Perry Ellis Int’l to Acquire Tropical Sportswear Out of Bankruptcy…
Perry Ellis International, Inc., parent company of the Jantzen business that licenses Nike swimwear, announced last week that is will acquire “certain domestic operating assets” and all outstanding capital stock of the U.K. subsidiary of Tropical Sportswe
Everlast to License Women’s Apparel to Jacques Moret…
Shares of Everlast Worldwide more than doubled for the week after the company last week signed its biggest deal to-date handing over its U.S. women’s business to Jacques Moret, Inc. in a license deal that commences January 1, 2005. JMI will pay approxima
Foot Locker Inks ESPN Deal; Settles Discrimination Case…
Foot Locker Inc.’s consumer direct unit, Footlocker.com, has inked an agreement with ESPN.com to run ESPN Shop, an ESPN-branded direct mail catalog and e-commerce site. Both the catalog and the E-commerce site feature a variety of ESPN-branded and non-ES
Holiday Retail Forecasts Bolstered by November Sales Numbers…
Based on data reported by the U.S. Commerce Department, November GAFS retail sales, which include most general merchandise categories, rose 4.7% over last year. The National Retail Federation said that November sales were in line with their forecast of 4
Russell Corporation Dips Toe Deeper into Specialty Channel with Brooks Deal…
After months of speculation about the pending sale of three more athletic footwear companies, it is Brook Sports that has made the first move, with parent JH Whitney inking an agreement last week to sell the company to Russell Corporation in a deal worth
Regional Marketing Manager – anon.optics
anon.optics is seeking a Regional Marketing Manager to facilitate anon’s new product launch in the southern California market. Based in Orange County this individual will communicate the anon brand message to the action sports market. They will w
InSport International Expands Sales Force
InSport International has added 10 new Sales Reps in the past 90 days in the Northeast, Metro New York, Florida, the Rockies, Ontario, California and the accompanying Southwest region including Hawaii. The sales force will report directly to current Presi
Royal Precision Extends Deal with Meng and Assoc.
Royal Precision has renewed its marketing and public relations contract with Meng & Associates Inc. Extending their two-year partnership, Meng & Associates will continue to provide marketing support, web development and public relations services…
Hayter Communications Hires New Communications Director
Hayter Communications has named Eric Doyne communications director for the agency. Doyne will drive media relations, marketing communications and new business developments out of his home office in Los Angeles. Doyne leaves his five-year post at Ogilvy PR
Cutter and Buck Fiscal Q2 Net Jumps; McGehee to Leave
Cutter & Buck Inc. reported that net sales for its fiscal second quarter rose 2.3% to $35.5 million from $34.7 million in the year-ago period. Net income jumped 39.4% to $2.9 million, or 26 cents per diluted share, versus net icome of $2.1 million, or 19
American Skiing Company Revenues Climb; Net Loss Shrinks
American Skiing Company announced its financial results for the first quarter of fiscal 2005 reflecting a 6% increase in total revenues and a $3.5 million reduction in net loss compared to the same period in fiscal 2004. The Company also reported signific
New Era Europe Launches Soccer SBU
New Era Cap Europe, a division of New Era Cap Co., announced the launch of a dedicated European Football business line. Headed up by Strategic Business Manager Ben Elkington, the department’s role is to increase New Era’s presence in the European Football
Greg Norman Collection Names Marketing Director
The Greg Norman Collection announced that Kate Kuykendall has joined the company as Director of Marketing and will report directly to Suzy Biszantz, CEO and President. In her new role, Kate will be responsible for the development and execution of all glo
New Balance Kicks Off Kids Sportmanship Initiative
In an on-going effort to advocate the importance of sportsmanship, New Balance Athletic Shoe, Inc. is launching a multi-faceted kids program that will kick-off in January 2005. The program will include an in-school curriculum, a back-to-school retail pro
West Marine Appoints New CEO
West Marine, Inc. reported that Peter Harris is joining West Marine as CEO and member of the Board of Directors on January 3, 2005. Harris most recently President and CEO of the San Francisco 49ers. He has served as CEO of mall-based retailer The Pictur
