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Jim Stanley Joins SMS

SMS Clothing has announced the appointment of Jim Stanley as their new sales rep covering the mid-west: MN, WI, IL, ND, SD, MO, IA, KS, NB, and upper MI. Stanley joins this emerging outwear company with five years experience as a rep in the sporting goods

Tompkins Promoted to Show Director of OR and FFR

The Outdoor Group of VNU Expositions recently announced the promotion of Andy Tompkins to the role of Show Director for the Outdoor Retailer Summer and Winter Markets and Fly-Fishing Retailer World Trade Expo, assuming the day-to-day responsibility of sal

KSA Study Predicts Chilly Holiday Spending

Comfort and joy? Neither retailers nor shoppers expect much of either this holiday shopping season, predicts global retail and consumer products consulting firm Kurt Salmon Associates (KSA), as merchants face another year of potentially chilly spending an

Sales Reps Wanted — Lafuma USA

LaFuma, European leader in the outdoor industry is looking for an outside sales representative to cover the Rocky Mountain territory: Colorado, Utah, New Mexico, Wyoming. Lafuma offers a wide range of products including packs, sleeping bags, footwe

Rebel Sport Looks to Holidays for Profit Recovery…

Briscoe Group, the parent company to New Zealand’s largest sporting goods and outdoor equipment retailer, Rebel Sport, reported un-audited sales for the three months ended October 31, 2004 were $71.6 million, a 5.0% increase over the $68.2 million reporte

WSA Super Bowl Scheduling Snafu Creates Challenges…

The scheduling screw up for the February WSA show has caused a lot of concern and confusion in the athletic footwear industry. (For those of you just getting back into the country, the second day of the WSA Show is Super Bowl Sunday, one of the biggest d

The Buckle Net Up 22% on 5% Comps…

The Buckle reported a solid increase in sales and income for the fiscal third quarter. Sales grew 10.2% to $133.7 million compared to $121.3 million for fiscal 2003. Comparable store sales were up 5.1% for the quarter…

Black Diamond Restructures and Recalls…

Black Diamond is bringing several new faces on-board for engineering, design and administrative positions in an effort to re-structure to cope with the changing nature of the climbing and ski hardgoods market…

Bike Buyer — Sport Chalet

Sport Chalet, Inc. is looking for a Senior Buyer with an emphasis in Bicycles or Fitness – responsibilities include assortment planning, product development, selection and promotion, vendor negotiation, gross margin and inventory control, develop s

adidas to Keep Soccer Boot Production in Germany

The Executive Board of adidas-Salomon AG has decided to maintain the production of football boots in Germany, thereby underlining its commitment to the roots of its production in its home market. The plan includes measures to further automate series prod