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Nike Reups with Ohio State
Nike signed a new $26 million contract with and Ohio State that extends its program with the college another seven years. The agreement went into effect Aug. 1 and expires July 31, 2014. Nike has an option to extend the deal by three years…
POW Gloves Hires Kaiser for Marketing and Promotions
POW Gloves has added John Kaiser to its management team to oversee marketing, promotions and athletes sponsored by the rapidly growing handwear brand. As a 10 year veteran of Windells Camp on Mt. Hood, Kaiser has a diverse skill set and operational experi
Nautilus Adds Follit to Board
The board of directors of Nautilus, Inc. elected Evelyn Follit to the Company's board of directors. Ms. Follit operates Follit Associates, a corporate technology and executive assessment practice, after serving in corporate leadership roles with Radi
Pony Endorses the American Basketball Association
Pony International LLC reached an agreement to become the official shoe of the American Basketball Association. As part of the deal, Pony will be supplying all ABA players with shoes the upcoming season…
GSI Commerce Closes Accretive Commerce Acquisition
GSI Commerce Inc. closed its acquisition of Accretive Commerce Inc., a Huntersville, N.C.-based e-commerce solutions provider for $97.5 million in cash…
SSL Heads to Interbike
Sports Specialists Limited (SSL), a retailer-owned specialty buying group for the snow sports, action sports, bike, outdoor, and casual outdoor furniture industries, will be attending Interbike 2007 in pursuit of new synergistic extensions to its buying,
Columbia Changes EU Management
Columbia Sportswear announced that Paul Gils, general manager Europe, has resigned his position for personal reasons. The Company announced that European operations will be overseen by a transition management team led by Mick McCormick, vice president of
Hot Tuna Names CEO
Hot Tuna PLC, based in Costa Mesa, CA, appointed Niels Anders Juul as chief executive officer. Juul, who originates from Denmark, joins Hot Tuna from Von Dutch, where he was most recently Managing Director…
Lululemon Q2 Profits Soar 168%
Lululemon athletica inc., in its first report since going public, reported Q2 net income more than doubled to $5.1 million, or 7 cents a share, from $1.9 million, or 3 cents, a year ago. Revenues in the period ended July 31 jumped 80% to $58.7 million fr
Mad Dogg Athletics Wins Trademark Lawsuit
Mad Dogg Athletics, Inc., the provider of instructor education and products for indoor cycling, announced a victory in its lawsuit against NYC Holding for cyberpiracy and infringement of its world-famous Spin® and Spinning® trademarks…
Under Armour Signs Ray Lewis as Endorser
Under Armour has signed Baltimore Ravens All-Pro middle linebacker Ray Lewis to a multiyear endorsement contract, according to the Baltimore Business Journal. Terms were not disclosed…
New Sport Supply Group Looks Ahead after Year of Integration…
Sport Supply Group, the entity formed after Collegiate Pacific, Inc. acquired the former Sport Supply Group in November 2006, ended its first fiscal year as a combined business with bottom line gains that more than doubled compared to the previous fiscal
Obit: Former NSGA Chairman Jack Schlicht
Jack Schlicht, retired owner of Milwaukee Sporting Goods and former chairman of the National Sporting Goods Association, died Thursday, August 30. Schlicht served on the NSGA Board of Directors from 1988-2001, including one term as Chairman in 1994…
Iconix Brand Group to Acquire Pillowtex…
Iconix Brand Group Inc. reached an agreement to buy Pillowtex LLL for $231 million to diversify outside of the world of fashion. Pillowtex marks Iconix's largest acquisition to date, topping the $204 million it paid earlier this year for Rocawear…
Action Sports Retailer Show Kicks Off with Hot Footwear Categories…
From an apparel and footwear standpoint, it would be hard to pinpoint one singular trend standing out at the Action Sports Retailer show this year. On the style front, all the edgy skater boys in SoCal are rocking mullets, but when it comes to apparel and
