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Superfeet Discontinues Tool Business

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…

Todson Inks Distribution Deal With Arena Swimwear

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 to Acquire Tomark Sports

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

The Spiegel Group Identifies Eddie Bauer Stores to Close

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

NESGAA Honors Retailer of the Year

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

Gregory Makes Sales Rep Changes

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

Johnson Outdoors Nabs $42.9 Million Military Tent Order

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

REI Again Named to Fortune Best Place to Work List

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…

Unifi Updates Timetable for Kaiping JV Deal

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…

Indigo Sales Up 60%

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

Sales Rebound Post Snowstorm, But Consumer Procrastination Continues

According to the ICSC-UBS weekly U.S. retail chain store sales index, retail sales were on the rebound last week after taking a big hit from the Northeast snowstorm the first weekend in December. And according to the third installment of the NRF 2003 Holi

G-III Adds COO to Miller’s Duties

G-III Apparel Group, Ltd. has promoted Wayne S. Miller to the newly created position of Chief Operating Officer in addition to maintaining his current duties as Chief Financial Officer. The company announced that Neal Nackman has been hired as the Vice P

Huffy Service Solutions Receives ISO Certification

Huffy Corporation announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Huffy Service Solutions, Inc. has received ISO 9001:2000 certification for its Quality Management Systems and its Training Process…

Sport-Haley Settles Class Action Suit

Sport-Haley, Inc. has signed a memorandum of understanding to settle the putative class action lawsuit brought against the company and certain officers and directors. SPOR will pay to the class a total of $1,000,000. The settlement amount is expected to b