Ladies Professional Golf Association named Nancy Henderson as executive director of the LPGA Teaching & Club Professionals (T&CP), a new position. Henderson will begin work on March 7 with the LPGA T&CP Executive Committee to develop innovative programs t
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Adidas Appoints New Divisional Heads
Adidas has appointed Bernd Wahler as chief marketing officer Sport Performance and Hermann Deininger as chief marketing officer Sport Heritage/Sport Style. Both executives will report directly to Erich Stamminger, president and CEO of the adidas brand…
Whitewater Courses and Parks 2007 Set for April
The second international conference on the development of engineered whitewater courses, Whitewater Courses and Parks 2007: Catch the New Wave, will convene April 18-20, 2007 at Wisp Resort in McHenry, MD. Hosted by the Paddlesports Industry Association
Axcent to Create European Descente Subsidiary
Axcent Sports, the exclusive licensee of Descente cycle, run and triathlon apparel in North America, Europe and Australia has created a European subsidiary to distribute Descente athletic and cycling apparel directly to retailers throughout Europe. Riis C
Sea Otter Classic Partners with Toyota to go Green
The Sea Otter Classic announced today that the San Francisco Region, Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc., has joined the Sea Otter Classic and Clif Bar & Co. on a “Path to Sustainability.” The goal of Sea Otter's “Path to Sustainability” is to reduce th
Spalding Names Director of Branding and Licensing
Spalding has promoted Christy Hedgpeth to Director of Branding and Licensing. Hedgpeth will be responsible for brand consistency across all of the Spalding businesses and will also manage existing licensees, establish new licensing partnerships with strat
Crocs Signs Several NASCAR Licenses
Crocs, Inc. has entered into licensing agreements or letters of intent with several top NASCAR racing teams, including Dale Earnhardt, Inc., Hendrick Motorsports, Joe Gibbs Racing, and Richard Childress Racing for the use of team marks, as well as driver
Nike Advertising Director Leaves Company
After 23 years with the company, Nike Advertising Director for U.S. Brand Marketing Saga Shoffner has departer. Shoffner, 47, joined Nike in 1984 and began her career as an advertising manager in the early years of 'Just Do It'…
Puma Q4 Income Falls on 37.6% sales Increase
Puma finished the first year of Phase IV of its long-term corporate development better than expected. In Q4, consolidated sales increased 37.6% to €480.6 million ($620 mm). Footwear rose by 30.3% to €273.2 million ($352 mm) while Apparel increased by 79.4
Puma AG Gets Boost from Distributor Integration; U.S. Backlog Declines at Year-End…
Puma AG passed the two billion euro mark for the first time in 2006 and looked to be on track to achieve its Phase IV objectives, but the work toward those goals continued to cause pain in the fourth quarter. Sales in the Americas and Asia Pacific got a
SSL Adds New Members After Winter Sports Market…
Sports Specialists Limited reported a successful Winter Sports Market ’07 with 95% participation from its retailers, on par with last year, and over 80 suppliers in attendance. In addition, SSL welcomed three new retailer members including Sportsman Chale
SSL Adds New Members After Winter Sports Market
Sports Specialists Limited reported a successful Winter Sports Market ’07 with 95% participation from its retailers, on par with last year and over 80 suppliers in attendance. In addition, SSL welcomed three new retailer members including Sportsman Chalet
Nike Promotes from Within
Nike has appointed David Heath as new Vice President of Global Sales and Pat Zeedick as General Manager of Equipment for the Nike brand…
Thule Ramps Up Bike Sponsorships
Throughout the 2007 road cycling season Thule will be supporting some of North America’s top road teams, individual riders, and neutral support programs, including Colavita/ Sutter Home presented by Cooking Light, Navigators Insurance Cycling Team, and BM
SIA: Specialty Snow Sports Sales Fall in December
Overall Snow Sports sales for both specialty and chain stores were down 3% in dollars to $1.46 billion for the August through December period of 2006, compared to $1.50 billion reported last year, according to the SIA Retail Audit. Unit sales were down 9%