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Axcent Sports Adds New Reps

Axcent Sports, the exclusive supplier of Descente Cycle, Run, Triathlon and Fitness apparel in the USA and Canada has added key sales reps in important territories over the last several weeks in preparation for its Spring 2005 product launch. Chris Watson

Deckers Gets Fortune Small Business Accolades

Deckers Outdoor Corporation has been named to the FSB 100, FORTUNE Small Business (FSB) magazine's list of the 100 fastest growing publicly traded small businesses in America. Deckers was the only footwear company to make the list, which appears in t

LaCrosse Picks Up $5.0 Million Military Boot Order

LaCrosse Footwear, Inc. announced that its Danner subsidiary received a $5.0 million GSA delivery order to supply boots to the U.S. military. The order will be for the Company's Desert Acadia boot, which is specifically designed to perform in desert

GSI Commerce Sites Get Top Ranking

GSI Commerce Inc. announced that its e-commerce platform was the leading choice among more of the Top 300 Web retailers in the U.S. than any other solution provider's platform, according to research published in June by Internet Retailer Magazine. W

West Marine Reduces Q2 Guidance on Weather Woes

West Marine, Inc. reported that sales for the second quarter would be approximately $252 million to $256 million, with comp store sales increasing approximately 4% to 5% for the quarter. The retailer said they have been negatively impacted by “unseasonab

Native Inks Deals with REI and Gander Mtn.

Native Eyewear will be doubling its store count with REI from 27 to 54 stores. The brand has also recently been rolled out to all stores of the premier outdoor retailer, Gander Mountain. The company says that the 'All Sports All Polarized' niche

Deckers Named to FSB Top 100 List

Deckers Outdoor Corporation has been named to the FSB 100, FORTUNE Small Business magazine's list of the 100 fastest growing publicly traded small businesses in America. Deckers was the only footwear company to make the list, which appears in the Ju

VF Corp. Completes Vans Deal; Murray Named President

VF Corporation has completed its merger between Vans and a subsidiary of VF for a total purchase price of $396 million including the cashout of stock options. As Vans is now a wholly-owned subsidiary of VF and each outstanding share of Vans stock has bee

Sears to Acquire 61 Stores From Kmart and Wal-Mart

Sears, Roebuck and Co. has agreed to acquire ownership or leasehold interest in up to 61 off-mall stores in key Sears markets from Kmart Holding Corporation and Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. for approximately $620 million in cash. The majority of the stores are

NSGA: State Participation Details Show Michigan as Most Active State

Among the 11 largest states, making up more than 56% of the U.S. population, residents of Michigan are the most active, according to an analysis of data contained in “Sports Participation in 2003 — State-by-State,” a report published annually by the NSGA

Cramer Names Christman as VP of Marketing

Cramer Products has appointed Edward Christman as the company’s new vice president of marketing. Christman leaves his post as senior merchandising manager at Bike Athletic Co. in Atlanta to take the position at Cramer, where he started on June 16. Christ

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