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Shock Doctor Partners with USA Football
Minneapolis-based Shock Doctor, the maker of mouthguards, has partnered with USA Football in the “Team USA vs. The World” Game on Wednesday, Feb. 2 at Westlake Stadium in Austin, TX…
Wolverine World Wide Establishes International Group
Wolverine World Wide, Inc. has established a new stand-alone International Group to further galvanize growth overseas. The group will be led by Bill Brown, a 24-year veteran of the company. Brown most recently led the former Heritage Brands Group and has
R.G. Barry Purchases Foot Petals
R.G. Barry Corp. has completed the purchase of substantially all of the assets of Foot Petals, LLC., a Long Beach, California-based developer and marketer of premium insoles . R.G. Barry will operate Foot Petals as a subsidiary…
Hanesbrands 2010 Profits Soar on 11.2% Sale Gain
Hanesbrands nearly quadrupled its profits on an 11.2% increase in sales to $4.33 billion last year and projected higher earnings for 2011. The company said market share gains accounted for 6 percentage points of the sales growth, but that price increases
Champion to Outfit U.S. Women’s Lacrosse Team
For the first time, the U.S. women's national senior lacrosse team will sport Champion Athleticwear uniforms on the lacrosse field at this year's Champion Challenge, scheduled for this weekend, Jan. 29-30, at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Comple
Newton Running Names Keith Simmons President
Newton Running, the natural running footwear brand, appointed Keith Simmons, founder of XTERRA Wetsuits and owner of the Inside Out Sports triathlon store, as the company’s new president. Former president Stephen Gartside has moved into the position
RECALL: KEE Action Sports Paintball Gun
About 1,400 paintball guns from KEE Action Sports are being recalled. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said that when users attempt to pierce the CO2 cartridge by closing the lever to the cartridge chamber, the cartridge can fly out of the mark
Otis Technology Adds Midwest Reps
Otis Technology, the gun cleaning systems provider based in Lyons Falls, NY, has hired Maschmedt & Associates to provide additional sales support for Otis dealers, catalog customers, and distributors in the Missouri, Iowa, Nebraska, and Kansas (MINK) stat
Antigua Returns as Travelers Sponsor
The Antigua Group, Inc. has been named supplier of staff and volunteer uniforms for the Travelers Championship, Connecticut's PGA TOUR event, for the 16th consecutive year…
Mad River Canoe Kicks Off 40th Year with New Website, Products
Mad River Canoe, which celebrates its 40th anniversary this year, debuted a brand-new website this month featuring interactive, educational tools and a bounty of new content. The new website is one result of two years of work aimed at strengthening the bu
Governor and Mayor to Open SIA Snow Show
Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper and Denver Mayor Bill Vidal will ring cowbells to open the second SIA Snow Show in Denver Thursday, along side several industry executives.
Rugged Bear Files Chapter 11 Bankruptcy
The Rugged Bear Company, a New England retailer focused on children’s active wear, filed a Chapter 11 bankruptcy petition due to increasing liquidity constraints and a deteriorating relationship with some of its key landlords and vendors. The compan
Timbuk2 Hires Director of Consumer Electronics
Timbuk2 of San Francisco hired Adam Croan as its director of consumer electronics. Hired just weeks after Timbuk2 won a design award at it first-ever Consumer Electronics Show, Croan will use more than 13 years of experience in both the consumer electroni
FitFlop Appoints CEO
FitFlop, the rocker-bottom sandal company, has appointed Suzie de Rohan Willner as chief executive officer. She was formerly director of global merchandising retail and head of international headquarters in London for Puma…
JJB Sports Fined for Failure to Disclose Deal Costs
JJB Sports has been fined £445,000 ($609,000) by the the U.K.'s Financial Services Authority (FSA) for misleading the market over the true cost of two acquisitions…
