Wolverine Adds New Board Member
Shirley D. Peterson has been appointed to the Wolverine World Wide Board of Directors. Peterson joins the Wolverine board having served as President of Hood College of Frederick, Maryland, and as a partner and Head of Tax Practice at Steptoe & Johnson of
Scott USA Expands Bicycle Distribution Into Canada
Mica Sports has become the exclusive distributor of Scott bicycle products for Canada. The SCOTT cycling brand will be represented at the Montreal BTAC bicycle trade show this fall. Distribution of a limited number of SCOTT bicycles will begin this week t
Dyaco Acquires Spirit Fitness
Dyaco International has completed its acquisition of Spirit Fitness. Spirit, based in Jonesboro, AR, has been a well-respected manufacturer of home and light commercial fitness equipment since 1986. With its acquisition of Spirit, Dyaco intends to aggress
Southeastern Scientists Criticize Sustainable Forestry Initiative
Last week, joint press conferences were held in Raleigh, North Carolina, and Nashville, Tennessee, to release a letter signed by over 90 prominent Southern scientists calling for an overhaul of the Sustainable Forestry Initiative’s (SFI) certification sta
White Sierra Hires New Central Sales Agency
White Sierra has hired Peak Sports to represent the company's Central territory. Sales representatives Chip Webster and George Knaggs operate Peak Sports. Together Webster and Knaggs have considerable experience in the outdoor and sporting goods indu
Craft Apparel N.A. Distributor Taps I.F. Founder
The Europa Company, distributor for Craft performance apparel in N.America, has hired Jane Hayes, founder and former CFO of Independent Fabrication to its staff as Accounting Manager…
Ritchey Restructures Asia Offices Following Latta’s Resignation
Todd Latta has resigned from his position as GM of Ritchey Asia. Todd held this position since the inception of the Taiwan Branch. Todd informed Ritchey management of his intention to pursue other interests in late February but agreed to stay on for two a
SIA.06 is Sold Out
The SIA.06 SnowSports Show is officially sold out. SIA.06 will take place at Mandalay Bay Convention Center for the fourth straight year, January 23-26, 2006. To date over 320,000 square feet has been sold with exhibitors on tap to showcase more than 750
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Sales and Marketing Manager — Seattle Sports
Seattle Sports seeks an experienced, aggressive, motivated and well organized Sales & Marketing Manager to join our team. You will work with National retail accounts, and inside and outside sales reps to grow our sales and distribution in the Outdo
Apparel Production Manager — ASICS America
ASICS America Corporation, a leader in the Athletic Industry, has an opening for a Production Manager in Apparel. Manage all aspects of production from sourcing and setting up factory, forecasting, scheduling, negotiating prices, qualit
GBMI Promotes Strong and Kaminsky to VP Sales
Global Brand Marketing Inc. announced two internal promotions in its U.S. Sales Divisions. John Strong, Director of the GBMI Kids U.S. Sales Division, and Scott Kaminsky, Director of U.S. Sales for XOXO Footwear have been promoted to Vice President of Sal
SmartWool Inks $30 million Merino Contract
SmartWool Corporation, the single largest branded
purchaser of New Zealand merino wool, has inked a partnership with The New Zealand Merino Company that guarantees minimum price levels for New Zealand wool growers producing merino wool for use in SmartWoo
Reebok Licensee Issues Recall for Children’s Windwear
Adjmi Apparel Group, in conjunction with the CPSC, is recalling about 8,000 Children’s Reebok Windwear and Fleece Jacket and Pant Sets. The zipper slider and pull on the jackets can detach if the zipper is pulled when the jacket is open. The detached sl
Cloudveil Taps Marmot and Camelbak for Two Key Hires
Cloudveil announced the hiring of two key personnel, John Rounds to the role of Director of North American Sales and
Ali Levy to the newly created position of Retail merchandising Coordinator. Rounds, formerly the National Sales Manager Recreational Divis
