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Auburn and Under Armour Sign Five-Year Deal
Auburn University and Under Armour jointly announced the signing of a five-year contract with Under Armour becoming the Official Outfitter of the university's athletic teams. Auburn's athletic teams will wear Under Armour uniforms, cleats, appar
Gorilla Gold Approved for On-Mound Use
The NCAA Softball Rules Committee and the International Softball Congress have approved the Gorilla Gold Grip Enhancer, a tackifying towel that serves as a clean alternative to pine tar for batters, for use on the mound by fast-pitch pitchers this spring.
McArthur Towels Sold Back to the Family
After owning McArthur Towels for six years, Magnet LLC and Action Performance have sold back the company to the McArthur family. Gregg McArthur, fifth generation family member, has been renamed president and CEO while Neil Mattson now serves as vice presi
Kona Partners with BikeTown Africa
The Kona Bicycle Company has always designed bikes for specific riders' needs. Kona bicycles have been piloted to World Championship titles, National Championships titles and World Cup victories but, in partnering with Bicycling magazine’s BikeTown A
Zumiez Posts 18.8% October Comps Increase
Zumiez Inc. announced that net sales for the four weeks ending November 26, 2005 increased 38.6% to $18.0 million, compared to $13.0 million for the four-week period ended November 27, 2004. The company's comparable store sales increased 18.8% for th
NHS Appoints Mob Grip and Ricta Team Manager
NHS announced the appointment of Satva Leung as the Mob Grip and Ricta team manager. Satva is an ex-professional skateboarder rode for companies like Toy Machine, Maple, Dynasty, and Judah, and continues to ride for Independent, Drop Bags, Ipath, and Anal
Outdoor Divas Helps BCM Grow Girls Program
This holiday season, outdoor DIVAS will be helping raise awareness and gear for Big City Mountaineers with an in-store “Giving Tree”. The Giving Tree will list products ranging from $10.95 to $200. Products collected will all be donated to BCM's Gold
Element 21 Golf Implements New Market Strategy
Element 21 is implementing a new three-tiered marketing strategy that is designed to maximize profits while maintaining control over its Scandium alloys. The three-tiered strategy targets: Retail Sales — equipment sales to a variety of domestic and inter
Miller Appointed CEO of Scarpa N.A.
Andrea Parisotto, President of SCARPA North America announced the hiring of Kim Miller as the CEO. Starting his career as a Customer Service Manager at Chouinard Equipment Ltd. in 1987. When Black Diamond was formed in 1990, Kim took the post as the Rocky
Black Friday Has Less Impact on Holiday Trend…
Has Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving that had been the historical tipping point for American retailers to start turning a profit for the year, become much ado about nothing for good? Before the leftovers are all gone, before the numbers are talli
Nike Execs Glad to be Back on Ground…
Bill Perez knew that his move to Nike, Inc. would be an exciting ride, but the company’s president and CEO got more than he bargained for last Monday. National media rushed to a scene that had four execs circling Portland, Ore. for six hours as the compa
Genesco Continues to Score Big in the Mall…
Genesco Inc. was able to overcome tough comparisons to a strong third quarter last year, and challenges from hurricanes and rising gas prices this year, to deliver a solid top-line effort in the quarter ended October 29. The company saw balanced sales gr
Sport-Haley Narrows Fiscal Q1 Loss on Cost Cutting Measures…
Sport-Haley cut its net loss for the fiscal first quarter ended September 30 to only $426,000, or a loss of 16 cents per share, compared with a net loss of $1,276,000, or 52 cents per share last year. This improvement was achieved in spite of a considera
Perry Ellis Dives Deeper into the Action Sports Market…
Perry Ellis International seems to be taking a closer look at the Action Sports industry, changing its Swim division into an Action Sports/Active group after acquiring the Gotcha brand and its trademarks. PERY took its actions in the industry a step furt
BRS Fuels Further Growth at Levtran…
Private equity firm Bruckmann, Rosser, Sherrill & Co., L.L.C. continues to have an appetite for the sporting goods industry, making another deal last month to fund an MBO at Levtran Enterprises, which operates the Downtown Locker Room and DTLR businesses
