Former professional tennis legend Andre Agassi has sued Target Corp. for allegedly illegally using his name on more than 52,500 pairs of “Agassi” sandals sold at its stores nationwide and through Internet retailer Amazon.com. The sandals are sold under th
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Steve Munn Named President, JanSport
VF Outdoor, Inc., a division of VF Corp, named Steve Munn President, JanSport – Americas. Munn most recently served as Vice President of Sales for the Vans brand. Prior to joining Vans in 2002, he served in a series of senior management positions with Ree
Genesco Responds to Finish Line Press Release
In response to The Finish Line's announcement regarding concerns about its ability to finance its merger with Genesco Inc., Genesco Inc. put out a statement saying it “reiterates that no “material adverse effect” under the previously announced merger
Liquid Boardwear Adds to Sales Team
Liquid Boardwear added Ted Lohr and Christina Villoldo to its sales team to cover the Pacific Northwest ans Southeast, respectively…
Hilco Consumer Capital Names Managing Director
Hilco Consumer Capital, LLC appointed J. Bruce Terry as managing director. Bruce Terry has more than 26 years of broad-based strategic, financial, operating and business development experience…
Lotto Opens Treviso Store
Lotto Sport Italia will open a new Lotto Store in Treviso with the presence of the Treviso Football Club team. The players of Treviso FBC, accompanied by the coach, Giuseppe Pillon, will be at the opening of the 35th Lotto Store. The single story, 370-squ
Nike Reups with Ohio State
Nike signed a new $26 million contract with and Ohio State that extends its program with the college another seven years. The agreement went into effect Aug. 1 and expires July 31, 2014. Nike has an option to extend the deal by three years…
EMS Opens Rochester, NY Store
Eastern Mountain Sports will expand its East Coast presence with the introduction of a new store location at Pittsford Plaza in Rochester, N.Y. Opening this September, the store, which relocated from Henrietta, N.Y., will double in size from its original
Columbia Changes EU Management
Columbia Sportswear announced that Paul Gils, general manager Europe, has resigned his position for personal reasons. The Company announced that European operations will be overseen by a transition management team led by Mick McCormick, vice president of
City Sports Co-Founder Dies
Eric Martin, co-founder and president of City Sports Inc., passed away Tuesday from a long illness at the age of 50, according to a statement from City Sports officials. Martin co-founded the City Sports chain of sporting goods stores at the age of 26 alo
New Sport Supply Group Looks Ahead after Year of Integration…
Sport Supply Group, the entity formed after Collegiate Pacific, Inc. acquired the former Sport Supply Group in November 2006, ended its first fiscal year as a combined business with bottom line gains that more than doubled compared to the previous fiscal
Pacific Sunwear August Comps Surge on Tax Holiday Shift; Footwear Still Weak…
Pacific Sunwear of California, Inc. saw net sales for fiscal August amount to $181.6 million, increasing 13.6% from $159.9 million last year. Total company same-store sales for the four-week period increased 9.6%, with the PacSun concept supplying an 11.9
Iconix Brand Group to Acquire Pillowtex…
Iconix Brand Group Inc. reached an agreement to buy Pillowtex LLL for $231 million to diversify outside of the world of fashion. Pillowtex marks Iconix's largest acquisition to date, topping the $204 million it paid earlier this year for Rocawear…
Precor Expands Corp. Campus….
Precor has expanded its Woodinville presence to five buildings comprising 270,000 square feet. The addition of the 95,000 square-foot operations facility reflects continued growth at Precor, which has doubled its annual revenues since 2000, generating $35
OR Summer Market Sees Continued Growth…
In 2006, Outdoor Retailer Show celebrated its 25th anniversary. A 175,000 square foot expansion of the Salt Palace convention center’s main exhibit space and a 12.4% increase in attendance confirmed the show’s continuing vitality. In 2006, 967 exhibitors
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