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Fleet Feet Names 2003 Award Winners

Fleet Feet, Inc. presented a number of awards at their annual National Franchise Conference in Boston July 13-16. The Brand Builder award went to Fleet Feet Syracuse and Fleet Feet Cincinnati was named Rookie of the Year. Brooks was again named the reta

Boats Drive Brunswick’s Q2 Gains in Net Income, Sales

Brunswick Corporation saw a 16% increase in net earnings and a 12% increase in operating earnings in the second quarter of 2003. Diluted earnings per share rose to $0.59 compared with $0.51 per diluted share for the second quarter of 2002. Net sales wer

American Skiing Appoints Carey Sales and Marketing SVP

American Skiing Company has named Chip Carey, a 31-year-veteran of the skiing and hospitality industries, to the position of senior vice president of sales and marketing. Carey will assume all sales and marketing responsibilities for the Company's se

Buck Knives Postpones Idaho Move

After careful deliberation, Buck Knives announced the decision to move its intended relocation (first quarter 2004) to Post Falls, Idaho, back to the first quarter of 2005. The revised timeline for moving its operations was to accommodate the complexitie

Nordica Rep to Head Product Development

Nordica USA has named one of its current sales reps to head up the ski product development for the USA. In his new role as Ski Product Manager, Jon Rucker will be responsible for working with Nordica Spa and the dealers in the USA to dramatically grow the

Kohl’s Snags CFO From Abercrombie and Fitch

Kohl's Department Stores announced that Wesley McDonald is joining the company as executive vice president and chief financial officer. McDonald comes to Kohl's from Abercrombie and Fitch, where he has served as chief financial officer since 20

VF Corp. Saves a Sinking Nautica….

VF Corp. chairman & CEO Mackey J. McDonald breathed a sigh of relief as the agreement to purchase Nautica was finalized on July 7th…

Who Wants to Be a Billionaire…

Callaway’s proposed acquisition of Top-Flite, once completed, would see Oaktree Capital Management entirely divested of the former Spalding Sports business it took control of in April 2002. Earlier this year, Oaktree sold the company’s Etonic golf shoe d

Nike Signs Taylor and Purcell to Lifetime Deals…

The company may have solidified their future in performance basketball with the signings last month of Kobe Bryant, LeBron James and Carmelo Anthony, but the addition of the key retro icons strengthens Nike’s foothold in the fashion end of the footwear ca

Oakley Q2 Earnings Fall 18% As U.S. Business Continues Slide

Oakley, Inc. reported second quarter net sales slipped 0.9% to $143.8 million compared with $145.1 million in the prior year period. Net income for the second quarter totaled $18.2 million, or $0.27 per diluted share, compared with net income of $22.3 mi

Huffy Corp. Announces New Euro Golf Structure

Tommy Armour Golf and RAM Golf announced a new business structure to manage the Company’s operations throughout the European Market. James Wilson has been appointed Managing Director, Europe for Tommy Armour Golf. Graeme Stevens of UK Golf Services will

Mountainsmith Partners with Trek-VW Racing Team

Mountainsmith has announced a partnership with the Trek-Volkswagen Racing Team to become their official pack and luggage supplier. The agreement makes official the partnership that started earlier this year designating Mountainsmith to outfit the high-vi

Prince Sports Launches New Customer Sat Initiatives

Prince Sports, Inc. has launched a series of customer satisfaction initiatives that include extended customer service hours, a dealer feedback line, and quicker turnaround times for order shipments, among other enhancements…