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Cimatron, a developer of CAD/CAM solutions for tooling industry, announced its partnership with SHIMANO, who purchased Cimatron E for their offices in Japan and Singapore because of the software’s quick and efficient cutting times. “We drastically reduced

Billabong International Limited announced it
has purchased the Honolua Surf Company apparel brand and its 19-store retail network. Derek O’Neill, chief executive of Billabong International, says the Honolua Surf Company is an emerging brand with significa

K2 Inc. has announced the appointment of Paul Ebnet to the position of President of Stearns Inc. Ebnet has over 24 years of experience at Stearns in several capacities including his most recent position as senior vice president for sales, marketing, and p

L.L.Bean has hired Daniel Love as the company's new Vice President of Finance. Mr. Love comes from the Atlanta, Georgia area where he worked most recently as Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President of Finance and Operations for a division o

Superfeet Worldwide is discontinuing their manufacturing of premier stretching and boot modifying tools. Superfeet was the first company to manufacture tools of this sort, and they were the first patented product from Superfeet…

With the knowledge that most serious and even casual cyclist cross-train, Todson has been awarded the exclusive opportunity to introduce Arena swimwear and swim gear to the more than 4,000 bicycling retail stores throughout the United States. Both compani

Collegiate Pacific has executed a definitive agreement to acquire Tomark Sports of Corona, Ca. Under the terms of the merger agreement with Tomark, Collegiate Pacific, through a wholly-owned subsidiary, will acquire all of the shares of Tomark, Inc. in e

Gregory Mountain Products is pleased to announce the hiring of two new rep groups. Egan & Associates LLC, comprised of David and Tracy Egan, Jackton Downard, and Jeff Busic will replace Barry Schrimsher and his The Sherpa Group in the Northwest while Jef

The New England Sporting Goods Agents Association has announced the selection of the 2004 New England Retailer of the Year. The 2004 honorees are Paul & Bunny Wiener of Sports & Marine Parafunalia in Merideth, New Hampshire. As part of the award, Paul a

The Spiegel Group has announced the location of 29 Eddie Bauer stores it intends to close in 2004, 16 of which involve natural lease expirations. These store closings are part of the company's ongoing efforts to improve the
productivity of its store

Collegiate Pacific stated that it has executed a long-term, commercial banking agreement with Merrill Lynch Business Services…

Unifi, Inc. announced that discussions related to a joint venture with Kaiping Polyester Enterprises Group (“Kaiping”) are continuing into 2004. The company originally announced that negotiations were expected to conclude by the end of calendar 2003…

Recreational Equipment, Inc. has been ranked 24th among the “100 Best Companies to Work For” by FORTUNE magazine, and is one of only eight companies to have been included on each of the magazine lists and two book versions…

Johnson Outdoors Inc., maker of Eureka!Tents, has been awarded a $42.9 million urgent need military tent order. The government order calls for delivery of 6,500 modular general purpose tent systems (MGPTS) over the next 15 months. This is the second time

With sales for summer 2003 up 60 percent over Indigo Equipment’s already aggressive projections and a North American dealer base that has nearly doubled in the past year, the up-and-coming outdoor products manufacturer continues to chart a successful entr