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Perry Ellis International has entered into a license agreement with CBK/Knothe Apparel Group for the manufacture and domestic distribution of Pro Player® performance underwear. The underwear will be constructed from breathable microfibers and include tech

K2 has stifled the speculation about which apparel company it will acquire by purchasing Ex Officio from Orvis for an undisclosed sum. Richard Heckman, K2’s Chairperson & CEO, told The B.O.S.S. Report’s sister publication, Sports Executive Weekly, “We wi

BackcountryStore.com has changed its name to Backcountry.com and re-launched with a new look. For the past seven years Backcountry.com has been posting triple digit sales increases, and Dustin Robertson, Marketing Manager for the online retailer, told BOS

Head NV again saw tremendous benefit to reporting their first quarter results in U.S. Dollars, as currency exchange rates added the appearance of large increases that were still pretty healthy when measured in the company’s native Euro currency. But the

VF Corp.’s recent filing of its 10-Q report with the SEC provided a bit more detail on individual divisions, including VF’s Outdoor Coalition…

True Temper Sports has opened a new 50,000 sq foot titanium production facility in Olive Branch, MS, which will be dedicated to manufacturing and butting bicycle tubing. The new facility is the first step in the company’s new growth initiative, instigate

GSI Commerce Inc. has named Robert Blyskal to the newly created position of co-president and chief operating officer. Blyskal will report to Michael Rubin, chairman, CEO, and co-president of GSI Commerce. With the division of the president functions, GSI

Deckers Corp. has announced that it is conducting a public stock offering of 3.5 million shares at $24.75 per share. 1.5 million shares of the offering will come from the company’s coffers while 2.0 million are being offered by corporate officers, includi

Retail sales of sporting goods, which reached $45.8 billion in 2003, are expected to grow 2% in 2004, according to the National Sporting Goods Association (NSGA). For 2004, sales of athletic and sports equipment, shoes and clothing are forecast to reach $

Timberland announced that members of the Swartz family, The Swartz Foundation, A Kinder World Foundation and The HeartStone Foundation have entered into an agreement to sell 3,261,220 shares of Timberland Class A Common Stock in an underwritten offering t

Salomon S.A.'s tender offer for all remaining outstanding common shares in Salomon & Taylor Made Co., Ltd., in Japan, resulted in tenders for 3,127,361 shares. This will raise Salomon S.A.'s ownership in Salomon & Taylor Made Co., Ltd. to 99.3%