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EORA Combines Mid-Atlantic and Northeast Shows
EORA is opening the doors for retailers to have more buying opportunity with more reps by combining the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast shows. The new EORA Mid-Atlantic and Northeast Fall Show will take place in Hartford, CT at the new state of the art Connect
Dynamic Bicycles Inks ‘Click and Mortar’ Deal with YaYa! Bike
Dynamic Bicycles has joined forces with YaYa! Bike, Inc. to provide its direct sales customers with free bike assembly and delivery through participating YaYa! Bike independent bicycle dealers. The relationship is the first of its kind in the bicycle indu
Redfeather Inks Distribution Deal with ROI
Redfeather Snowshoes entered an exclusive relationship with Canada's Recreation Outfitters, Inc. With over 300 accounts across Canada, ROI supplies outdoor specialty and snowsports products to retailers like Mountain Equipment Co-Op and Coast Mountai
Timberland Begins 8th Annual Serve-a-palooza
Meeting community needs is the order of the day for The Timberland Company, embarking on its 8th annual global “Serv-a-palooza,” a worldwide community service initiative on Thursday, September 22nd. From Zhuhai, China to Boston, Massachusetts, Timberland
SGMA’s Fly in for Fitness Accomplishes Goals
SGMA International’s Fly in for Fitness on September 20-21 was described as a gathering of passionate and committed leaders within the U.S. fitness industry. According to SGMA President Tom Cove, the Fly in for Fitness achieved its key objectives to prom
Marmot Taps LL Bean Vet for VP of Design
Marmot Mountain hired Gregory Houser as Vice President of Design and Product Development, effective October 1, 2005. Mr. Houser was previously the VP and DMM of strategic planning and product development of L.L. Bean’s outerwear, technical apparel and men
Gildan Reaffirms 2005 Guidance; Offers 2006 Outlook
Gildan Activewear reconfirmed its EPS guidance for its fiscal year ending October 2, 2005 and introduced guidance for its 2006 fiscal year. The company has updated its guidance in order to be in a position to discuss its results and EPS projections at upc
Palmer Hires Two New Reps
Palmer Snowboards continues to make additions to its sales force with Nick Gotelaere taking on the Rocky Mountain region, and Maximus James’ territory expanding to cover all of California…
European Footwear Vendors Take Issue with EU Anti-Dumping Probe
The European Branded Footwear Coalition, representing many highly regarded European and global footwear brands, today warned of the detrimental impact of the current European anti-dumping investigation being conducted targeting leather footwear and the ha
Sports Chalet Shareholders Ratify Measures
Sport Chalet, Inc. announced the results of its annual meeting of stockholders held September 20, 2005. Shareholders approved a number of measures, including the election of three directors, an increase in the number of outstanding shares and the creation
Russell Corp. to Miss Estimates; Katrina Will Hurt Even More
Russell Corporation announced today that it expects fully diluted earnings per share for the third quarter of 2005 to be between 50 cents and 60 cents and full year earnings in the $1.25 to $1.35 range on an ongoing basis, which is below the company'
Yue Yuen Fiscal Q3 Net Hurt by Oil and Labor Costs
Yue Yuen Industrial (Holdings) Limited reported that revenues for the fiscal third quarter ended June 30 rose 11.9% to $859 million and net profit declined 9.9% to $84 million year on year respectively. The Group’s gross margins were affected by increase
Zoic Hires Pat Flanagan as Sales Director
ZOIC Clothing hired Pat Flanagan as director of sales. Pat brings over 20 years of sales and marketing experience to ZOIC, including 8 years spent building sport specialty distribution for Clif Bar, Inc. “We identified sales leadership as a critical nee
GSI Commerce Inks Agreement with NY AG Over Web Partnering Practices…
The Associated Press is reporting that GSI Commerce has agreed to adopt changes in its pricing practices after New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer accused the Internet services company of going “too far when it manipulated the prices of competing spor
Second Quarter Retail Results Get Boost from IPO’s, Mergers and Acquisitions…
The retail sector offered little excitement in the second quarter as athletic specialty and sporting goods retailers settled into their newly merged formats that produced little energy in the comparable store line. Genesco’s triumvirate of specialty name
