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John F. Lundgren Named to Board of Directors at Callaway
Callaway Golf Company announced that John F. Lundgren has been appointed to the company's board of directors. He will begin serving immediately and will stand for election for a full one-year term at the company's 2009 annual meeting of sharehol
SGMA Seeks $100 million in PEP Support
A delegation met on March 4th with members of Congress in Washington, D.C. to talk about what can be done to ‘Get America Moving’ as part of the 10th Annual National Health Through Fitness Day. The group included one Heisman Trophy winner; three Olympic g
Sport Footwear Sees Dramatic Positive Turn in February
Retail sales of Sport Footwear bounced back in a big way to start the 2009 retail fiscal year after posting sluggish results in the 2008 fiscal fourth quarter ended January 31, 2009. For the four-week fiscal month of February, sales of Sport Footwear, wh
Adidas Meets ’08 Goals, Expects Decline In ’09
Adidas AG said Wednesday that fourth-quarter net profit more than doubled, thanks to lower taxes and marketing costs, but warned that sales and profit are likely to fall this year. Backlogs on a currency-neutral basis were down 6% for the adidas brand and
BJ’s February Comps Remain Steady
BJ’s Wholesale Club, Inc. saw February 2009 sales increase by 2.4% to $670.0 million from $654.2 million in February 2008. On a comparable club basis, sales increased by 0.6% for the month of February 2009, including a negative impact from sales of gasoli
Propeller Merges with Penfield Marketing
Propeller LLC, an advertising agency focused on outdoor action sports, has merged with Penfield Marketing Group, a sports and event marketing company. The new entity, called Wheelhouse, will continue to specialize in sports and recreational activities and
Broder Bros. Co. Hires Strategic Advisor
In light of the current market conditions, Broder Bros., Co. has retained Miller Buckfire & Co., LLC as its financial advisor and investment banker and Kirkland & Ellis LLP as special counsel as it explores its financing and strategic alternatives with re
National Golf Rounds Played Up 8.6% in January
The Golf Datatech National Golf Rounds Played Report showed that in January, golf rounds played varied vastly between regions. According to the report, national golf rounds played in the U.S. were up 8.6% in January 2009 vs. January 2008…
Sport Chalet Amends Credit Facility
Sport Chalet, Inc. has amended its credit facility with Bank of America. Under the terms of the amendment, Bank of America has waived the company's existing event of default and certain potential defaults and amended the borrowing base, certain finan
ATA Changes 2010 Trade Show Dates
The Archery Trade Association’s board of directors has changed the 2010 Trade Show dates to Jan. 13-15 to accommodate a scheduling conflict…
Newton Running Names President
Newton Running appointed Stephen Gartside as the company’s president. Gartside will run the day-to-day global operations of Newton Running, based in Boulder, and work closely with Newton’s founders, Danny Abshire and Jerry Lee. Gartside has more than 20 y
Globe International’s Sales Slide 4.5% in Half
Globe International's sales fell 4.5% in the six months ended Dec. 31, to Australian $60.6 million (U.S. $39.3 million). In constant currency terms, sales dropped 11%. The EBITDA loss was A$5.7 million ($3.7 million) compared to earnings of A$1.1 mil
Pacific Brands Restructures As H1 Sales Dip 2.9%
Pacific Brands is implementing a new strategy – Pacific Brands 2010 – to restructure and sharpen the focus of the business. The company will discontinue some of its smaller labels and brands to reduce complexity and cost and divest some non-core businesse
OBIT: Founder of Crazy Creek Rob Hart Dies in Ski Accident
Robert “Rob” Dixon Hart, 51, founder of Crazy Creek Products died Feb. 20 in a skiing accident on Red Lodge Mountain. Hart founded Crazy Creek Products with his first wife Louise “Weezie” Chandler in Red Lodge, MT in 1988…
The North Face Base Camp Duffel Wins Award
The North Face Base Camp Duffel has been awarded the Editor’s Choice Gold Award by Backpacker magazine. The Base Camp Duffel was introduced in 1979 and celebrates its 30th birthday in 2009. It is The North Face’s classic, bomber expedition duffel…
