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Swartz Family to Sell Off 6.5 Million TBL Shares

The Timberland Company announced that the Company has filed a Form S-3 shelf registration with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) registering the resale of up to 6,522,441 shares of the Company's Class A common stock by certain TBL sharehol

Life-Link Reports Increased Backcountry Sales

Life-Link International, manufacturers of Life-Link Backcountry gear and distributors of Dynafit Alpine Touring gear report a very strong category sales increase in Winter 03/04 over Winter 02/03. Due to the growth of Backcountry skiing, snowboarding, ba

Galyan’s Issues Warning on Q4 and Full year Results

Galyan's Trading Company, Inc. issued a warning on its results for fourth quarter and full fiscal year on Tuesday. GLYN now expects a comparable store sales decrease of approximately 4.7% for the fiscal fourth quarter versus a previously estimate o

Callaway Has Record Year in Trademark Enforcement Efforts

Callaway Golf set company records in 2003 in the successful global pursuit of counterfeiters, knockoff artists and other violators of Callaway Golf patents, copyrights and trademarks. ELY conducted enforcement actions in 11 countries resulting in the sei

Descente to Distribute Cutter and Buck in China

Cutter & Buck Inc. announced a license agreement with Tokyo-based Descente Ltd., under which Descente will have exclusive rights to distribute Cutter & Buck apparel in China, Hong Kong and Macao. This license adds to the existing relationship under which

CamelBak Promotes Rounds and Morrison

CamelBak Products Inc. has expanded their commitment to the Recreational market by naming John Rounds Sales Manager and promoting Lea Morrison to Global Marketing Manager…

Leki Hires Kuermer as Nordic Walking Program Director

LEKI has hired Gottfried Kuermer as nordic walking program director. Kuermer is an original Master Trainer from the
International Nordic Walking Association‹one of only 42 worldwide. Kuermer will play a key role in training and certifying LEKI sales repre

Swix Acquires Elite Sport AS

Swix Sport AS has acquired Elite Sport AS. Swix is fully owned by the Ferd group, is one of Norway’s leading privately owned businesses…

NSSRA Reports Increased Margins Ski Area Retail

A dramatic increase in gross margins for area ski shops
led to the best net operating profit in the past 10 years, while a decline of gross margins in non-area shops led to lower profits, according to the new Cost of Doing Business Survey being published

Thule Acquires Trailer Manufacturer

Thule has announced the acquisition of the recreational trailer manufacturer C&C Distributors, Inc. of Winslow, Maine. C&C, makers of the popular SNOPRO and CARGOPRO trailer brands, will be consolidated into the Thule Group as part of the North American C

New Company to Unveil Bobby Jones Golf Equipment Line

The family of Bob Jones announced a licensing agreement for golf equipment with a newly formed company, The Bobby Jones Golf Company LLC, which has inked the international agreement to license the manufacturing and marketing rights for the use of the Bobb

Flashed and Trango Sign Distribution Deal

Great Trango Holdings Inc. and Flashed Climbing have created a strategic alliance that brings the mats, chalk and accessories of Flashed from Canada to the US. For its part, Flashed will distribute GTHI’s Stonewear Designs brand of climbing inspired women

Bauer Nike Hockey Partners with World Cup of Hockey

Bauer Nike Hockey and the World Cup of Hockey 2004 have announced a global partnership for the eight-nation tournament to be held Aug. 30 through Sept. 14 in North America and Europe. The multi-tiered agreement will provide Bauer Nike Hockey a presence t

NSGA: Average Price of Sports Footwear Down Slightly in 2003

With an almost even divide between increases and
decreases in average prices for the 24 categories of athletic and sports footwear surveyed by the National Sporting Goods Association, the average price point for all footwear declined only slightly in 2003