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Oakley Launches Film Production Company

Oakley recently launched 1242 Productions, Inc., a film production company focused on promoting awareness of its core board sports market and world-class athletes. 1242 Productions' first release, “The Community Project”, is a snowboarding fil

Jake Jacobs Appointed President of Spyder

Spyder Active Sports named Jake Jacobs as president and chief operating officer. Mr. Jacobs, previously Spyder’s senior vice president, product, assumes the position of president from David Jacobs, the company’s founder, who will remain chief executive o

Consumers Use Internet First and Most

As the holiday shopping season approaches, a BURST! Media survey reveals that three-quarters (76.6%) of respondents are online shoppers. Significantly, three out of five (62.8%) online shoppers say the Internet is their primary source of information when

Trails.com Experiences Record Year

2005 has been a record year for Trails.com. The company has experienced record growth rates with key industry metrics including subscription sales, website traffic and site registrations. As a result the company has increased staff, moved into a new corpo

Vail Posts 38% Q4 Revenue Jump; Income Still in Red

Vail Resorts, Inc. reported total revenue increased $32.9 million, or 37.8%, to $120.0 million for the fourth quarter ended July 31, 2005. The company reported a fourth quarter net loss of $36.4 million, or a loss of $1.00 per diluted share, compared to a

Yakima Issues Recall of Mighty Joe 2 and 3 Racks

Yakima Products issued a product recall of its Mighty Joe 2 and Mighty Joe 3 bicycle racks. Yakima is voluntarily recalling all Mighty Joe 2 and Mighty Joe 3 racks due to safety concerns revealed following extensive product testing. Yakima notified the

Wolverine Third Quarter Sales Climb 7%; Increases Full-Year Guidance

Wolverine World Wide third quarter 2005 revenue totaled $279.1 million, a 7.0% increase over third quarter 2004 revenue of $260.9 million. Earnings per share for the third quarter of 2005 were 42 cents compared to 37 cents reported for the third quarter o

PacSun Appoints Wendy E. Burden as New COO

Pacific Sunwear announced that Wendy E. Burden has been appointed to the position of Chief Operating Officer effective November 8, 2005. Ms. Burden will report to Seth Johnson, the Company's Chief Executive Officer, and will be responsible for store

Umbro Acquires 25% Stake in China Distributor

Umbro has entered into an agreement to acquire a 25% stake in Team & Sports Ltd., the current licensee distributing Umbro product in China, Hong Kong and Taiwan. Umbro will pay a total consideration of $12 million for the stake in the company.

REI Plans New California and North Carolina Stores

REI plans to open two stores, oni in Santa Monica, Calif., and one in Pineville, N.C. The Santa Monica will open in the Spring of 2006 at the corner of Fourth Avenue and Santa Monica Boulevard. The store in Pineville, a suburb north of Charlotte, N.C., wi

MoMA Exhibit Features Brunton SolarRoll

Brunton's SolarRoll 14, waterproof, flexible solar panel will be included in an upcoming display at the esteemed New York City Museum of Modern Art (MoMA)…

adidas and Xbox to Partner on Marketing Initiatives

Xbox and adidas have entered into a long-term strategic alliance at X05, the Microsoft Xbox brand experience for the games and entertainment industry. The two companies companies will partner on a series of planned activities and initiatives, including t

Pacific Sunwear Appoints Burden as COO

Pacific Sunwear of California, Inc. announced the appointment of Wendy E. Burden to the position of COO effective November 8, 2005. Ms. Burden will report to Seth Johnson, the company's CEO, and will be responsible for store operations, real estate a

Luxottica Acquires China Eyewear Chain

The Luxottica Group will acquire Ming Long Optical, the largest premium optical chain in the province of Guangdong, China. As a result, the Group becomes the leading operator of premium optical stores in China, with a total of 278 locations in two of the

Hemptown Receives $1.4 million in Equity Financing

Hemptown Clothing Inc. announced the securing of $1.4 million of equity financing. $1.3 million will go to Hemptown's subsidiary, Crailar Fiber Technologies Inc., to be used to begin trials on its advanced natural fiber “Crailar”. The remainder of th