Fox River Mills, Inc., has named Mike Lilly as the new sales representative for the upper Midwest. Lilly will handle Fox River sales in North and South Dakota, Minnesota, Wisconsin and Northern Illinois.
Fox River has also hired Kent Bocks and his agency
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Arc’Teryx Brings in New Talent
ARC¹TERYX Equipment Inc. announced the addition of Nick Cienski and Gary Bryant to its growing roster of talented individuals. Cienski, formerly with Salomon, has
been appointed the VP, Manager of Product Development & Design and Bryant, known for his wo
SportHill Partners with Northeast Trading Group
SportHill, Inc. is pleased to announce that Northeast Trading Group is partnering with SportHill to represent the performance apparel brand in the New England territory: CT, RI, MA, VT, NH, ME…
REI Opens Fifth L.A. Area Store
REI announced plans to open a store in November 2004 in Rancho Cucamonga, Calif., in the Victoria Gateway Center at the intersection of Foothill and Day Creek boulevards….
SIA Turns 50
SnowSports Industries America is celebrating its 50th Anniversary with its 50th global trade show beginning Monday, January 26, 2004 at the 2004 SIA SnowSports Show at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas…
New Harris Poll Finds Internet Use is Changing
A new Harris Poll finds that the Internet continues to become more useful and more used. While the total
Internet population is rising more slowly than it was in the late 90s, the proportion of those with broadband is rising much faster (Harris Poll of Ja
Kestrel Lands New Japanese Distributor
Kestrel Bicycles has inked a deal with Aki Corporation, Ltd., making them Kestrel's new exclusive distributor for Japan.
Torpedo Sports Files Delayed 10-K and 10-Q
Torpedo Sports USA reported net sales of $6,075,549 and a net loss of $(3,458,072) for the year ended July 31, 2003 as compared to net sales of $8,209,400 and net income of $280,356 for the year ended July 31, 2002. For the first quarter ended October 31
Flashed and Trango Sign Distribution Deal
Great Trango Holdings Inc. and Flashed Climbing have created a strategic alliance that brings the mats, chalk and accessories of Flashed from Canada to the US. For its part, Flashed will distribute GTHI’s Stonewear Designs brand of climbing inspired women
Swix Acquires Elite Sport AS
Swix Sport AS has acquired Elite Sport AS. Swix is fully owned by the Ferd group, is one of Norway’s leading privately owned businesses…
Super Show 2004: Woulda, Coulda, Shoulda…
The weather in Orlando turned warmer just as the 19th annual gathering of the sporting goods industry known as The Super Show got under way. The move to Florida was expected to signal a new chapter in the saga of the now well-traveled show, but the event
Footstar Athletic Has Surprise Q4 Dip…
Expectations were a bit higher for Footstar’s Athletic division to post improved comp store sales results for Q4 due to increased allocations of Nike marquee product that drove such strong results at cross mall competitor The Finish Line. A resurgent Foo
Stride Rite Sees Keds Changes as Unit Drags on Fiscal Q4, Full Year Results…
Stride Rite Corporation was able to cut its fiscal fourth quarter loss in half and post a mid single digit gain in profits for the year even as it relies more heavily on owned-retail sales for its flagship brand…
Yue Yuen Looks Ahead to Apparel Opp…
Yue Yuen Industrial Holdings announced better than expected earnings and sales as net profit for the year ended September 30, 2003 jumped 34.8% to $308.2 million, up from $228.6 million last year and beating analysts’ expectations of $302.2 million…
Precor Goes with Strength…
Precor expanded its reach into the strength category with the acquisition of Fitness Products International for $11.8 million. Further details and terms were not released by the company. FPI markets a range of products in the strength training category un