Sweden’s Hestra Beefs Up Colorado Marcomm Team
Hestra, a Swedish maker of of gloves for skiing, cycling, outdoor recreation and leisure, has hired a marketing and communications firm and a lifestyle marketing manager to manage the company’s public relations and communications strategy, online ma
Virginia GPS Retailer Rolls Out Nationwide Rental Service
Take a Hike GPS, a Virginia-based retailer specializing in handheld GPS units for outdoor recreation, has launched a new nation-wide GPS rental service for hikers, geocachers, and travelers…
ABC World News “Made in America” Series Profiles Cascade Designs
Cascade Designs was featured in the ABC World News “Made in America” series hosted by Diane Sawyer. The ABC News series focuses on the scarcity of American-made goods in peoples’ everyday lives and showcases products that are still being
Endorphin Group Merges C4 Distribution and Ei8ht Distribution
The Endorphin Group, distributor of Rossignol apparel in North America, has created a strategic alliance bringing the group into two new market segments; ASR and Fashion Lifestyle…
Costa and Native Drive Q2 Growth at A.T. Cross
Sales of Costa and Native sunglasses continued to drive growth at A.T. Cross & Co. in the second quarter, when sales at Cross Optical Group (COG) rose 21.4 percent to $24.7 million…
eBay Sees GSI Commerce Integration Going Smoothly
EBay Inc. said costs tied to the $2.4 billion purchase of GSI Commerce Inc., completed in June, cut into net income in the second quarter. But management indicated that integration is going according to plan and conversations with many of GSI’s clie
Deuter Parent adds Ortovox to Outdoor Portfolio
Germany’s Schwan-Stabilo group, which acquired the Deuter backpack brand in 2006, has acquired Ortovox Sportartikel GmbH, a maker of avalanche safety gear, winter backpacks and Merino wool clothing…
NSGA Names New Board Member, Reappoints Another
The National Sporting Goods Association announced the appointment of Dale Donaldson, owner of Mallard's Source for Sports in Castlegar, British Columbia, Canada, and the reappointment of Jeff Brusati, president of T&B Sports in San Rafael, CA to the
Icebreaker Adds Canadian Rep Team
Peter MacDonald is joining the Canadian sales team for Icebreaker, the New Zealand maker of merino wool apparel…
New Era Restructures Product/Marketing Teams
To support its strong growth, New Era said it is restructuring its global product and marketing teams, and investing more resources to further develop their emerging accessories and apparel divisions. The newly expanded global teams will lead brand strate
Antigua Golf Appoints Sales Reps
The Antigua Group, Inc. named golf apparel industry veterans Jeff DiBona and Ron Hilo as its newest sales representatives…
Accell Group Reports 9 Percent Sales Increase for First Half
Accell Group N.V., one of Europe's largest makers and sellers of bicycles, reported that sales rose 9 percent to €373 million ($480.3mm) compared with €342.4 million in the first half of 2010. Net profit rose by 13% to €27.3 millio
Native Eyewear Hires Florida Reps
Native Eyewear hired Ken Schappert and Bill Kendall to represent the brand in the state of Florida…
EBay’s Net Falls on GSI-Acquisition Costs
EBay Inc. said costs tied to the $2.4 billion purchase of GSI Commerce Inc., completed in June, cut into net income in the second quarter. For the quarter ended June 30, eBay earned $283.4 million, or 22 cents per share, down 31 percent from $412 million,
Study Proves McDavid Ankle Braces Significantly Prevent Injuries
Lace-up ankle braces are designed to prevent acute ankle injury in amateur athletes. But until now, that statement wasn't backed up with any hard-core evidence…
