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Eddie Bauer will Become Independent, Public Company…
Spiegel, the bankrupt parent company to Eddie Bauer, has filed a reorganization plan with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court that would give the company’s unsecured creditors, excluding Spiegel Holdings, Inc. and its affiliates, approximately 90% of their claims t
Cannondale Recalls Bike Seats
Cannondale Bicycle Corp. has announced the recall of roughly 1,480 ‘1-X’ bicycle suspension seat posts that were installed on various 2005 model year Cannondale brand bicycles. The recall involves Lee Chi model 1-X bicycle suspension seat posts. Lee Chi i
Deckers Gets Some Nice Oomph! from UGG to Blow Away Q4 Street Estimates…
Deckers trounced every Wall Street forecast for the fourth quarter, due in most part to greater-than-expected deliveries in December, a very strong showing from its UGG brand, higher direct Internet sales, and less close-out business. The company posted
Mountain Hardwear Names New Marketing Director
Mountain Hardwear announced that Phyllis Grove has been named to the position of Marketing Director. Grove will oversee marketing efforts for the company including strategy, branding, advertising, web, retailer coop programs, consumer and trade promotions
Apax Partners and SKM Form $1.8 billion U.S. Private Equity Fund
Apax Partners Worldwide LLP is merging its U.S. firm Apax Partners, Inc. with Saunders Karp & Megrue (SKM). As part of the merger, John F. Megrue and Allan W. Karp of SKM have been named co-CEOs of Apax Partners, Inc., and will become members of Apax Par
Ruff Wear Expands U.S. Sales Force
Ruff Wear is expanding its sales force in North America to meet the needs of customers in both the outdoor retail and specialty pet markets. The new sales representatives augment the sales force currently in place in the US. Fifteen independent sales repr
Friedrichshafen OutDoor Show On-Track to Break Records
OutDoor 2005 which takes place from the 21st to the 24th July at the Friedrichshafen showground will break all records in the show’s twelve year history. By February 2005, 360 companies had pre-booked exhibition space which is a 64% increase on last years
Ed Andrew Returns to NiteRider as New CEO
Ed Andrew, who was President of NiteRider from January 1996 to December 1999, has returned to the company as the new CEO. Ed left the company on very good terms in 1999 to help launch a small start-up company with a product concept, a small amount of set-
Pacific Launches Schwinn Branded Motor Scooters
Dorel announced new initiatives by its Pacific Cycle
division aimed at leveraging the strength of its Schwinn brand. Schwinn has launched a new category of four-stroke gas-powered motor scooters. It has also unveiled add-ons to the highly popular Sting-Ra
Spiegel to Reorganize Around Eddie Bauer
Spiegel has proposed to the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York a plan in which the business will be reorganized around the Eddie Bauer division of the company, establishing a new parent company, Eddie Bauer Holdings, Inc. Eddie Ba
US E-Commerce Sales Up 4.7% for Q4
The Census Bureau of the Department of Commerce announced that the estimate of U.S. retail e-commerce sales for the fourth quarter of 2004, adjusted for seasonal variation and holiday and trading-day differences, but not for price changes, was $18.4 billi
Pacific Brands Sees Profits Jump 35.6% for the Half Year
The Pacific Brands group announced a net profit after tax (pre goodwill amortisation) of A$54.1 million ($39.7 mm) for the half year ended December 31, 2004, which exceeded the net profit for the same period last year by 35.6%. This has resulted in earni
Body Glove Inks Apparel License with Rays
Body Glove International has signed a licensing agreement with Rays Apparel Inc., a lifestyle apparel manufacturer in Southern California. Through Rays Apparel, Body Glove will launch a new lifestyle apparel colection in spring, 2006. Through the agreemen
