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Hilton to Sponsor U.S. Olympic Ski and Snowboard Teams
The Hilton Family of Hotels is sponsoring the U.S. Ski Team and U.S. Snowboarding. The agreement will give U.S. Olympic hopefuls the needed support leading up to the 2006 Olympic Winter Games in Torino, Italy…
Saucony Grid Hurricane 8 Wins Runner’s World Editor’s Choice
Runner’s World awarded the Editor’s Choice Award to the Saucony Grid Hurricane 8 in the magazine’s March 2006 “Shoe Buyer’s Guide.”
Jarden Anticipates Organic Sales Rise 3.5% for Q4
Jarden Corporation currently anticipates fourth quarter revenue will exceed $960 million, driven by organic growth of approximately 3.5%. Adjusted EBITDA for the fourth quarter is estimated to be in the range of $95 million to $100 million, which translat
Specialty SnowSports Sales Climb 8%
According to the SnowSports Industries America Retail Audit, sales at specialty ski and snowboard shops were up 8% in dollars compared to last season. In dollars, that translates to $540.9 million in sales compared to $502.6 million in 2004. Unit sales
Nike. Inc. Promotes Five to VP Positions
NIKE, Inc. has promoted five executives to vice president: David Heath, head of U.S. sales; Heidi O'Neill, head of U.S. apparel; Roland Paanakker, chief information officer; Nigel Powell, head of global communications; and Jill Stanton, head of appar
Rebel Sport Gets Nice Holiday Sales Lift
Rebel Sport Limited’s group statutory sales revenue for the half year ended December 31 increased by 13.5% to $183.9 million when compared to the year-ago period. The gain includes sales revenue from the Glue lifestyle stores. Sales on a same store basi
Stamminger Appointed President and CEO of Brand adidas
adidas-Salomon AG has appointed Erich Stamminger as President and CEO of the adidas brand with immediate effect. In this newly created function, Executive Board Member Erich Stamminger will be in charge of the adidas brand’s business worldwide and report
150 New Brands to Attend WSA
WSA announced that, to date, 150 new brands have signed on to show their fall collections at the upcoming show taking place Feb. 10–13, 2006 in Las Vegas. In addition, several long-time exhibitors have increased their booth sizes from previous shows due
Lawsuit Filed Against Oakley in Razrwire Dispute…
USAmerican LLC of Beverly Hills has filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Oakley, Inc. and Motorola, Inc. in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California alleging that the “Razrwire” sunglasses and headset combination infringes U.S
NBAStore.com Has Record December
NBAStore.com had a record-setting December generating sales that increased 26.8% over last year. Sales conversion also increased 35% over last year. Fifteen out of the 25 best-selling days in the history of the site occurred in December 2005. Since the st
Michael Crooke Tapped to Lead Revolution Living…
Michael Crooke, the outgoing CEO of Patagonia, will become the founding CEO of Revolution Living, the new company created by Steve Case to build businesses that inspire people to live more balanced and meaningful lives. Crooke, credited with helping to bu
NSAA Revises Environmental Charter…
For the first time since the National Ski Areas Association inked its original Environmental Charter five years ago, the organization has revised the document to reflect the changing state of the industry and the environment. The Charter, which is part of
REI Nominated for RACie Award
REI is among the finalists for a 2006 RACie Award, or Retail Award for Creativity innovation and excellence, which will be presented by the Retail Advertising & Marketing Association (RAMA) during the Retail Advertising Conference (RAC) February 8-10 at t
Volcom Underwriters Exercise Over-Allotment Option
The underwriters of Volcom, Inc.'s previously announced common stock offering of 5,000,000 shares, which closed on December 9, 2005, have exercised in part their over-allotment option granted in connection with the offering and have purchased an addi
Stage Stores December Comps Jump 7.3%
Stage Stores, Inc. reported that total sales for the month of December increased 9.2%, to $241.9 million versus $221.5 million in last year's five-week period ended January 1, 2005. Comparable store sales increased 7.3% versus an increase of 3.1% las
