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Sunice Hires Golf Sales Reps

Sunice, the Montreal-based outerwear firm, announced the hiring of 27 veteran golf sales representatives in the U.S. Sunice’s new sales team includes a broad core of former outerwear sales specialists…

Runners to Run NYC Marathon in Rockports

The Rockport Company said a team of runners led by Andy Baldwin of “The Bachelor: An Officer and a Gentleman” fame, will don DresSports 2 for the 2009 NYC Marathon, the world’s most widely-watched marathon…

Decker’s Q3 Revenues Boosted 15.8% by UGG

Decker's Outdoor Corporation reported net sales for the third quarter ended Sept. 30 increased 15.8% to $228.4 million from $197.3 million in the year-ago period. Diluted EPS increased 31.5% to $2.59 versus $1.97 for the year-ago period. Domestic sal

Iconix to Pay Fine to FTC

Iconix Brand Group Inc. will pay $250,000 and post notices about its information collection practices under a settlement reached with the Federal Trade Commission. The FTC had said that the company didn't comply with certain provisions of the Childre

Tackle and Fishing Line Sales Up Despite Economy

The Recreational Boating & Fishing Foundation (RBFF) and the American Sportfishing Association (ASA) has announced the publication of a quarterly fishing license sales index to track trends that have an impact on the industry and the entire recreational f

Puma Opens Development Center in Vietnam

Puma AG opened a new product development center in Vietnam as part of an effort to streamline the creation of new apparel and footwear and reduce costs. Puma said the center in Ho Chi Minh City pulls together suppliers, researchers and developers under on

Amer Sports’ Rights Offering Oversubscribed

According to preliminary calculations, a total of approximately 72.1 million shares were applied to be subscribed for in Amer Sports rights offering. Compared to a total of approximately 48.5 million shares offered, this represents a total subscription le

RECALL: Schwalbe Ultremo R Bicycle Tires

About 5,000 Schwalbe Ultremo R bicycle tires are being recalled by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. The tire layers could separate causing the inner tube to rupture, posing a fall hazard to consumers. No injuries have been reported…

Keller Joins Bushnell

Bushnell recently announced the addition of Trent Keller to their team of product managers. Trent will be responsible for on-going new product development and updates to the Bushnell binocular line…

Remington Parent to Go Public

As was predicted, Cerberus Capital Management has confirmed via a filing with the SEC that it is filing for an initial public offering for its Freedom Group, Inc. on Wednesday. Cerberus, a private equity firm best known for its ill-fated acquisitions of C