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686 Teams with New Era on Times Collection
686 will partner with New Era Cap for the 2007-2008 exclusive Times line outerwear collection for men and women. For 2007/2008, the 686 X New Era team designed a waterproof/breathable New Era 59FIFTY cap, with a proprietary interlocking system on select j
Reef Moving to Carlsbad
After nearly a decade at its current site in Kearny Mesa, Reef announces plans to migrate its global headquarters north to a 52,000 square foot office in Carlsbad, CA. In April of this year, 120 Reef employees will head to the newly remodeled building, lo
Peregrine Opens New Western Warehouse
Peregrine Outfitters will be shipping from a new warehouse in Ogden, Utah in addition to their existing facility in Williston, Vermont. The new western facility is in the Business Development Ogden (BDO) Industrial Park near several other outdoor industry
Icebreaker Taps Diamond Sports for Northeastern Sales
Icebreaker has hired Diamond Sports Inc. as the sales rep agency for the Northeast region of the United States. Diamond Sports’ two principals Al Diamond of New Paltz, New York and Erik Mushial of Portland, Maine will be driving the sales efforts for Ice
VF Corp. May be Moving Closer to Deal for Majestic…
VF Corp. is apparently inching closer to a deal to a acquire Majestic Athletic. While both parties have been mum about a deal since the story first surfaced in a Sports Business Journal article in December, a spokesperson for VF Corp. confirmed Friday tha
Brine Extends Sponsorship of Syracuse Men’s Lacrosse
Brine has signed an agreement with Syracuse Men's Lacrosse to continue a long-standing relationship as the team's official equipment supplier. Brine has provided the Syracuse Orange with lacrosse gear for the past twenty-five plus years…
OIA Chooses Award Finalists
Outdoor Industry Association has chosen the finalists for the 2007 Outdoor Industry Ambassador Award and Outdoor Industry Innovator Award, as nominated by the outdoor industry and then selected by OIA’s Board of Directors. The award winners will be announ
Walk-EZ Promotes McCall to SVP
Walk-EZ International promoted Bill McCall from Director of Promotional Events to Senior Vice President of Global Sales. Drawing upon his twenty-five year tenure in the snow sports industry, Bill will provide positive leadership and direction to the Walk-
Crocs Acquires Fury, Inc.
Crocs, Inc. has acquired hockey company Fury, Inc. The acquisition took place in October of 2006, and Fury is now operating as a wholly owned subsidiary of Crocs. Crocs will use Fury to introduce Crocs' proprietary Croslite material to the hockey an
Perry Ellis Reaffirms Annual Guidance
Perry Ellis International Inc. reaffirmed its guidance in a statement that said the company is also nearing completion of a licensing agreement for its fragrance business. For the fiscal year ending January 31, 2007, the company expects a “record fourth q
Mizuno Sponsors ING Georgia Marathon
Mizuno signed a multi-year contract to be the Official Footwear and Apparel Supplier of the ING Georgia Marathon and Half Marathon…
West Marine Fiscal 2006 Sales Positive Despite Fourth Quarter Slip…
West Marine, Inc. saw both overall and comparable store sales slip in the fourth quarter, but not so much as to drag the annual results negative. Net sales for Q4 were $122.3 million decreasing 2.0% from $124.8 million for the same period last year. Compa
Urban Climber Parent Acquires Climbing Magazine
Skram Media LLC, a platform multi-media holding company that is the parent company to Urban Climber Magazine, The Surfer’s Path, and several other action sports consumer titles, has completed the purchase of Climbing Magazine and Climbing.com from Primedi
Ads for the Earth Auction Currently Under Way
The Conservation Alliance “Ads for the Earth” benefit auction has completed one week of bidding, and will conclude on January 12. The auction consists of ad space donated by Outdoor Business, Backpacker, Climbing, Canoe & Kayak, GearTrends, National Geogr
GarminAcquires Digital Cyclone
Garmin Ltd. has acquired Digital Cyclone Inc. for $45 million in cash. The acquisition is expected to be accretive to Garmin Ltd. earnings in 2007. DCI will operate as a subsidiary of Garmin Ltd. The company will retain its management, R&D, and supporting
