BIONICON Bicycles has relocated its headquarters and is opening a Demo Center in Wofford Heights, California in the Kern River Valley…
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Helly Hansen Promotes Turner to VP Sales in U.S.
Helly Hansen promoted Brent Turner to vice president of sales for the U.S. market. Brent joined Helly Hansen as the key account manager in the company’s Seattle office in November 2008…
Vail Resorts Taps Kercher-Pratt as VP, Chief Marketing Officer
Vail Resorts, Inc. said Heidi Kercher-Pratt was promoted to vice president and chief marketing officer, effective immediately. Kercher-Pratt fills the role recently vacated by Derek Koenig. Kercher-Pratt joined Vail Resorts in 1996 as an assistant in the
Jonathan Horton Becomes Endorser for GK Elite Sportswear
GK Elite Sportswear, L.P., the manufacturer of gymnastics apparel, signed Jonathan Horton to an endorsement contract. At the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, Horton earned a Silver medal on the high bar, as well as a Bronze medal in the team competition…
Retail Cube Sees Fiscal Year Profit Jump on Strong TAF Sales
RCG Corporation has reported consolidated net profit before tax increased 27% to A$7.61 million ($6 mm) for the fiscal year ended June 30, due to a 15% incrase in sales in the company's The Athlete's Foot network of stores. Comp store sales gro
Cybex Renames Exercise Institute
Cybex International, Inc. announced the re-branding of its research arm as the Cybex Institute for Exercise Science, with the continued mission of disseminating scientifically accurate information applicable to the disciplines of general fitness, sports p
Wolverine Worldwide Trailer Stolen
A 40-foot long semi-trailer full of footwear was stolen from Wolverine Worldwide's distribution center in Howard City, MI. According to WZZM, the thieves used their own semi-truck to steal the trailer between between 3:00 am and 7:00 am Monday morn
New Sales Management Team at RSR Shooting Sports Merchandise
RSR Group, Inc. recently announced changes within their sales management team. Wes Knight was recently promoted to National Sales Manager, and Charlie Eklund has assumed the Assistant National Sales Manager position…
CPSC Exempts Certain Children’s Products from Mandatory Lead Testing
According to OIA’s government affairs team, the Consumer Product Safety Commission released its final rule concerning children’s products that are exempt from the lead testing requirement as laid out in the Consumer Product Safety Improvement
Under Armour Rolls Out High School Basketball Sponsorships
Under Armour will be sponsoring five New York high school basketball teams as part of 27 high school basketball teams it will sponsor during the 2009-10 season, according to a report in the Daily News. That list includes Lincoln High, which has won seven
Backwoods to Open New Store
Backwoods will celebrate the opening of their 9th retail store and first Missouri location at The Meadows at Lake Saint Louis. This new location will be a 10,000 square foot out-parcel store. Ten percent of the weekend sales go directly to Big Brothers Bi
SRAM Returns as Cyclocross Sponsor
Organizers of the US Gran Prix of Cyclocross (USGP) and SRAM announced that SRAM is returning for their fourth consecutive year of sponsorship of the U.S. Gran Prix of Cyclocross…
Dick’s SG Q2 Results Exceed Forecast; Full Year Estimates Raised
Dick's Sporting Goods, Inc. reported net sales for the second quarter increased by 3.7% to $1.13 billion for the period ended August 1, 2009, due primarily to the opening of new stores and the addition of e-commerce sales, partially offset by a 4.1%
Studio Ray Licensed to Produce Swimwear Under Izod Brand
Phillips-Van Heusen Corporation has licensed Studio Ray, a New York-based sportswear firm, to design, produce and market men’s, women’s and children’s swimwear under PVH’s iconic IZOD brand in the United States and its possessions
Secretary Salazar Announces Approval of Wetlands Mapping Standard
Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar has announced the adoption of a Wetlands Mapping Standard that provides minimum requirements and guidelines for wetlands mapping efforts, according to a release by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service…
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