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Paddlesports Associations Cease Merger Talks
Though the Professional Paddlesports Association (PPA) and the Trade Association of Paddlesports (TAPS) spent the past year discussing plans for unifying the two organizations into a single entity to service the Paddlesports industry, the merger will not
Flow and K2 Sports Resolve Binding Dispute
Flow International and K2 Sports have resolved their binding patent dispute. Under the terms of the agreement, each binding brand will continue to be offered to the snowboard market. The joint announcement was made by Flow International Division Manager,
Liquidlogic and Legacy Paddlesports to Merge
Liquidlogic and Legacy Paddlesports plan to merge, following the recent decision to manufacture Liquidlogic kayaks at the Legacy Paddlesports plant in Greensboro, NC. The move was signaled by the signing of a Letter of Intent. Liquidlogic owners will beco
Spalding Offers Refund on NBA Game Ball
After David Stern, commissioner of the NBA anounced that the league would switch back to a leather Game Ball starting January 1st, Spalding is offering a full refund to consumers who have purchased and want to return the 2-panel microfiber composite NBA G
Veltec to Distribute Colnago in North America
Veltec Sports will become the exclusive North American distributor for Colnago bikes and framesets, effective December 23rd. This arrangement comes after the end of an eight year partnership between Colnage and its previous distributor Trialtir…
OIA Names Director of Business Development
Candie Gerakos has been appointed to the newly created director of business development position at OIA. At her new post with OIA, Gerakos will build stronger alliance programs, partnerships, and membership sales that provide greater benefits to improve t
PPA and TAPS Drop Unification Plans
The Professional Paddlesports Association (PPA) and the Trade Association of Paddlesports (TAPS) spent the past year discussing unification of the Paddlesports industry into a new trade association. The TAPS Board of Directors met December 6 and 7 in a bo
Lamar Hunt Passes Away at 74
At approximately 10:00 PM Wednesday evening, December 13, at Presbyterian Hospital in Dallas, Texas, Lamar Hunt passed away at the age of 74, according to his son Clark Hunt. Lamar Hunt was the founder of the Kansas City Chiefs, as well as one of the fou
Nike Adds Four to VP Roles
Nike, Inc. named Dermott Cleary as vice president of sport culture and category marketing. In addition, Diana Crist is now global apparel vice president of merchandising operations; Larry Harper becomes vice president of US geographical business units; an
Mountain Khakis Adds Two to Sales Staff
Mountain Khakis LLC has hired Doug Ellis as an in-house sales coordinator, and added Garrett Jenkins as Customer Service Representative. Ellis will be responsible for sales rep support and focus primarily on dealer support, aiding in inventory and merchan
Patagonia Footwear Names Brand Manager
Patagonia Footwear named Whitney Conner as brand manager. Prior to joining Patagonia Footwear, Conner served as head technical rep and grassroots coordinator for Merrell Footwear. Conner, who will be based in Patagonia’s headquarters in Ventura, Californi
Oakley Adds Part-Owner of Diamondbacks to Board
Oakley, Inc. appointed Jeff Moorad to the its Board of Directors. Mr. Moorad is part-owner and general partner of the Arizona Diamondbacks…
ForeFront Names Director of Corp., Tourney, and Internet Sales
ForeFront Holdings has hired Glen Clem to fill the newly-created position of director of corporate, tournament and Internet sales, according to Chief Executive Officer Mike Hedge. Clem will be responsible for executing business development initiatives wi
Iconix Nets $190 Million in Secondary Offering
Iconix Brand Group, Inc. has closed a public offering of 13,874,750 shares of its common stock at $18.75 per share, of which 3,090,000 shares were sold by the selling stockholders named in the prospectus, including Mudd (USA) LLC, Mossimo Giannulli, membe
DOC Report: November Retail Sales Show Hungry Holiday Shoppers
According to the recent preliminary retail sales report issued by the U.S. Department of Commerce retail industry sales for November (which exclude automobiles, gas stations, and restaurants) rose 6.3% unadjusted versus the same period last year and incre
