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Med-Fit Acquires SportKAT LLC

Med-Fit Systems, Inc., manufacturer of the Nautilus commercial products, announced that an agreement has been reached to purchase substantially all of the assets of SportKAT LLC early next month…

Icebreaker Unveils New e-Commerce Site

Icebreaker unveiled a complete redesign of its Icebreaker.com website featuring new, user-generated features including product ratings and reviews, questions and answers about specific products, sharing of items via social media networks, and wish lists..

Product Architects Grows to 34 Staff

Product Architects, Inc., maker of the Polar Bottle insulated sport water bottle, has hired Mike Goldberg as sales associate and Montana Marsden as…

UPS Forecasts Surge in Last Minute Shipments

UPS expects to deliver more than 120 million packages around the world this year in just the last week before Christmas, up more than 6 percent compared to last year's “peak week.” That growth shows how people are delaying online shopping until just

CamelBak, ERGOBaby Sales Soar as Fox Factory Falls Flat

Compass Diversified Holdings, which has been increasing its presence in the recreational products industry, released results for Fox Factory, CamelBak and ERGObaby for the third quarter ended Sept. 30. While CamelBak and ERGObaby posted sales growth in th

Puma Unveils African Football Uniforms

Puma launched technical football kits for Puma's 10 partnered African National football teams. Each kit is designed by a renowned artist from the Creative African Network (CAN) – a Puma platform connecting and promoting artists from and in Africa…

New Era Opens Store in Chicago

New Era opened its tenth flagship store globally in Chicago. The store is centrally located at 207 South State St. in the heart of downtown Chicago…

Adams Golf’s Q3 Sales Rise 4 Percent

Adams Golf reported third-quarter revenues rose 4 percent to $20.5 million as compared to $19.7 million a year ago. Adams Golf had a net profit of $500,000, or 6 cents per fully diluted share…

Marker Skiwear Transitions Sales Reps in Northeast

Effective Nov. 9, Doug Hawkins (Hawk & Assoc.) will be ending the representation of Marker Skiwear Ltd. in the Northeast territory, including Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, and Connecticut. Hawk & Assoc. will devote their effo

Descente Sees Fiscal Q2 Sales Grow But Net Declines

Descente, the Japanese maker of snow sports, golf and other sporting apparel, posted a healthy high-single-digit increase in sales in the second quarter ended Sept. 30. Fiscal second quarter revenues increased 7.0 percent to…

Broder Bros. Q3 Revenues Climb 4.7 Percent

Broder Bros. reported third quarter sales rose 4.7 percent to $220.5 million from $210.7 million for the third quarter 2010. Adjusted EBITDA was up 48 percent excluding a year-ago inventory gain…

ECCO Opens 1,000th Store Worldwide

ECCO opened Nov. 4 its 1,000th store worldwide at Mall of America in Bloomington, MN. This opening represents a milestone of success for the Danish brand…