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Base Camp Opens Utah Office
Base Camp Communications has a new office now open for business in Park City, Utah. When deciding to expand Base Camp Communications to Utah, director Mike Geraci considered the state’s strong adventure sports community, its natural playground, and its ed
Nike Exec Larry Miller Named Portland Trail Blazers President
Nike Exec Larry Miller has been named team president of the Portland Trail Blazers. Miller spent ten years at Nike, Inc. most recently as Vice President and General Manager, Basketball…
VF Corp. Eyeing More Acquisitions
VF Corp. plans to keep up its pace of acquisitions with a keen eye on outdoor and sportswear brands that cater to women, its chief executive said at the Reuters Consumer and Retail Summit in New York…
Major League Soccer Unveils ‘Verano MLS’
Major League Soccer announced the addition of yet another component to the League's successful Hispanic grassroots lineup, Verano MLS (MLS Summer). Working closely with select MLS teams, the six-week summer program will provide a weekly soccer playin
Phoenix Footwear Sells Royal Robbins Unit
Kellwood Company has signed an agreement to acquire Royal Robbins, Inc., a division of Phoenix Footwear Group, Inc., for approximately $40 million. Sales for Royal Robbins, which was acquired by Phoenix in October 2003,were approximately $30 million in
Bakers Footwear Widens Q1 Loss
Bakers Footwear Widened its net loss in its first quarter ended May 5, to $1 million, or 15 cents a share, $700,000, or 10 cents, a year ago. Sales slid to $49.3 million from $49.8 million. Comparable store sales decreased 9.3%, compared to a decrease of
Bill Cramer Passes Away
Charles William (Bill) Cramer, chairman of the board of Cramer Products, Inc., has passed away at the age of 86. Cramer developed one of the company's most well-known products, Atomic Balm. He was president of Cramer from 1973 – 1976, and also served
Ashworth Fiscal Q2 Income Falls on 9.3% Sales Decrease
Ashworth, Inc.'s second quarter ended April 30, 2007 consolidated net revenue decreased 9.3% to $59.9 million as compared to $66.0 million for the second quarter of 2006. The Company reported consolidated second quarter net loss of $2.5 million, or 1
SGMA Creates Solid Foundation for New Market…
In its inaugural incarnation, SGMA found its Spring Market to be a trade show that for the most part fulfilled attendee expectations for the present and filled hopes for the future. As a first show of a new concept it was seen by most as better than the
NexCen Unveils New Look for The Athlete’s Foot at SGMA Spring Market…
The Athlete’s Foot hosted its franchise conference at SGMA Spring Market and took the opportunity to unveil a redesigned shop based on a modular design that encompasses four different categories: Performance Basics, Classic Athletics, Fusion Athletics and
Everlast Buyout Deal Sees More Opposition…
Galt Investments on Tuesday became the second stakeholder to say it will vote against Everlast Worldwide Inc.'s $146 million buyout offer because it believes the price for the boxing equipment maker is too low. Galt, which owns about four percent of
One Year Later: The GoLite / Timberland Deal…
A year after sealing a rather unique acquisition deal, the GoLite/Timberland partnership has more than met expectations, but both sides says they've only started to reach the partnership’s potential. Under the deal announced last year, Timberland pur
Ex-Vans CEO Joins Global Brands Group
Global Brands Group, an independent, international brand management, retail and licensing company, announced that Gary H. Schoenfeld has been named co-CEO and president. Schoenfeld's primary responsibilities include the company's retail, merchan
RECALL: Cannondale Mountain Bicycles
Cannondale and the CPSC are recalling about 6,700 Mountain Bicycles with Lefty Speed SL and Lefty Speed DLR Forks. The forks can break during use causing the rider to lose control
of the bicycle, fall and suffer serious injuries…
Timberland Appoints VP Men’s CasualGear Footwear
The Timberland Co. appointed Tom McGee to Vice President of Men’s CasualGear Footwear. In this role, McGee will be responsible for the global strategic vision for the Men’s CasualGear Footwear division and will provide direction for the footwear design, d
