Dick's Sporting Goods Park, a professional soccer stadium & field complex, is set to open its doors to the public. Once open, the 18,000-seat outdoor stadium and 24 full-sized outdoor fields located in Commerce City, Colorado will be the home of the
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Nike Runs Dice-K Ads Exclusively in Japan
Nike announced that a new 30-second broadcast commercial featuring Japanese star and Boston Red Sox rookie pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka will begin airing today on television exclusively in Japan to mark the athlete's professional debut this week in the
Reebok Launches $30mm Running-Focused Ad Campaign
Reebok is launching a $30m multimedia marketing campaign in the U.S. called “Run Easy”. The campaign is designed to motivate runners to have fun with their exercise, and one of its poster ads takes a swipe at Nike's “Just Do It” slogan with the messa
Outdoor University Finalizes 2007 Schedule
Outdoor University, an Outdoor Industry Association (OIA) event, announces the final program and speaker agenda for 2007 events. The program will be offered at four sessions across the country, providing regional retailers with training aimed at equipping
The Conservation Alliance Issues $350,000 in Grants
The Conservation Alliance sent checks totaling $350,000 to 13 organizations working to protect wild places throughout North America. The donations marked the Alliance’s first disbursal of funding for 2007, and represent the largest single funding round in
Kathy Van Ness to Head Christina and Gottex Swimwear
The SEA Group, based in Montreal, appointed Kathy Van Ness as Executive Vice President/Chief Marketing Officer of its Christina and Gottex swimwear brands. She was formerly Executive Vice President for the Swimwear Group at Warnaco, Inc., in Los Angeles..
OIWC Launches Pilot Regional Program in D.C.
Outdoor Industries Women’s Coalition will launch a pilot chapter in the greater Washington D.C. area. OIWC has recently developed a model that enables women to create and maintain regional OIWC chapters throughout the country…
Yue Yuen Sees Balanced Growth Across Most Business Segments…
Yue Yuen Industrial Ltd, which manufactures footwear for many major athletic brands, again saw most of its growth come from expansion of its owned-retail business in the fiscal first quarter ended December 31. Overall net revenues rose 9.4% to $960.3 mill
Dynacraft Bikes Recall
The CPSC and Dynacraft BSC Inc., of American Canyon, Calif. are recalling about 32,000 Triax PK7 and Vertical PK7 Bicycles. The bicycles were manufactured by Shun Lu Bicycle Company of Guangdong, China…
Quiksilver, Inc. Sees Shareholder as a Hoax
A letter that claimed to have been penned by a group of Quiksilver shareholders was found to be a hoax. Two weeks ago, the “Cross Americas Investors Club†and an individual named “Lew Shapiro†sent a letter to a group of Rossignol dealers and a f
Jetboil Hires Lathrop as VP of Sales
Jetboil hired Chris Lathrop as the company’s new vice president of sales. As VP of Sales, Lathrop will be responsible for overseeing Jetboil’s strategic sales growth and business development activities, marketing and branding initiatives, and will provide
Phoenix Footwear May Not Meet Financial Covenants for Q1
Phoenix Footwear Group Inc., the parent of Royal Robbins, said it does not believe it will meet its financial covenants for the first quarter and the company's independent public accountants have included a “going concern” qualification in its report
NYC Mayor to Veto Ban on Aluminum Bats
NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg said Monday he'll veto a bill passed last month to outlaw metal bats from high school baseball in the nation's largest school system, which some believe would make the game safer. The City Council is expected to overr
Payless Closes on Collective Licensing Deal
Payless ShoeSource has closed its previously announced acquisition of Collective International, LP, a Denver-based brand development, management and licensing company. The purchase price of the all-cash transaction was approximately $91 million, excluding
Golfsmith Names Hanaka as Chairman of Board
Golfsmith International Holdings, Inc. named Martin E. Hanaka as chairman of the board of directors. He replaces First Atlantic Capital, Ltd.'s Charles Shaw, who will retire from the board in May after serving as Golfsmith chairman since October 2002