Licensing 2006 International has signed a marketing partnership with National Sports Marketing Network (NSMN). The partnership includes outreach to the sports business community to attend the event, as well as a special day of educational programming held
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Escalade, Inc. Shakes Up the Corner Office
Escalade, Inc. on Wednesday announced the retirement of President and CEO Bill Reed and the appointment of former CEO Robert E. Griffin as internim CEO of the company. Mr. Reed will also retire from the company Board of Directors. The Board also appoint
Nautilus Realigns International Business Leadership
Nautilus, Inc. has named Darryl Thomas as President of the company's International Business and relocated him to London. The realignment better positions Nautilus, Inc. for significant growth in fitness equipment sales outside of the Americas, as the
Cherokee Moves to Out-Bid Iconix in Mossimo Deal
Mossimo received an unsolicited proposal from Cherokee Inc. to acquire all the outstanding shares of Mossimo, Inc. for $8.50 per share, consisting of $6.00 per share in cash and $2.50 per share in Cherokee stock. Mossimo's board of directors will mee
Saucony Management Fine Tunes Organization…
After moving Saucony under its Keds umbrella and naming Shawn Neville as president of both brands, The Stride Rite Corporation continued its shifting of Saucony management this week, creating the new Advanced Product and Processes Group and naming Tom Car
The Finish Line Opens First Paiva Store Format…
The Finish Line, Inc. bowed its first Paiva store at Barton Creek Square in Austin, Texas on Friday. The retailer expects to open additional units of the new women’s format at Natick Mall near Boston, Westfield Annapolis in Maryland, Mall of America in M
OIA Looks Ahead to Capitol Summit…
OIA will host its annual Capitol Summit on April 26 & 27 in Washington D.C. with top-ranking executives from throughout the industry in attendance. Past events have been quite successful with very ambitious agendas and back-to-back meeting with members of
Spy Optics Appoints New VP of Marketing
Spy Optic, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Orange 21 Inc. appointed Fran Richards as Vice President of Marketing. Mr. Richards joins the Company with over 20 years of action sports and youth culture marketing experience. Prior to joining Orange 21, Mr.
Spira Offers $1 million to Boston Marathon Winner
Spira Footwear is offering anyone who can win the Boston Marathon in their shoes a $1 million prize, paid out over the course of 20 years. During an interview on Forbes.com, company CEO David Krafsner said that so far two Kenyan runners are the only ones
Easton-Bell Names Palma as CEO
Anthony Palma has officially assumed the position of CEO of Easton-Bell Sports, Inc. and Mark Tripp has assumed the position of CFO. William Fry, the company’s existing president and CEO, will remain the company’s president and will assume the new title o
NSGA: South Atlantic Sporting Goods Sales Up 26%
In the South Atlantic states – DE, MD, DC, VA, WV, NC, SC, GA, FL – overall sporting goods store sales grew 26.4% from the 1997 Census versus total U.S. growth of 23.5%. Sales for 2002 in the South Atlantic states reached $3.94 billion. Of that amount, $2
Rebel Sport AU Sees Q3 Comps Jump 10.5%
Australia's Rebel Sport Limited saw sales revenue for the nine months ended April 1, 2006 increase 14.5% to $272.9 million over the same period last year, including sales revenue from the Glue lifestyle stores. Sales on a same store basis increased b
adidas Outlines Growth Strategy
The adidas Group presented its strategy for further growth following the integration of Reebok. Herbert Hainer, adidas Group Chairman and CEO, increased the medium-term sales guidance and earnings outlook for 2007. The Group now expects to post high-singl
Saucony Forms Advanced Product Group; Promotes Two
Saucony, Inc., a subsidiary of The Stride Rite Corporation, has launched a new Advanced Product and Processes Group and has promoted Tom Carleo to senior vice president of product and Merrick Jones to the newly created position of vice president of advanc
DSW Comps Jump 11.3% During Fourth Quarter
DSW Inc. posted net sales of $238.8 million for the fourth quarter ended January 28, 2006, up 3.1% from sales of $231.7 million during the year-ago period. Net income was $10.0 million for the quarter, a 13.6% increase from $8.8 million last year. Compa
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