Salomon has appointed Erik Anderson as sales director for Salomon USA Winter Sports Equipment to oversee alpine and Nordic ski equipment categories. Anderson will be responsible for all aspects of the annual winter sports equipment selling cycle as well a
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MBT UK Falls into Administration
Masai GB Ltd, the UK distributor of MBT footwear, has confirmed that it has fallen into administration and has appointed Chris Laughton and Peter Godfrey-Evans of Mercer & Hole as joint administrators. The administration of the UK arm follows the filing f
Quiksilver and MEC Fund OIA Sustainability Working Group
Mountain Equipment Co-op (MEC) and Quiksilver have committed supplemental funding to support the work of the Chemicals Management Working Group, an effort under the umbrella of the Outdoor Industry Association (OIA) Sustainability Working Group.
Audi Unveils Trick e-Bike Prototype
Audi presented Wednesday a prototype of a high-performance e-bike at the Worthersee Tour in Carinthia Austria, ushering in a category of e-bikes that can be used for sport and trick riding…
Adidas Sues Big 5 Over Trademark Infringement
Adidas AG filed a lawsuit against Big 5, charging the West-coast sporting goods chain with selling sneakers with three parallel diagonal stripes similar to its iconic look. In its complaint filed with the U.S. District Court in Portland, OR, Adidaas said
Pacific Brands of Australia Reports Acquisition Talks Have Ended
Pacific Brands of Australia, which owns rights to the Dunlop, Everlast, Slazenger and Volley brands among others, said that after five months, talks with suitors are over and it now appears unlikely the apparel and footwear company will not be acquired…
Dick’s SG To Hold Grand Opening Celebration in Mt. Pleasant, MI
Dick's Sporting Goods is holding a three-day grand opening weekend for its new stores in Mt. Pleasant, MI. The store will open its doors on Wednesday, May 16 and begin the celebration with a ribbon cutting ceremony on Friday, May 18 at 8:00 a.m…
Nike Extends Asian Soccer Sponsorship
The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has extended its commercial partnership with sportswear behemoth Nike. Nike has worked with Asian soccer’s governing body since 2005…
Adams Golf Sees Record Sales for First Quarter 2012
Adams Golf reported record net sales of $37.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2012, as compared to $30.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2011, an increase of 25 percent year-over-year…
Brooks Joins Fair Factories Clearinghouse
Brooks Sports, Inc. has joined Fair Factories Clearinghouse (FFC), a nonprofit organization dedicated to improving factory working conditions…
Tavik Acquired by Incipio
Tavik, a music-driven, action sports lifestyle apparel brand, has been acquired by Incipio, a mobile device accessory company headquartered in Irvine, CA…
IBM: M-Commerce Reaches 13 Percent of E-Commerce Sales
Mobile commerce grew to 13.3 percent of online sales in in the first quarter, up from 7 percent in the first quarter of 2011, according to the IBM retail online economic indicator, a cloud-based analytics report which examines the state of the online reta
Nike Raises Sustainability Aims
Nike Inc. released its FY10-11 Sustainable Business Performance Summary which introduces its new targets and outlines its progress against key business, labor and environmental goals. The company also discusses the key challenges and its strategy for its
Wolverine Acquires Collective Brand’s PLG Brands for $1.23 Billion
Wolverine Worldwide has agreed to acquire Collective Brands' Performance + Lifestyle Group (PLG), which includes the wholesale and retail operations of the Sperry Top-Sider, Saucony, Stride Rite and Keds brands, for $1.23 billion. Investment firms Bl
Adidas Marketing Exec Sent to Prison in Fraud Scheme
Britney Obstar, a former marketing manager at Adidas, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Garr M King to serve one year and one day in prison for orchestrating a fraud scheme that resulted in a $336,000 loss to Adidas. Judge King also orde
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