SGB Update Footwear
La Sportiva N.A. to Distribute Movement Skis in 2011-12
La Sportiva N.A. will distribute skis made by the big mountain freeride and freestyle brand Movement Skis during the 2011/12 Winter season…
LaCrosse Footwear Forecasts Strong Double-Digit Fourth Quarter Revenue Gain
LaCrosse Footwear, Inc. expects to report sales of approximately $52.1 million in the fourth quarter, up approximately 23% from the same period of 2009…
LJO Inc. Promotes Brian Kimberlin to President
LJO (Leif J. Osterberg) Inc., the maker of casual and athletic footwear based in Wayne, NJ, promoted Brian Kimberlin to president, Most recently, he was VP of sales for LJO…
New Balance Faces Class Action Suit on Toning Claims
New Balance became the latest shoe maker to face a lawsuit over the advertising claims of its toning product. In the complaint filed in U.S. District Court in Boston, a 40-year-old Californian women, Bistra Pashamova, is seeking damages in excess of $5 mi
Kiwi Shoe Care Brand Sold to SC Johnson
SC Johnson & Son Inc. reached an agreement to acquire Sara Lee Corp.'s global shoe care business, which includes the Kiwi brand, in a deal worth $328 million…
Isotoner Acquires Acorn
Acorn Products Co., the seller of slippers, socks and comfort footwear based in Lewiston, Maine, has been sold to Totes Isotoner, the umbrellas giant. The purchase price was not disclosed…
Canadian Fitness Research Authority to Lower Exercise Guidelines
Recommendations for the amount of time Canadians spend exercising are about to be simplified and, in some cases, reduced…
OBIT: Roger Milliken
Roger Milliken, known as much for his innovations in the textiles business as for his fierce defense of American industry and conservative principles, died Dec. 30, 2010. Milliken was the billionaire chairman of privately owned Milliken & Co. of Spartanbu
Holiday Outdoor Sales Moderate November Gains
Sales growth trends of outdoor product at retail moderated a bit during the six-week Holiday selling period through January 1, 2011 versus the very strong trends seen in November 2010…
RECALL: Handlebar Stems
Salsa Cycles, a subsidiary of Quality Bicycle Products, voluntarily recalled approximately 6,500 handlebar stems because they can crack and pose a fall hazard to the rider. Salsa Cycles has received one report of a handlebar stem breaking that resulted in
Benchmade Names Grantham to LE Position
Benchmade Knife Company has hired Cameron Grantham as the new Program Manager of Federal Law Enforcement Sales on their Federal Government team…
Red Wing Shoes Looks to Open Stores
Red Wing Shoe Co., best known for its work boots and owner of the Vasque outdoor brand, is planning on opening 125 store over the next five years, according to a report in the Minneapolis Tribune…
Ryn USA becomes Novascarpa Group, Adds Two Brands
Ryn USA has changed its name to Novascarpa LLC and added the Chung Shi and Terox brands to its portfolio…
Under Armour Names Dowley to Leadership Roles
Under Armour said Mark Dowley is joining the company as executive vice president, global brand and president of international, effective Feb. 1.
UGG Reports 2010 Anti-Counterfeit Results
Deckers Outdoor Corp. announced the preliminary results of its anti-counterfeiting activities in 2010 on behalf of its brand UGG Australia. The data includes the single largest seizure of counterfeit product in the history of the brand, which occurred on
