Pony Endorses the American Basketball Association
Pony International LLC reached an agreement to become the official shoe of the American Basketball Association. As part of the deal, Pony will be supplying all ABA players with shoes the upcoming season…
GSI Commerce Closes Accretive Commerce Acquisition
GSI Commerce Inc. closed its acquisition of Accretive Commerce Inc., a Huntersville, N.C.-based e-commerce solutions provider for $97.5 million in cash…
SSL Heads to Interbike
Sports Specialists Limited (SSL), a retailer-owned specialty buying group for the snow sports, action sports, bike, outdoor, and casual outdoor furniture industries, will be attending Interbike 2007 in pursuit of new synergistic extensions to its buying,
Columbia Changes EU Management
Columbia Sportswear announced that Paul Gils, general manager Europe, has resigned his position for personal reasons. The Company announced that European operations will be overseen by a transition management team led by Mick McCormick, vice president of
Hot Tuna Names CEO
Hot Tuna PLC, based in Costa Mesa, CA, appointed Niels Anders Juul as chief executive officer. Juul, who originates from Denmark, joins Hot Tuna from Von Dutch, where he was most recently Managing Director…
Sugoi Hires New Design Director; Launches NYC Design Center
Sugoi Performance Apparel hired Jin Seo to serve as the company’s Women’s Director of Design. Working directly from the Sugoi Design Lab in New York City, Seo will shape the vision of Sugoi’s women’s products. Combining the resources of Vancouver while es
Cabela’s to Open 2nd Idaho Store on November 9
Cabela's will open its newest destination retail store in Post Falls, Idaho, on Friday, November 9. The store, Cabela's second in Idaho, is the company's 24th retail location in the country. Cabela's last year opened a store in Boise,
G-III Beats Sales and Earnings Guidance in Q2
G-III Apparel Group net sales increased 21% to $83.9 million from $69.1 million last year. The company's prior guidance called for $75 million in sales for Q2. The Company reported a net loss of $884,000, or five cents per share compared to a net los
Ashworth Posts Q3 Loss; Revs Drop 6.3%
Ashworth, Inc. reported revenues for the third quarter ended July 31, decreased 6.4% to $49.5 million from $52.8 million. The company reported a loss of $5.7 million, or 39 cents a share, compared to net income of $0.7 million, or 5 cents per share, a yea
Lululemon Q2 Profits Soar 168%
Lululemon athletica inc., in its first report since going public, reported Q2 net income more than doubled to $5.1 million, or 7 cents a share, from $1.9 million, or 3 cents, a year ago. Revenues in the period ended July 31 jumped 80% to $58.7 million fr
Mad Dogg Athletics Wins Trademark Lawsuit
Mad Dogg Athletics, Inc., the provider of instructor education and products for indoor cycling, announced a victory in its lawsuit against NYC Holding for cyberpiracy and infringement of its world-famous Spin® and Spinning® trademarks…
Under Armour Signs Ray Lewis as Endorser
Under Armour has signed Baltimore Ravens All-Pro middle linebacker Ray Lewis to a multiyear endorsement contract, according to the Baltimore Business Journal. Terms were not disclosed…
New Sport Supply Group Looks Ahead after Year of Integration…
Sport Supply Group, the entity formed after Collegiate Pacific, Inc. acquired the former Sport Supply Group in November 2006, ended its first fiscal year as a combined business with bottom line gains that more than doubled compared to the previous fiscal
Obit: Former NSGA Chairman Jack Schlicht
Jack Schlicht, retired owner of Milwaukee Sporting Goods and former chairman of the National Sporting Goods Association, died Thursday, August 30. Schlicht served on the NSGA Board of Directors from 1988-2001, including one term as Chairman in 1994…
Iconix Brand Group to Acquire Pillowtex…
Iconix Brand Group Inc. reached an agreement to buy Pillowtex LLL for $231 million to diversify outside of the world of fashion. Pillowtex marks Iconix's largest acquisition to date, topping the $204 million it paid earlier this year for Rocawear…
