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Amer to Consolidate Wintersports Group to Utah…

Local papers are reporting that Amer Sports is moving its wintersports group to Ogden, Utah next summer. The move will be the latest by a company seeking to locate its wintersports organization headquarters in Utah, which puts them closer to the mountain

Nike Names Five New VP’s

Nike Brand President Charlie Denson today announced five new vice president positions in Asia Pacific, Europe and global sports marketing. In the Asia Pacific Region, Nike named three new VP's: Willem Haitink as VP and GM for Nike China; Jim Godbout

Sally McCoy Takes Over as CamelBak CEO

CamelBak named Sally McCoy as its CEO and president. McCoy previously served on the CamelBak board of directors and has over 20 years of relevant experience, including operating outdoor recreation companies, mergers and acquisitions, and strategic consult

Silver Steep adds to Board

Silver Steep Partners, appointed Sally McCoy, recently named president and CEO of CamelBak, as chairman of its advisory board. Prior to her recent appointment to CamelBak, McCoy co-founded Silver Steep Partners with Nathan Pund…

Russell Teams with ‘Big Boi’ to Promote HBCU

Russell Athletic's Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) division has entered a partnership with Outkast's Antwan “Big Boi” Patton to help promote the company's position as the official athletic apparel provider for all HBCU s

Kulczycki Takes over as CEO of Filson

Filson Holdings, Inc., parent company of C.C. Filson Company, has appointed Bill Kulczycki as President and Chief Executive Officer. He replaces Doug Williams, who becomes Chairman of the Board. Kulczycki will be based in the company’s Seattle, Washington

Lotto Sees Double Digit Growth in First Half

During the first six months of 2006, Lotto Sport Italia, saw sales of Lotto brand products increase 12.7% to €132.5 million ($162.9 mm) compared to the €117.7 million ($151.4 mm) in 2005. The performance was influenced by positive results both in Europe,

Kelty Partners with Utah Tourism to Promote Basecamping

Kelty will be partnering with the Utah Office of Tourism to host a series of future public relations events promoting the “basecamp lifestyle.” The basecamp lifestyle is the enjoyment of multiple activities from a single “base” campsite. While one primary

Nocona Pushes South of the Border…

Nocona Athletic Goods Company plans to more directly market to the Mexican market with a new joint venture that will be called Nokona/Mexicana. The partners in Mexico were described as a group of individuals familiar with the region and not a previously

Wolverine Increases Guidance on Strong Q3…

Wolverine World Wide saw earnings outpace high-single-digit sales increases for the third quarter and the company’s Outdoor Group again led the way. Wolverine’s Heritage Brands Group and Hush Puppies brand reported significant sales increases, while the W

EU Makes Footwear Duties Permanent…

On Thursday, the European Union passed what has been called a “compromise” footwear anti-dumping tariff, which will levy a 16.5% charge on footwear manufactured in China and a 10% charge on Vietnamese footwear. Of the 25 EU nations in Brussels, nine count

Chisco and Chums to Merge into Single Company…

A major shake-up took place in the outdoor and action sports accessories markets as Chums and Chisco intend to merge into a single entity that will be headquartered in Chisco’s current Salt Lake facility and warehouse. Plans call for all manufacturing fo

Everlast Expands Mexico License Agreement…

Everlast Worldwide Inc. is back on the licensing wagon, announcing the expansion of a previously existing license with Slace, S.A. de C.V. of Anahuac, Mexico. Whether this will lead to the deluge of deals seen several months ago will be seen, but for now,