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adidas Launches MLS Marketing Campaign
adidas launched a new interactive marketing campaign titled 'MLS Mash-up' centered around the 2006 Major League Soccer (MLS) Cup playoffs. Produced by EVB, the MLS Mash-up campaign pairs each MLS playoff team with a local
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Thule Lays Off SportRack Manufacturing Employees
Thule will lay off 33 employees, the majority of which work in production, at its SportRack facility in Granby, Quebec, Canada. The decision to downsize is due in part to plans to transfer some of the manufacturing of SportRack products to its Seymour, C
Hanesbrands Elects New Boardmember
Hanesbrands Inc. elected Jessica Tuchman Mathews, president of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace to its board of directors…
adidas Plans Tech Retail Shop in Paris
On October 24 adidas will unveil the newest in interactive high-tech design at retail, the adidas “mi Innovation Center” (mIC). The first of its type, the center will be located in the new adidas Sport Performance store in Paris, France on the Champs Ely
REI Awards Stewards of the Environment
REI named Pete “Pickaxe” Fish with the Pacific Crest Trail Association; Fran Taylor with San Francisco Bicycle Coalition; Jan Prentice with Seattle Girl Scouts – Totem Council; Anna Ryan with Volunteers for Outdoor Arizona; Bill Tregoning with Winter Wild
VF Corporation is Firing on all Cylinders; Outdoor Still Leads the Way…
While VF Corp.’s Outdoor Coalition is still clearly the primary driving force behind the company’s revenue and earnings growth, the company is beginning to see success in several other segments as well, including Jeanswear, Sportswear, and Imagewear. For
Optics Leading the Way for Oakley in Q3…
Oakley, Inc. is beginning to see dividends from its ‘refocusing on eyewear’ campaign. Optics was the key driver of growth for the company with the category showing growth in each of its distribution channels and each of its geographic regions. In additi
Nike Taps Five to Be New VP’s…
Nike promoted several members of its organization to vice president roles last week. In the Asia Pacific region, where Nike generated double-digit sales growth in the first quarter of fiscal 2007, Nike named three new vice presidents: Willem Haitink was p
Life-Link and Dynafit Part Ways as Salewa Goes Direct…
Salewa is preparing to launch a U.S. subsidiary and is ending its distribution agreement with Life-Link Backcountry Travel for Dynafit alpine touring ski bindings, skis, boots, and accessories. For the 2006/07 winter season all shipping, ordering, and cu
Mountain Hardwear Appoints Williams as Regional Sales Manager
Mountain Hardwear Inc. appointed Donna Williams to the new position of eastern regional sales manager starting on October 25th. Williams will continue to be located in the Boston area and will be responsible for managing all Mountain Hardwear sales and s
Lands’ End to Open 100th Sears Shop-in-Shop
Lands' End has opened its 100th shop in a Sears store. The Lands' End Shops are based on a store-within-a-store concept launched in September 2005, in White Plains, N.Y. In the spring of 2006, Lands' End opened 24 additional test shops in t
Play It Again Parent Q3 Sales Up; Net Slips
Winmark Corporation posted net revenues of $7.2 million for the third quarter, an increase of 15.1% over the $6.3 million reported during the same quarter last year. Net income for the third quarter was $838,200, or 14 cents per share diluted, down 9.5% f
Conservation Alliance Funds Help Preserve 273,000 Acres
A Conservation Alliance grantee, the California Wild Heritage Campaign, has scored a major conservation victory in California. The Alliance and individual member companies played an active role in the Campaign’s effort to secure Wilderness designation for
RECALL: Light and Motion Bike Light Batteries
The CPSC and Light & Motion are recalling about 1,700 ARC Lithium Ion Bicycle Light Batteries. The batteries were manufactured by GP Batteries International Ltd., of Singapore and imported by Gold Peak Industries (North America), Inc. of San Diego, Calif.
Icon Fiscal Q1 Sales Inch Up 1.1%; Net Loss Narrows
For the fiscal first quarter ended September 2, 2006, ICON Health & Fitness, Inc. reported net sales of $141.2 million, compared to $139.6 million for the three months ended September 3, 2005, which represents a $1.6 million, or a 1.1% increase over the c
