
Deluxe Distribution's Jim Thiebaud announced the end to skateboard brand Rasa Libre in a press release, noting that “no single reason or even a bunch of reasons” could be pointed to for blame, but rather that sometimes, “it comes down to a bunch of f
