SGB Update Outdoor
Burton Finds Perfect Set with Channel Islands…
Burton Snowboards expanded its stable of brands and the scope of its company, paddling into the realm of snow’s melted cousin when it announced last week that it had acquired the assets of Channel Islands Surfboards. The founders of each company, Al Merri
NBA Unveils New Game Ball…
The NBA is introducing a new Official Game Ball for play beginning in the 2006-07 season. The new ball, manufactured by Spalding, features a new design and a new material that together offer better grip, feel, and consistency than the current leather ball
EU Helps Academy Snowboards…
Academy Snowboard Company, a subsidiary of Execute Sports, Inc., reported that year-to-date sales in Europe have increased by 181% with orders from an expanded presence courtesy of its partnership with European distribution company AB Invest, in Italy, Au
RECALL: Reebok Children’s Windsuits
The U.S. CPSC and Reebok are recalling about 55,000 Children’s Windsuits manufactured by Adjmi Apparel Group, of New York, N.Y. The Reebok logo appliqué on the clear rubber zipper pull on the jacket can detach, posing a choking or aspiration hazard to you
Prince O3 Wins IDEA Award
Prince O3 racquets come in colors such as red, blue and silver, but this year they have a new tint of bronze. Prince O3 Engineered Technology is the winner of the Bronze Industrial Design Excellence Award (IDEA) in the Consumer Products category, recogniz
NBA Makes Host of Executive Promotions
The NBA promoted Ski Austin to VP, Events and Attractions; Rick Buchanan to NBA EVP and General Counsel; Stu Jackson to EVP, Basketball Operations; Bill Koenig to EVP, Business Affairs and General Counsel, NBA Entertainment; Sal LaRocca to EVP, Global Mer
OutDoor Launches New Design Award
The first design competition at the OutDoor Show has motivated many companies in the outdoor industry. 142 products from 21 countries have been entered for the OutDoor INDUSTRY AWARD. The objective of this industrial contest is to distinguish products com
Vaude Hires Dietrich for International Sales Team
Bernd Dietrich will be joining the international sales team at Vaude . As Area Sales Manager he will be responsible for all sales activities in the following regions: Asia, Eastern Europe and Australia/New Zealand. In close cooperation with Lutz Vetter, I
Harte Joins The Quiksilver Rossignol Group
Canice Harte will join The Quiksilver Rossignol Group's management team in Park City to fill the position of VP of Sales and Marketing, Soft Goods Division. Canice will be directly responsible for sales activities and will oversee the adaptation of R
Cutter and Buck Q4 Sales Up 5%; Full Year Net Down
Cutter & Buck posted sales of $36.6 million in the fourth quarter, an increase of 5.0% over the $34.9 million in the same period last year. Sales in the Golf channel decreased 2.6% to $11.2 million compared to last yearNet income for the quarter was $2.9
Mizuno USA President Elected to Corporate Board
Bob Puccini, president of Mizuno USA, Inc., and Chairman, Mizuno Canada, Ltd., has been appointed to the Board of Directors of Mizuno Corporation. Bob Puccini joined Mizuno USA, Inc. in 1995 as Vice President and General Manager of the Sports Division an
adidas World Cup Sales Exceed Expectations
For adidas, the 2006 FIFA World Cup has proven to be a “great commercial success” with record football sales of over €1.2 billion ($1.45 billion), up more than 30% from 2005. A record 3 million replica jerseys were sold, which included 1.5 million jerseys
Collegiate Pacific Hops on the Ryan Express
Collegiate Pacific has entered into a multi-year, exclusive relationship with Hall of Famer and All-Time strikeout leader Nolan Ryan for the purpose of designing new products and marketing existing products to the institutional baseball markets. Ryan join
Academy Snowboard EU Sales Jump 181%
Execute Sports, Inc.'s subsidiary, Academy Snowboard Company has increased its sales in Europe by 181% with orders from leading European distribution company AB Invest, into Italy, Austria, France, Germany and Switzerland. Overall, with these orders,
REI Appoints New VP of e-Commerce
Recreational Equipment, Inc. appointed Brad Brown vice president of E-Commerce and Web Strategies. Brown will lead the development of the next generation of REI.com as the site approaches its 10-year anniversary.
