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Scott Montgomery was recently appointed General Manager of Scott USA Bicycle and will lead the effort to bring Scott bicycles to the U.S. market from Europe. He was most recently VP of Marketing for Cannondale. Scott started his career at Cannondale worki

Dick's Sporting Goods and Galyan's Trading Company have entered into a definitive agreement and plan of merger for Dick's to acquire all of the issued and outstanding stock of Galyan's. Under the terms of the agreement, Galyan's s

SCOTT USA has hired Eric Addicott to will spearhead the company’s move into the Northern California market. After graduating from UC Santa Barbara with majors in Economics and Psychology, Addicott managed a successful start-up athletic apparel store for

REI announced plans to open a store in Encinitas, Calif., in November 2004. The 22,500 square-foot store, in Plaza at Encinitas Ranch will be about 20 miles north of the REI San Diego store opened in 1988. It will employ about 70 full- and part-time staff

Booth Creek Ski Holdings reported total skier visits for the fiscal quarter ended April 30, 2004, were 1,028,000, a decline of 12,000 visits, or 1%, from the 2003 fiscal quarter. For the six months ended April 30, 2004, total skier visits were 1,981,000,

U.S. Commerce Department figures reported Monday show that May retail sales in the GAFS category, which include most general merchandise categories, rose 5.9% over last year and increased 0.8% adjusted over April. GAFS sales rose 10.0% in the first quar

Russell Corporation has signed a contract to acquire the assets of American Athletic, Inc. (AAI) for $13 million. AAI's sales for 2004 are projected to be approximately $20 to $22 million and it is anticipated the acquisition will have no significant

Phoenix Footwear Group, Inc. has entered into a definitive agreement to purchase Altama Delta Corporation, which makes high performance combat and tactical boots for U.S. and foreign militaries, government agencies and the commercial sector. PXG will pay

Sheryl O'Loughlin has been named CEO of Clif Bar Inc., the first time the privately-held energy and nutrition foods company has had a CEO outside of the original founder. O'Loughlin joined Clif Bar Inc. in 1998 and most recently served as exec

Brockway Moran & Partners, Inc., a Florida-based private equity firm, has signed a definitive agreement to sell Gold's Gym International, Inc. to a group led by TRT Holdings, Inc., a privately-owned, diversified holding company whose assets include t

Ajay Sports, Inc. announced the election of Brian T. Donnelly as President & COO of Pro Golf of America, Inc. and Ajay Sports, et.al., effective immediately. Most recently, Donnelly was President & COO of Atlas Oil Company / Fast Track Ventures spent ten

American Skiing Company reported improved financial performance at its western resorts that has helped mitigate the impact of challenging weather conditions in New England. Net income for Q3 was $24.5 million, or 77 cents per basic share and 35 cents per

Continued growth , distribution and an expanding sales force has prompted Gary Supple, US Manager of SKI TOPS USA, to hire Dominic A. Chenelia, as Director of Sales and Marketing for the CHAOS and MOON SHADOW headwear brands. Chenelia joined the company

Retail Council of Canada paid tribute to leaders in the retail industry at its ninth annual Excellence in Retailing Awards dinner. Wayne Sales, President and CEO of Canadian Tire Corporation, accepted the Distinguished Canadian Retailer of the Year award.

Kenneth Kurtzweg will join VauDe as Brand Manager of Apparel. The newly established position oversees the entire Apparel Product Division. VauDe has a goal to expand its competence in the Apparel segment which historically contributes up to 50% of overall