Oakley, Inc. announced the appointment of Frits van Paasschen to its Board of Directors. Mr. van Paasschen is president and CEO of Coors Brewing Company, a subsidiary of Molson Coors Brewing Company. Prior to joining Coors Brewing Company, Mr. van Paassc
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Garmin CEO Plans to Sell Up to One Million Shares
Garmin Ltd. announced that company co-founder, chairman, and CEO, Dr. Min H. Kao, has established a pre-arranged trading plan to sell up to one million of his shares in the company between Oct. 2005 and Sept. 2006. The plan was adopted in accordance with
Converse Signs D-Wade to Long-Term Partnership
Converse announced the creation of a long-term, strategic partnership with professional basketball star Dwyane Wade to create footwear, apparel, and equipment for America’s first basketball brand. “Dwyane has proven to be an important partner in re-establ
adidas Inks Long-Term Deal with Australian Olympic Committee
The Australian Olympic Committee and adidas announced a sponsorship agreement until 2016. Under the terms of the agreement, adidas will outfit the Australian Olympic Team at the next Summer Olympics in Beijing 2008 as well as the Olympic Games in 2012 an
Huffy Reorg Plan Approved; Sees Early October BK Emergence
The U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Ohio has entered an order confirming Huffy Corporation's Joint Plan of Reorganization following a confirmation hearing held September 22, 2005. The court ruled that Huffy Corporation has met all
Colorado Resorts Make Big Investment in Coming Season
With the season's first snow falling on 16 Colorado ski and snowboard resorts, and over an inch at high elevations, Colorado Ski Country USA (CSCUSA) announced its 25 member resorts are investing more than $140 million in on- and off-mountain improve
ProTech Enters Cycling Market with New Distribution Deal
ProTech inked a distribution partnership with Paceline Products, Inc., a cycling distributor. This is ProTech’s first distributor in the cycling market…
Axcent Sports to Bring Descente Run and Bike Apparel to Europe
Axcent Sports, the exclusive supplier of Descente cycle, run, triathlon and fitness apparel in the USA and Canada has been granted an extended license in the same categories for all of Europe including many non-EU nations, as well as Australia, New Zealan
Palmer Hires Two New Reps
Palmer Snowboards continues to make additions to its sales force with Nick Gotelaere taking on the Rocky Mountain region, and Maximus James’ territory expanding to cover all of California…
Zoic Hires Pat Flanagan as Sales Director
ZOIC Clothing hired Pat Flanagan as director of sales. Pat brings over 20 years of sales and marketing experience to ZOIC, including 8 years spent building sport specialty distribution for Clif Bar, Inc. “We identified sales leadership as a critical nee
GSI Commerce Inks Agreement with NY AG Over Web Partnering Practices…
The Associated Press is reporting that GSI Commerce has agreed to adopt changes in its pricing practices after New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer accused the Internet services company of going “too far when it manipulated the prices of competing spor
Second Quarter Retail Results Get Boost from IPO’s, Mergers and Acquisitions…
The retail sector offered little excitement in the second quarter as athletic specialty and sporting goods retailers settled into their newly merged formats that produced little energy in the comparable store line. Genesco’s triumvirate of specialty name
Mainland Headwear Reports Weak H1, Has High Hopes for Back Half…
Sales and profits were down for the first half of the year for Chinese headwear manufacturer, Mainland Headwear. The company pointed to the loss of the MLB license and the NHL lockout as culprits for much of the downturn, while looking to the back half a
Kinetic Files for Bankruptcy After Loss of Etonic License…
Kinetic Sports, the former running and walking products licensee of the Etonic brand, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in early September. In June, Etonic Worldwide announced that it would be bringing its running and walking products back in-hou
Intrawest Sees Growth in Ski and MTB…
Intrawest mountain resorts experienced mixed results with generally good weather conditions in the East and in the U.S. west, but this was offset by the most unfavorable weather conditions for the ski industry in 40 years in British Columbia. Total skier
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