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Diadora Sale Deal Postponed
The sale of Diadora to the founder of footwear firm Geox SpA has been put on hold until next month by an Italian bankruptcy court. The Italian-based Diadora SpA in June agreed to sell its business to Geox SpA's founder and chairman, Mario Moretti Pol
Puma, Adidas Make PEACE
Employees from long-time industry rivals Adidas and Puma will shake hands for the first time in six decades in support of the peace initiative “PEACE ONE DAY.” As a sign of amicable cooperation, employees of both companies will play football together on
Schutt Sports Still Negotiating with the City of Litchfield
Schutt Sports continues to work with the city of Litchfield, IL, on ways to keep the sports equipment maker headquartered in that town…
Shoe Carnival Benefiting from Strip Mall Demand, Move to Value
Kerry Jackson, Shoe Carnival's CFO, speaking at CL King's Best Idea's conference, said that the family footwear retailer doesn't know whether the current promotional climate may lead to some “permanent change” in retailing, but he said
SEW Sits Down with… TapouT’s Dan Caldwell and Marc Kreiner
SEW goes One-On-One with key executives that are making news in the sporting goods, athletic footwear and/or athletic apparel markets. This week, SEW sat down with Dan “Punkass” Caldwell, co-founder of TapouT, and current company CEO Marc Kre
NRF: Retail Sales Up for First Time in Six Months
Retail sales, excluding automobile sales, saw its first gain in six months, a sign consumers may be turning the corner, according to the National Retail Federation. Retail sales rose 0.7% in August over July, but fell 4.3% from the same month last year. T
Wegmans Offers Refunds on SIGG Water Bottles
Wegmans Food Markets has begun offering refunds on SIGG bottles. SIGG announced earlier in September that liners in bottles made prior to August 2008, contain trace amounts of bisphenol A, or BPA, a chemical some research has linked to developmental probl
SIA Releases Snow Sports Market Intelligence Report
SIA released the 2009 Snow Sports Market Intelligence Report, a topline review of the snow sports marketplace. The Report provides valuable insight into retail sales and participation trends, demographics for snow sports participants, analysis of the seas
Macabi Skirt Has New Owner
Macabi LLC, dba Macabi Skirt, was purchased in a 4 year buyout by Mike Engberg, current owner of Navis Pack and Ship Utah…
Mountain Khakis Kicks Off MK College Ambassador Program
Mountain Khakis launched its MK College Ambassador Program to promote the MK brand within the university atmosphere…
Riddell Launches LightSpeed Should Pads
Riddell announced the launch of its Custom Power LightSpeed Shoulder Pads. The company said LightSpeed Shoulder Pads are up to 20% lighter than conventional offerings…
Skullcandy Nominated for Entrepreneur of the Year
Rick Alden, founder and CEO of Skullcandy, has been named one of five finalists for the Entrepreneur of 2009 contest in Entrepreneur magazine.. The other finalists were FableVision, Inc., Adaptive Materials, Crescent Solutions, and kmG Hauling, Inc…
Sport Supply Named Equipment Supplier to Focused Fitness
Sport Supply Group, Inc. signed a multi-year agreement to become the exclusive equipment supplier to Focused Fitness, one of the Nation's suppliers of coordinated school health curricula for the in-school and after-school markets…
Jan Stig Andersen New CEO for MBT Group
MBT, the physiological footwear brand, has hired Jan Stig Andersen as its CEO. He most recently has served as CEO of the BTX Group A/S, one of Europe’s major textile fashion groups. Prior to that Jan Stig Andersen served as CEO of ECCO North America
Coalition Supports Conservation Funding at House Hearing
A broad coalition of national, state and local conservation and recreation organizations thanked House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Nick Rahall recently and urged Committee members to maintain full and permanent funding for land conservation and o
