Li Ning Group Limited, one of the leading sports brand enterprises in China, reported strong double-digit revenue and earnings growth for this fiscal year ended Dec. 31, 2007, led by sales of its eponymous brand…
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Reebok Hit with Jewelry Penalty
Reebok International will pay a record $1 million civil penalty to settle allegations that it imported and distributed charm bracelets that contained toxic levels of lead, according to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission…
Helly Hansen Posts 179% Profit Growth
In the midst of major re-structuring, including new owners and changes in management, Norwegian-based Helly Hansen delivered a strong financial performance in fiscal 2007. The Helly Hansen group reported profits of NOK 120 million ($23 million), growing 1
Acorn Names VP of Sales
Acorn Products is pleased to announce Debbie Givens-Delisle has been appointed Vice President of Sales. Delisle has well-rounded experience in the footwear industry. She was most recently National Sales Manager for Born footwear, a division of HH Brown..
Pony Launches Ad Campaign Around Relaunch
Pony International Inc. plans to launch a Back in the Game campaign in national TV, print, digital and retail media to herald the launch of its 2008 collection. The March blitz is designed to coincide with new product releases in footwear channels such as
New Balance Launches
New Balance debuts a new brand campaign on March 27 that highlights running as fundamental to all sport and spotlights the runner's complex love/hate relationship with running. The television campaign breaks nationally in the U.S. during the NCAA bas
Steven Madden CEO Resigns
Steven Madden Ltd.'s chairman and chief executive, Jamieson Karson, has resigned. The company said Edward Rosenfeld, executive vice president of strategic planning and finance, has been named interim chief executive…
Hilleberg to Sponsor Washington’s TrailsFest Again
Hilleberg the Tentmaker will return as a major sponsor for the third consecutive year at TrailsFest, a hands-on outdoor recreation festival near Seattle. Outdoor Research, REI, Clif Bar, Egan & Associates LLC, and Bay Street Publishing are also confirmed
PolarMax/XGO Parent Hires National Sales Manager
Longworth Industries, parent company of PolarMAX and XGO brands of technical, base-layer apparel, has named Roger Maxey as national sales manager to lead its national sales force. As president of Performance Marketing, Maxey helped open up retail markets
Li Ning Sales Rise 36% on Strong Chinese Demand
Li Ning Group Limited, one of the leading sports brand enterprises in China, said revenue grew by 36.7% to RMB4.35 billion ($572mm) for the year ended Dec. 31. The company's LI-NING branded products saw sales surge 34.0% to RMB4.24 billion ($558mm).
ForeFront Names Director of National Accounts
ForeFront has appointed John Perez as director of national accounts. Perez joins ForeFront from TaylorMade adidas Golf in Carlsbad, Ca., where he spent seven years as an account executive and most recently as a strategic account manager…
Brown Shoe Adds Two to Board
Brown Shoe Company, Inc. named both Mario L. Baeza and Harold “Bud” Wright to its board of directors. Baeza, 57, is the founder of The Baeza Group, a merchant banking firm focusing on investments in the U.S. Hispanic market, as well as in Latin America. W
American Apparel Swings to Q4 Net Income on 40% Comps
American Apparel, Inc. reported $111.2 million in net sales for the fourth quarter, a 48% increase over sales of $75.1 million last year. Retail sales increased 85% to $68.3 million for the fourth quarter of 2007 as compared to $37.0 million for the same
NSGA Names New President and CEO
The National Sporting Goods Association's board of directors chose Matt Carlson from a field of 130 candidates to succeed retiring President & CEO Jim Faltinek. Carlson's background is in public administration, including eight years as the city
SCARPA Names Director of Sales and Summer Product Development
SCARPA North America hired Mark Mathews as its new director of sales and summer product development. Mathews brings a multi-faceted outdoor industry perspective to SCARPA, having worked for the last 17 years in the industry as a director of sales, a produ
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