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Taylor Brands, LLC Appoints Eastern Regional Sales Manager
Taylor Brands, LLC, the maker of cutlery, announced that Shannon Rooney has been hired as regional sales manager East…
Phoenix Footwear’s Shareholders Authorize Reverse/Forward Stock Split
Phoenix Footwear Group, Inc. announced that at a special meeting on Jan. 28 its shareholders approved a 1-for-200 reverse stock split of the company's common stock, to be immediately followed by a 200-for-1 forward stock split of the common stock…
Zobha Sponsors Yoga Journal San Francisco Conference
Yoga wear company, Zobha, recently sponsored the 2011 Yoga Journal San Francisco Conference…
Callaway Reports Flat Sales for Q4; Top-Flite, Int’l Ops Cripple Bottom Line
Callaway, Inc.’s once-lofty 2010 earnings goals are being put on hold after the company turned in a fourth quarter that was largely viewed as a disappointment by investors and company management. During a conference call with analysts, company CEO G
Luxottica Gets Q4 Wholesale Lift from Oakley, Ray-Ban
Luxottica Group S.p.A. said sales at its wholesale division, which includes the Ray-Ban and Oakley brands, grew 14.4% to €513.5 million ($698.4 mm), or 7.4% at constant exchange rates, for the fourth quarter. Sales at the division rose in all countr
Blacks Leisure Takeover Talks Collapse
Takeover talks for Blacks Leisure, which operates the Millets and Blacks Outdoor chains in the U.K., have fallen through. GO Outdoors, Cotswold Outdoors and Sport Direct were all mentioned as potential bidders, according to reports in the British press…
JD Sports Acquires Ireland’s Champion Sports
JD Sports Fashion, the U.K. retailer, has agreed to acquire the Irish store chain Champion. JD Sports also agreed to advance €17.1 million ($23.4 mm) as a secured loan to allow Champion's outstanding debts to be settled…
JJB Sports Fined For Hiding Acquisition Costs
JJB Sports was fined £445,000 ($609,000) by the U.K.'s Financial Services Authority (FSA) for misleading the market over the cost of two acquisitions…
Tax Cuts Buoyed Early January Consumer Confidence
Tax cuts appeared to buoy consumer confidence in early January, but concern over rising fuel and food costs and flat wages could undermine confidence going forward, according to the Thomson Reuters University of Michigan Surveys of Consumers released Frid
Columbia Sportswear Posts Strong Q4 Results on Solid Input from All Segments
Capping off a comeback year in 2010, Columbia Sportswear reported revenues surged 27.6% in the fourth quarter to $457.3 million. Earnings rose 13.4% to $26.2 million, or 77 cents a share for the quarter. The 19.2% full-year revenue gain to a record $1.48
Tapout Ordered to Pay Sales Rep $2.4 Million
A former Tapout sales representative who filed suit over a wage dispute was awarded $2.4 million in punitive damages by a Los Angeles Superior Court jury, according to a report in Beverly Hills Courier…
RECALL: Philandteds Jogging Strollers
Phil&teds USA Inc. of Fort Collins, CO, in cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and Health Canada, is voluntarily recalling 22,000 of its branded jogging strollers in the U.S and 7,200 sold into Canada because they pose a risk of f
Brunswick Corp. Sees Top Line Up 11% in Q4; Narrows Loss
Brunswick Corp. fourth quarter sales improved 10.9% to $728.8 million from $657.3 million in the prior-year period. The company’s net loss narrowed to $104.1 million, or $1.17 per share, compared to a loss of $124.0 million, or $1.40 per share, in t
NBS Names VP of Outdoor Division
NBS said Rand Whitney has joined the NBS Team as VP of its outdoor division. NBA said Whitney's experience in the outdoor Industry is extensive, having formerly served as vice president for High Sierra Sport Co., sales & marketing director for LaFum
Nfinity Launches Win With Heart Event
Nfinity Athletic Corporation, the maker of women's high-performance athletic team sport footwear successfully launched their first Win With Heart Event. The philanthropic foundation is a proud corporate sponsor of the Heart Truth Campaign at the 2010
