GA Europe, a subsidiary of Great American Group, Inc., announced the sale of its ownership interest in multi-channel footwear specialist Shoon to footwear veterans Ken Bartle and Peter Phillips…
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FootBalance North America Hires Southwest Rep Team
FootBalance hired Inverness Sales Group to expand awareness and distribution of the FootBalance System in the southwest region…
Stoner-Andrews Adds Rep
Stoner-Andrews Inc., the rep agency based in Shelburne, VT, added Jason Giroux as the seventh member of its team…
NSGA Offers Education Program for Management Conference Summit
The National Sporting Goods Association (NSGA) is bringing in “best in class” speakers to provide powerful educational sessions at the historic 50th NSGA Management Conference and 16th Team Dealer Summit…
Patriot Ordnance Factory -USA Names New Director of Sales
Patriot Ordnance Factory (POF) announces Monica Sipp as its new national director of sales and marketing…
Shock Doctor Appoints VP of Sales for Insoles
Shock Doctor Sports has hired footwear and outdoor veteran Bill Kendall, who will be joining the company as the new vice president of sales for Insoles, specialty and outdoor. He was most recently director of sales for the Polarmax…
Sojitz GMC Acquires Asian Rights to Admiral Brand
Sojitz General Merchandise Corporation (Sojitz GMC), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sojitz Corporation, acquired trademark rights to England’s Admiral casual fashion brand for five regions in East Asia (China, Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan, and South Korea
Crocs Closes Blackstone Deal, Adds Board Members
Crocs, Inc. has closed the previously announced investment from a fund affiliated with Blackstone to purchase $200 million of newly issued series A convertible preferred stock. In connection with the closing of the transaction, the Crocs board of director
Cannondale’s US Assembly Plant, 100 Jobs Nixed in Dorel Restructuring
Dorel Industries Inc. will close an assembly and testing facility in Bedford, PA that once cranked out thousands of Cannondale bicycles to cut costs by $6 million annually at its nearly $1 billion-a-year Recreational/Leisure segment…
Palladin Consumer Retail Partners Acquires KT Health, LLC
Palladin Consumer Retail Partners, LLC has acquired KT Health, LLC, the leading producer of kinesiology tape and related sports medicine products in the retail market. KT Tape is the most widely distributed kinesiology tape brand in the U.S., sold in 22,0
Benelli USA Names 2013 Sales Agency of the Y
Benelli USA awarded Vincent A. Pestillii & Associates, sales agency of the Year for 2013…

Hydro Flask Recruits Industry Heavy Weights to Advisory Board
Hydro Flask, which counts several private equity executives on its board of directors, has recruited outdoor industry heavy weights Mark Bryden and Jack Gilbert to its advisory board. Bryden recently retired from a long career at VF Corp. and still serves
Timbuk2 Wins Outdoor Inspiration Award at OR
Timbuk2 was named the winner of the company category at the fourth annual Outdoor Inspiration Awards for its unflinching advocacy of cycling. The awards, which were present by Adidas Outdoor during the Outdoor Retailer Winter Market, also honored…
Schawbel Corporation Appoints New President of ThermaCELL Mosquito Repellents
Schawbel Corporation announces that Steve Hill, former president of Black Flag Brands, will serve as President of its ThermaCELL Repellents subsidiary, which markets an area mosquito repellent system in the United States and 27 countries around the world.
Leica Sport Optics Hires New Regional Rep Firm
Leica Sports Optics announces that Blue Ridge Marketing will be handling its sales representation for the southeast region of the U.S…