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Kelty Hires New Rocky Mountain Rep

Kelty has added Zach Branson to their Rocky Mountain region sales representative team. Branson will operate as part of the rep force at R.J. Guiney Associates,
supporting retailers in Colorado, New Mexico, Eastern Wyoming and Eastern Utah. With 11 years o

Volant is Re-Born

Under the direction of its parent company Atomic Ski, the recently transformed Volant brand is ready to be reintroduced into the market. Announcing a select line of premium skis, Volant sets the stage for the debut of the world's first true luxury sk

Blumenthal Leaves IMBA for Bikes Belong

Tim Blumenthal, executive director of the International Mountain Bicycling Association (IMBA), has been picked from a pool of more than 500 applicants to lead The Bikes Belong Coalition. Bikes Belong is the industry trade group dedicated to putting more p

Columbia Nabs More Chinese Counterfeiters

Columbia Sportswear has again joined forces with Chinese authorities to raid factories producing counterfeit Columbia Sportswear apparel. The recent raids resulted in the seizure of more than 8,100 pieces of counterfeit sports apparel. Due to the large nu

Debonair Acquires Brand Name from Fruit

Debonair Sportswear completes acquisition of the Debonair trademark from Fruit of the Loom, Inc. for an undisclosed amount. The sale and assignment of the Debonair trademark on June 18th, 2004 is viewed as a goodwill gesture on the part of Fruit of the Lo

Sportsman’s Guide Acquires Golf Warehouse/TGW.com

The Sportsman's Guide, Inc. has acquired The Golf Warehouse, LLC, in an all cash transaction valued at approximately $30 million. A combination of available cash and an expanded bank credit facility will be used to finance the transaction, purchasin

Yue Yuen Plans to Acquire 9.9% of Luen Thai

Yue Yuen and Luen Thai jointly announced that Yue Yuen plans to become a strategic shareholder of Luen Thai by acquiring the new shares to be issued in Luen Thai’s Global Offering exercise. Upon completion of the share acquisition and the Global offering,

Nike Makes Key VP Promotions in IR, EMEA

Nike has appointed three divisional vice presidents: Pamela M. Catlett as vice president of Nike's Investor Relations, Jim Allaker as vice president, Finance, Planning and Operations for Nike's Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region and Hu

Brooks Sports Looks Stronger in Recent Retail Survey

Brooks Sports, Inc. is reporting that it was recently applauded by specialty running retailers nationwide in a survey measuring brand strength, sales momentum, potential growth, and product appeal. Sports Marketing Surveys USA, in its Retail Sales Survey

Accusplit Inks Marketing Partnership with PGA Tours

Accusplit has become an official marketing partner of the PGA TOUR and has created a customized pedometer-based activity wellness program to coincide with the agreement.
Through the four-year agreement, Accusplit becomes the “Official Pedometer of the PGA

SGMA: Basketball Most Played Organized Sport

Courts, diamonds and fields. Those are the three most popular destinations for Americans of all ages with an interest in playing organized sports. According to SGMA International's recent analysis of the Superstudy® of Sports P

Watershed Partners with Granger’s

Watershed USA has formed a new division with a wholly owned subsidiary, doing business as Axis Outdoor. Axis Outdoor will be responsible for the distribution, marketing, and brand management of the product side of Watershed’s business. Watershed USA will

Princeton Tec Sponsors Colorado Outward Bound Relay

Princeton Tec will sponsor for the fourth year, the Colorado Outward Bound Relay, one of the largest annual fundraising events for Outward Bound West. The 24 hour, 170 miles team relay race will take place on Friday through Saturday, September 24th – 25th

Hi-Tec Hires New Group Marketing Director

Following its recent and ongoing global re-branding strategy, Hi-Tec Sports has appointed Tony Linford as the new Group Marketing Director. He will be replacing Paul Stratta who is leaving to work in consultancy…

The Internet Makes More Retail Happen at Home…

According to The State of Retailing Online 7.0, a Shop.org study conducted by Forrester Research, 2003 online retail sales improved 51% to $114 billion, surpassing all industry expectations. All online product categories experienced strong growth with onl