Canice Harte will join The Quiksilver Rossignol Group's management team in Park City to fill the position of VP of Sales and Marketing, Soft Goods Division. Canice will be directly responsible for sales activities and will oversee the adaptation of R
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Fleet Feet Celebrates 30th Anniversary
Fleet Feet, Inc. is marking the 30th anniversary of the first Fleet Feet store at its National Franchise Conference in Hilton Head this week. The first Fleet Feet opened in Sacramento, California, in 1976, and the company began offering franchises in 198
Collegiate Pacific Hops on the Ryan Express
Collegiate Pacific has entered into a multi-year, exclusive relationship with Hall of Famer and All-Time strikeout leader Nolan Ryan for the purpose of designing new products and marketing existing products to the institutional baseball markets. Ryan join
Dodge Appointed Senior Director for GoLite Footwear
With the introduction of the new line of footwear for trail running under the GoLite brand, The Timberland Company has appointed Bill Dodge as Senior Director for GoLite footwear. In this role, Dodge will be responsible for leading all aspects of the laun
Stride Rite Q2 Sales and Earnings Climb
The Stride Rite Corporation second quarter fiscal 2006 sales were $194.0 million, an increase of 22% compared to the same period in the prior year. Net income for the second quarter totaled $16.9 million or 45 cents per diluted share, compared to net inco
Nike Hits $15 Billion in Fiscal 2006; Q4 Earnings Slip
Nike, Inc.'s 2006 fourth quarter revenues increased 8% to $4.0 billion, compared to $3.7 billion for the same period last year. Fourth quarter net income declined 5% to $332.8 million, compared to $349.5 million in the prior year, and diluted earning
Icebreaker Opens Canadian Subsidiary
Icebreaker will open the doors of a Canadian customer service and distribution center located in Vancouver, British Columbia. Acting as a subsidiary of Icebreaker New Zealand and in keeping with the North American strategy, Icebreaker Canada will serve i
Massachusetts Delays Regulations on Climbing Facilities
At a meeting called by the Commissioner of the Department of Public Safety, Thomas Gatzunis, to discuss draft regulations regarding the inspection and licensure of climbing facilites in the Commonwealth, CWA members in attendance lodged a number of object
Rocky Brands to Produce Michelin Footwear
Rocky Brands, Inc. was tapped by Michelin Footwear to produce, market and distribute a line of footwear in North America under the Michelin brand name. Michelin Footwear, a division of Gear Six, LLC, headquartered in Salem, MA, which holds the worldwide l
Red Resort Shifts Management
Mr. Jim Greene has been appointed Vice President of Sales and Marketing at Red Resort Properties Ltd. Mr. Greene will continue in his current capacity of Vice President of Resort Operations for the 2006/07-ski season, during which time he will transition
Yue Yuen Gets Increased Help from Retail on Top and Bottom Line in First Half…
Yue Yuen Industrial Limited, the Chinese footwear manufacturer for brands like adidas, Nike, Timberland and Puma, reported first half sales increased by 16.5% to $1.72 billion compared to $1.48 billion last year. The driver behind the revenue growth was
Confluence Works through Integration…
Just over one year ago, in May of 2005, Confluence changed the face of the paddlesports industry by acquiring one of its largest competitors, Watermark. Overnight, the company more than doubled in size, with distribution centers, warehouses, corporate off
K2 Sports to Move to Seattle
K2 Sports plans to move its worldwide headquarters in the coming months from Vashon Island to Seattle, Wa. K2 Sports’ sales, finance, customer service, and legal departments will move in August and its marketing teams will be in place at the new location
Patagonia Footwear Names National Sales Manager
Continuing the momentum of its launch of the first-ever line of Patagonia-branded footwear, Patagonia Footwear appointed outdoor and footwear sales veteran Jamie Barbor as national sales manager. Prior to joining Patagonia Footwear, Barbor owned Jamie Bar
SIA: Freestyle Category Strong in 05/06 Season
As reported in May, overall sales for the entire winter sport market (including specialty and chain stores) were up 4% in dollars to $2.3 billion for the August 2005 through March 2006 period, according to the SIA Retail Audit, conducted by Leisure Trends