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Stride Rite Sees Record Q1 on Sperry and Saucony Strength

The Stride Rite Corporation first quarter fiscal 2007 sales were $194.7 million, an increase of 6% compared to the same period in the prior year. Net income for the first quarter totaled $11.1 million or 30 cents per diluted share, compared to the net inc

Seoul Nassau Names Lucas as Sales Director

Seoul Nassau (UK) Ltd has appointed Scott Lucas as sales director. Seoul Nassau is a full service supplier of golf course accessories, range equipment and amenity products to the UK and Ireland. Lucas, aged 46, joins Seoul Nassau with over 25 years experi

Tavik Signs Surfer/Sales Rep

Brandon ‘Tippy’ Tipton, has been named both a sales representative and a competing athlete for TAVIK, an action sports lifestyle clothing line based out of Costa Mesa, Cali….

Gander Mountain’s Q4 Income Falls on Comp Sales Increase

Gander Mountain Company fourth quarter sales increased 16.4% to $326.9 million. Comparable store sales increased 0.4% on a 14-week comparable basis. Income from operations was $29.2 million, an increase of 12.1%. For the quarter, the company reported net

Hanesbrands Closing Winston-Salem Plant; 610 To Lose Jobs

Hanesbrands Inc., which owns the Hanes and Champion brands, plans to close its textile manufacturing plant in Winston-Salem, N.C., and eliminate the plant's 610 jobs.
The production at the facility, which makes underwear fabric, will be relocated to

Newton Running Goes Live

Newton Running launched its first e-commerce site this week. Founded by a group of elite runners, coaches and inventors in Boulder, Colorado, Newton Running uses patented technology inspired by Sir Isaac Newton’s elemental laws of motion…

REI Announces Board Election Results

Recreational Equipment, Inc. announced its 2007 board election results during its annual membership meeting held March 26. Cooperative members voted to return incumbents Anne Farrell and Tom Harville, and elected John Hamlin and Edward M. Schmults to thr

Boccieri Golf Adds VP of Sales and Marketing for Heavy Putter

Boccieri Golf named Alan Pouyat as VP of sales and marketing to help service rapidly-growing, worldwide demand for the company’s Heavy Putter. Pouyat will oversee Boccieri Golf’s corporate and independent sales force, relying on his extensive sales, marke

adidas Takes on RBK Greece, Eyes S.C. for Second DC

The adidas Group acquired the distribution rights for the Reebok brand in Greece from RbK Hellas A.E.B.E. The agreement will take effect on January 1st, 2008, with adidas Hellas S.A. becoming the exclusive distributor of Reebok products in Greece.

Cloudveil Bows First Retail Store

On March 21, Cloudveil will open its first flagship retail store in downtown Jackson, WY. The 2,400 square-foot retail space features custom fixturing, extensive use of recycled barnwood and cold rolled steel elements, and was a collaboration between Util

Horizon Fitness Receives ISO 9001:2000 Certification

Horizon Fitness has received ISO 9001:2000 certification. To receive ISO 9001:2000 certification, Horizon Fitness underwent an extensive auditing process by a third-party registrar company. The review process, which took more than a year to prepare for, e

Golf Galaxy Rolls Out GolfWorks

Golf Galaxy, Inc., a subsidiary of Dick’s Sporting Goods, announced that all 69 of its stores have been newly built or remodeled to include The GolfWorks store-in-store department, which caters to the hobbyist and professional golf clubmaker…

Brooks Sports Names Director of Apparel Sales

Brooks Sports, Inc. has hired Liz Wilson as Director of Apparel Sales. Her major responsibilities include strategically developing and leading all aspects of apparel sales, for both the running specialty and the non-running specialty channels…