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Gander Plans More Stores for the Southeast
Gander Mountain Company plans to open stores in St. Augustine, Florida; Fayetteville, North Carolina; and College Station, Texas, before the end of June. These openings follow the opening of Gander Mountain's newest store in Eden Prairie, Minnesota,
Brooks Extends Brooks-Hansons Original Distance Project (ODP)
Brooks Sports Inc. announced it has extended and enhanced its partnership with the Brooks-Hansons Original Distance Project (ODP). With mutual commitment to and respect for the sport, both parties decided to extend their existing contract—well before its
Under Armour Launches Survivor Search as Part of ‘Power in Pink’ Campaign
Under Armour will host a national search for breast cancer survivors whose stories of courage and survival illustrate why a physically active lifestyle is so vital to a healthy life with or without cancer. The search is the centerpiece of Under Armour’s 2
Rudy Project Adds to Sales Staff
Rudy Project Technically Cool Eyewear appointed industry veteran Shane Kanderis to the position of Western Regional Sales Director. Kanderis’ responsibilities will include leading Rudy Project’s Western Sales Team and working with and supporting Rudy Proj
Simple Shoes Inks Deal with StopGlobalWarming.org
Simple Shoes has teamed up with the Stop Global Warming Virtual March to develop a special StopGlobalWarming.org edition of the Toepeeka flip-flop for men and women…
Puma Shares Rise On PPR Takoever Rumours
Shares in Puma rose almost 10% on Thursday on market talk the French group, PPR could launch a bid for the German sportswear group. PPR reportedly has plenty of firepower to make medium or large acquisitions. At the end of 2006 PPR had roughly 1.5 billion
Foot Locker to Launch Former Knick John Starks Apparel Line
Former NBA All-Star and New York Knicks legend John Starks has partnered with ZipWay on a new athletic apparel line. The breakaway pant collection launches at 150 Foot Locker stores around the country on April 13…
Peregrine Distribution Inks Deal with OTB
Peregrine Distribution Services has signed its newest client, OTB (Over the Beach) Boots, based in Scituate, MA, manufacturer’s of a new line of specialized boots for the outdoors. Peregrine will provide warehousing, order fulfillment and customer service
American Apparel/Endeavor Merger Moving Forward
Endeavor Acquisition Corp. said it had been advised by American Apparel that the company will post at least $30 million for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2006 in pro forma EBITDA, meeting requirement for the acquisition to move forward. American App
Saks CFO-Designate Decides to Exit Company
Saks Incorporated has announced that Michael G. Archbold, Executive Vice President/Chief Financial and Administrative Officer of Saks Fifth Avenue, will resign his position effective April 13, 2007. He was slated to assume the post of EVP/CFO of Saks Inc
Stride Rite Sees More Keds Weakness Fiscal Q1…
The Stride Rite Corporation saw continued weakness in the Keds business cut into gains elsewhere for the company’s fiscal first quarter ended March 2. Net income growth still outpaced sales growth by a wide margin for the quarter, due in large part to a
Mike Ashley Buys adidas Stake; RBK Moves EU Headquarters
Sports Direct’s Mike Ashley has invested £183 million ($350 mm) on a 3.14% stake in adidas. The entrepreneur used his own resources to buy the adidas stake, rather than those of Sports Direct…
Gildan Plans Five North American Factory Closures
Gildan Activewear Inc. will close its two remaining textile facilities in Montreal, as well as its cutting facility in Bombay, N.Y., in the fourth quarter of the current fiscal year. Two sewing facilities in Mexico, which are supplied with fabric from Gil
Jetboil Hires Lathrop as VP of Sales
Jetboil hired Chris Lathrop as the company’s new vice president of sales. As VP of Sales, Lathrop will be responsible for overseeing Jetboil’s strategic sales growth and business development activities, marketing and branding initiatives, and will provide
Phoenix Footwear May Not Meet Financial Covenants for Q1
Phoenix Footwear Group Inc., the parent of Royal Robbins, said it does not believe it will meet its financial covenants for the first quarter and the company's independent public accountants have included a “going concern” qualification in its report
