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New York City Marathon to Be Shown Live Nationally
The New York City marathon will be broadcast live across the U.S. for the first time in nearly two decades as part of a five-year deal, the New York Times reported…
Jakson Kayak Names McBeath as Director of Marketing
Jackson Kayak has named James McBeath, who co-founded World Kayak with Eric Jackson, as its new director of marketing. A former software entrepreneur, McBeath is also a co-founder of Breathe Productions, Liquid Skills Kayak School and Kayak Futaleu and w
DeLorme Names Preus Director of Consumer Sales
DeLorme has appointed Chris Preus effective immediately as its director of consumer sales. Preus, who has been the driving force in taking two companies public and worked extensively on overseas sourcing, brings 28 years of experience in sales and marketi
Schutt Announces New Technologically-Advanced Football Helmet
Schutt Sports announced it will debut its new Vengeance helmet, which includes four new impact-absorbing features, on Jan. 8. for the first time at the American Football Association Conference (AFCA)…
Mizuno Hires VP of Latin America
Mizuno USA has hired Hartmut Junghahn as vice president of Latin America. Scheduled to assume responsibilities in January 2012, Junghahn brings more than 27 years of consumer products expertise, with experience as a general manager, including sales, mark
High Sierra Sport Appoints Midwest Reps
High Sierra Sport Company appointed Terry and Vickie Pearson of Great Lakes Sales Force to represent its luggage and bag line in Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, and Ohio…
Shopatron Ends 2011 with 85 New Clients in Sporting Goods Industry
Shopatron, the e-commerce solution provider, said it added more than 85 sporting goods clients this year…
PacSun Reports Flat December Comps
Pacific Sunwear of California, Inc. announced that its December same-store sales were flat, and that its combined November and December same-store sales were minus 1 percent through Dec. 31. The company also reconfirmed its fourth quarter same-store sales
NICA Expects to License 1,000 High School Mountain Bike Coaches in 2012
Following a very popular fall series of coaching courses, the National Interscholastic Cycling Association (NICA) expects to have licensed 1,000 high school mountain bike coaches in regions around the USA by the end of 2012…
RetailNext Reports Weak Holiday Data for National Specialty Retailers
Holiday shopping ended disappointingly for specialty stores in 2011, during which a slow Black Friday weekend set a pace that held up until Christmas, according to RetailNext, which uses video analysis, on-shelf sensors and POS data to help retailers dete
RECALL: 2,900 Forté Pro Carbon Road Pedals
Performance, Inc, of Chapel Hill, N.C. is voluntarily recalling about 2,900 2011 Forté Pro Carbon road pedals because they can break or crack during use, causing the rider to lose control and posing a fall hazard…
Adams Golf to Explore Strategic Alternatives
Adams Golf, Inc. announced that its board of directors has unanimously decided to explore and evaluate strategic alternatives to enhance shareholder value. The board intends to consider the full range of available options. The company has engaged Morgan S
Stein Mart’s Comps Flattish in December
Stein Mart, Inc. reported comparable store sales for the five-week period ended Dec. 31, 2011 were flat to last year. Total sales for the December five-week period were $166.0 million, a decrease of 0.2 percent from $166.3 million in the same period last
Remington Appoints Robert Nardelli as CEO
Remington Arms Company and its parent, Freedom Group, Inc. (FGI), announced that the board of directors has appointed Robert L. Nardelli as chief executive officer. Nardelli was named director and a member of FGI's Office of the CEO in September, 201
Rossignol Names Lebsack to Manage Snowboard Division
Rossignol has hired Tom Lebsack as its Snowboard division manager for the US market. He will start in the position Jan. 9 from an office in Park City, Utah…
