GBMI Promotes Strong and Kaminsky to VP Sales

Global Brand Marketing Inc. announced two internal promotions in its U.S. Sales Divisions. John Strong, Director of the GBMI Kids U.S. Sales Division, and Scott Kaminsky, Director of U.S. Sales for XOXO Footwear have been promoted to Vice President of Sal

Director Sales and Marketing — Boa Technology

Boa Technology is the creator and manufacturer of the Boa Lacing System, a unique alternative to shoe laces that is broadly used on many leading snowboard boot and bike shoe brands. We are expanding into many new footwear categories and are seeking

U.S. Exports Top $2 Billion in 2004…

According to a recent report released by the SGMA that was based on U.S. Department of Commerce data, U.S. exports of Sporting Goods and Athletic Footwear are on the rise. The category saw a 5.6% dollar gain, which comes on the heels of a gain of 9.7% in

Fischer Moves to A New Office

Fischer Sports has completed its move to a new office in Auburn, NH. The new building is twice the size of their old office in Concord with 7960 sq. ft. of office space and 23520 sq. ft. of warehouse space. Fischer managed to move into the new place and

Nordica Creates New Marketing Team

Nordica announced a new marketing team with Andy Hare as the product marketing manager, Willy Booker as the ski product and promotions manager, Wendy Reger as the marketing communications manager and Matthew Knittle as the Race Sales and Service Manager..

Senior Product Manager — Variflex

Variflex is seeking a Senior Product Manager to be responsible for the development of a sporting goods product line. This includes working with designers to create the product concept as well as working with the factory on product specifications. The Sr.

Territory Sales Manager — Suunto USA

Suunto USA, a fully owned subsidiary of Amer Sports- parent company of Wilson Sporting Goods, Atomic and Precor, currently has two openings for the position of Territory Sales Manager. One territory will be located within the East Coast and the ot

Global Multi-Brand Plan Takes Shape at Nike, Inc…

Nike, Inc. saw a number of shifts in its business in the fiscal third quarter as Nike brand apparel reversed the downward trend seen in the second quarter in the U.S. and footwear sales got a bigger boost from unit sales growth even as average selling pri

Reebok Team Uniforms Shuts its Doors…

Fab-Knit Ltd., which is doing business as Reebok Team Uniforms, abruptly shut its doors last week and laid off the majority of its employees. The move by the company, which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in January (SEW_0505), is curious sinc

SEW Goes One-On-One with… Exeter Brands’ Mary Gleason

Mary Gleason is president of Exeter Brands Group, a subsidiary of Nike, Inc. Prior to joining Exeter, Ms. Gleason served as president and CO of Group 3 Design, a full-service brand management company credited with reviving the Starter brands and building