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LaCrosse Snags Military Order for Danner Boots

LaCrosse Footwear, Inc. announced that its Danner subsidiary received a $4.9 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

ICSC: PacSun is Key Destination for Teens this Christmas

Twenty-nine percent of teenagers plan to spend over $100 on gifts this holiday season, according to the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) and
Jones Lang LaSalle's “Gen Y Survey.” The survey also asked teenagers, as they shopped the mal

DeFeet’s Shane Cooper Receives Lone Eagle Award

Shane Cooper, founder of DeFeet International, Inc., has been named one of four North Carolina entrepreneurs to receive the first-ever Lone Eagle Award, presented by AdvantageWest North Carolina, Western North Carolina¹s regional economic development orga

K2 Completes Merger with Brass Eagle

K2 announced today the consummation of the merger of Brass Eagle Inc. with a wholly-owned subsidiary of K2. As a result of the merger, Brass Eagle is now a wholly-owned subsidiary of K2…

Stroesser Leaves Converse; Named CEO for Luxury Home Brand

Converse has confirmed the exit of VP of Sales Jim Stroesser. Stroesser joined Converse as part of the management team that bought the company out of bankruptcy two years ago. Jim came to Converse from Oakley, where he was Vp of Sales after stints at Ni

Trek Expands German Production

Trek Bicycle Corporation will cease production in Carlow, Ireland and move production to its plant in Hartsmannsdorf, Germany by April 1, 2004. The acquisition of Villiger Cycle in January 2003 left Trek with two manufacturing facilities in Europe. It w

Burton Moves Analog to CA

Analog clothing may have been born in Vermont, but it’s time the company moved from its nest. Now that the brand has its first fall line in stores, Analog, the newest member of the Burton family of brands, is leaving the Green Mountain State in early spri

Skechers Licenses Name for Sportswear

SKECHERS announced that Paul Davril, Inc. (PDI) has been named the licensee for SKECHERS-branded men's and women's sportswear apparel in the United States. The line will launch in department and specialty stores in spring 2005…

Variflex Swings to Fiscal Q1 Loss on Lower Sales

Variflex reported a net loss of $477,000 or ($0.10) per diluted share, on net sales of $12.1 million for the fiscal first quarter ended October 31, 2003, compared to net income of $11,000, or ($0.00) per diluted share, on net sales of $12.6 million for th

Deckers Inks Teva Watch and Eyewear License Deal

Deckers Outdoor Corporation has signed two license agreements for watches and eyewear with Capo, Inc. for the U.S. and Canada. Under the terms of the agreement, Capo will design and market Teva branded watches and watch accessories and Teva branded eyewe

Stamminger to Head adidas America; Moves Global Marketing to U.S.

adidas-Salomon AG is moving key global marketing functions and personnel to its American headquarters in Portland, OR. Erich Stamminger, Member of the Executive Board of adidas-Salomon responsible for Global Marketing, will assume additional responsibili

Jazz Golf Holds Rights Offering

Jazz Golf Equipment will be commencing a rights offering to shareholders. All registered shareholders of Jazz resident in British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba and Ontario will receive one right for each Class A common share held at the record

WWW Announces Stock Repurchase Program

Directors of Wolverine World Wide, authorized the repurchase of an additional 2.0 million shares of the Company's common stock through open market or privately negotiated transactions over a two year period. The new
authorization follows similar rep