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Converse Hires Hip-Hop Artist as Endorsee

Converse announced that Common, Grammy award winning hip-hop artist and actor, will be the face of Converse (PRODUCT) RED. Common will appear in Converse's first national print campaign to further support Converse's partnership with (PRODUCT) RE

Timberland Appoints VP Men’s CasualGear Footwear

The Timberland Co. appointed Tom McGee to Vice President of Men’s CasualGear Footwear. In this role, McGee will be responsible for the global strategic vision for the Men’s CasualGear Footwear division and will provide direction for the footwear design, d

Eagle Creek Hires New Luggage Specialty Sales Manager

Eagle Creek has hired Julie Goetz as national sales manager for the luggage specialty market. Goetz most recently served as regional sales manager at Briggs & Riley. Previously she served in sales management roles at Heritage Industries/Kenneth Cole Trav

Dynacraft to Launch Tony Hawk Bikes

Dynacraft BSC, Inc., the U.S. bicycle distributor, entered into an exclusive licensing partnership with skateboarding legend and action sports pioneer, Tony Hawk. Under terms of this agreement, Dynacraft will develop several new lines of bicycles under th

NSGA: Females Represent Majority in Fitness Activities

Among sports participants age seven and older, females constitute a majority of participants in four of six fitness activities, according to data in the new NSGA Sports Participation reports. After aerobic exercising (71%), females represented 50% or more

Bike Barn acquires ACME Bicycle

Bike Barn has acquired ACME Bicycle Co. and now operates six stores in the greater Houston area, according to the Houston Chronicle…

Everlast Stakeholder Opposes Buyout

Galt Investments on Tuesday became the second stakeholder to say it will vote against Everlast Worldwide Inc.'s $146 million buyout offer because it believes the price for the boxing equipment maker is too low…

Macpac Hires Two New Reps

Macpac Wilderness Equipment has hired two additional sales reps to service its U.S. business. Since first entering the U.S. market three years ago, Macpac has opened 45 key dealers, strategically located throughout the US, and has doubled its business eac

Dynacraft Joins Bikes Belong

Dynacraft BSC, Inc., a leading U.S. bicycle distributor, has joined Bikes Belong, the national coalition of more than 350 bicycle suppliers and retailers working together to put more people on bicycles more often. Dynacraft distributes a variety of differ

One Percent for the Planet Hires Backbone and TDA

One Percent for the Planet has retained TDA Advertising and Design of Boulder and Backbone Media of Carbondale, Colorado as their respective graphic and public relations agencies to strengthen their marketing presence and expand upon their brand messaging

American Apparel Revs Jump 24% in Q1

American Apparel reported unaudited combined sales results for the 2007 first quarter ended March 31, 2007 of $73.5 million, a 24% increase…

American Apparel Revs Jump 24% in Q1

American Apparel reported sales climbed 24% for the first quarter ended March 31, to $73.5 million from $59.3 million. Same-store sales rose 17%. Pro-forma adjusted EBITDA increased 64%…

Kobe Bryant Top NBA’s Most Popular Jerseys

The Los Angeles Lakers’ Kobe Bryant has the most popular jersey in the NBA this season based on sales at the NBA Store in New York City and NBAStore.com. Bryant regained the lead from the Miami Heat’s Dwyane Wade, ranked No. 2 this year, who held the top