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Escalade Mourns CEO; Sports Sees Decent Q1…
Escalade, Inc. had an eventful week filled with both good news and bad…
Lotto Signs Licensee for Brazil…
Lotto Sport Italia signed a licensing agreement with Brazilian company Filon Confecções Ltda giving Filon rights to manufacture and market Lotto branded products throughout Brazil until December 31, 2009, not including a renewal option for a further 3 yea
Cybex Int1 Re-hearing Denied in Patent Case…
Cybex International Inc. said a federal appeals court denied its motion for a re-hearing in a patent dispute. Cybex said that it will not take any further action and will pay the previously reported judgment of $2.8 million, plus interest, within 30 days
Mad Dogg Wins Trademark Suit
Mad Dogg Athletics, Inc. (MDA), a provider of instructor education and products for indoor cycling, said it won a federal lawsuit against Pan Holdings, Inc. for cyberpiracy and infringement of its Spin trademark…
Coleman Parent Acquires Pure Fishing
Jarden Corporation has acquired Pure Fishing, Inc., a provider of fishing tackle, lures, rods and reels marketed under the Abu Garcia, Berkley, Mitchell, Stren, Trilene and Gulp names. Pure Fishing had 2006 revenue in excess of $250 million…
Academy Sports and Outdoors Plans Georgia D.C. to Support Southeast Growth
Academy Sports expects to break ground this year on the 750,000-square-foot distribution center in Georgia as it further plots its expansion in the southeast. The distribution center will be Academy's first distribution center outside its Katy, Tex.
Nalgene and Peregrine Part Ways
Thermo Fisher Scientific, manufacturers of Nalgene Outdoor Products, has notified Peregrine Outfitters that their 18-year distribution agreement will end March 5, 2008. Peregrine and Nalgene have worked out a strategy enabling Peregrine to continue to sto
Liquidlogic and Legacy Complete Merger
Liquidlogic and Legacy Paddlesports have merged, after months of thoughtful discussion among the owners and their retailers and are now headquartered at the Legacy Paddlesports plant in Greensboro, NC…
Skins Hires GEOX Exec
Skins Inc., the developer of an innovative two-part interchangeable footwear structure, hired Antonio Pavan to the position of EVP and COO. Pavan was most recently with GEOX USA, where he was an EVP and oversaw the company’s American operations. Skins als
Skechers USA Suit Against Asics Dismissed
Asics Corporation, the parent company of Asics America, is reporting that Skechers USA Inc. has dropped its trade libel and unfair competition lawsuit against Asics. Based on court papers obtained by Sports Executive Weekly, the lawsuit, which was filed i
Skechers USA Suit Against Asics Corp. Dismissed
Asics Corporation, the parent company of Asics America, is reporting that Skechers USA Inc. has dropped its trade libel and unfair competition lawsuit against Asics. Based on court papers obtained by Footwear Business, the lawsuit, which was filed in lat
Escalade Sports Posts Sales and Earnings Gains in Q1
Escalade, Incorporated posted revenues in the first quarter of 2007 that were relatively unchanged in total from the same period last year. However, revenues in the Sporting Goods segment increased 3% in the first quarter compared to the same quarter last
Brine Names Brand Manager for Women’s LAX
Brine Corp named Jenny Riitano Levy as the brand manager for Women's Lacrosse and Field Hockey. In this role, Levy will oversee the brand development and marketing of both the women's lacrosse and field hockey lines. She reports directly to Br
Joe’s Officially Launches Revamped Website
Joe's, formerly G.I. Joe's, formerly unveiled its redesigned and reorganized webstore, www.joesports.com. The updated webstore, http://www.joessports.com/, was redesigned by Joe's e-commerce platform provider GSI Commerce, Inc. to reflect i
The Buckle March Comps Increase 10.7%
The Buckle, Inc. net sales for the fiscal month ended April 7, 2007 increased 12.7% to $49.4 million from net sales of $43.8 million for the prior year five-week fiscal month ended April 1, 2006. Comparable store net sales, for stores open at least one ye
