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Nogales Investment Links G.I. Joes and Chick’s Sporting Goods …
Nogales Investors Fund I, LP of Los Angeles has placed itself squarely in the middle of the fight for sporting goods market share on the west coast after making minority investments in Chick’s Sporting Goods, the 11-store Southern California chain, and G.
SEW Goes One-On-One with… Spalding’s Scott Creelman
Each month, Sports Executive Weekly will go One-On-One with a key executive that is seen as a driving force for the future of the sporting goods, athletic footwear and/or athletic apparel markets.
This month, we had the pleasure of sitting down with Sco
Recall: Razor USA Electric Scooters
Razor USA has recalled about 246,000 electric scooters due to a weld which can break, causing the handlebar to detach from the scooter. Razor USA has received 261 reports of handlebar welds breaking or bending with reports of 16 injuries. This recall repa
Recall: Fisher-Price Scooters/Mini Bikes
In a separate recall, Fisher-Price is recalling its Power Wheels Lightning PAC Scooters and Power Wheels MX3 Mini Bikes. Roughly 29,000 scooters and 5,000 mini bikes are affected by the recall. If tires are over-inflated, the plastic rim within the wheel
OIA Comments on BLM; OIF’s New GAA
The Bureau of Land Management issued four different options for a new Resource Management Plan for the Vernal Field Office area in Utah, an area that OIA has been watching closely due to its wilderness and recreation areas under threat of oil and gas deve
Perry Ellis Announces New Nike Swim SVP
Perry Ellis International, Inc. announced that Al Derago was appointed senior vice president of the Nike swim division. Mr. Derago will report to Oscar Feldenkreis, president, vice-chairman, and COO of Perry Ellis International. Mr. Derago will be based i
Shakespeare Children’s FIshing Kits Being Recalled
Shakespeare’s Fishing Tackle Division has recalled 438,000 Children's Fishing Kits The paint on the rods of these fishing poles contains lead. The company warns that lead is toxic if ingested by young children and can cause adverse health effects. Th
Veltex Acquires Marketing Rights to Top-Flite Golf Products in Canada
Veltex Corporation, has commenced marketing and distributing Top-Flite branded caps, balls, and golf products throughout Canada to the promotional products and retail industries. Top-Flite products were previously marketed by Explorer Headgear. However, V
Sporting Goods Retail Starts to Stabilize in Q1, But Specialty Sees Shake Up from New Players…
The relative calm in the retail market continued in the first quarter with no mysterious “lost” quarters, major mergers or acquisitions announced. But while making comparisons to the prior year period was a simpler task in the Sporting Goods sector in Q1
OIF Launches ‘Getting Americans Active’
To leverage outdoor industry resources to introduce more Americans to the benefits of an active lifestyle, Outdoor Industry Foundation has launched Getting Americans Active, a database of outreach programs and initiatives designed to promote increased you
Sorbothane To Present the Philly Trialthlon
Sorbothane Performance Insoles signed to present the Philadelphia Triathlon in Fairmount Park, the nation’s newest, big-city, Olympic-distance triathlon, on June 26, 2005. The relationship provides a foot-bed of direct contact with the 1,400 or so athlete
Diadora America Acquires Kaelin Worldwide License
Diadora America, Inc. acquired the Kaelin license from Ermine Investments of California. Under the licensing agreement, Diadora America has the worldwide license (excluding Japan) for the Kaelin brand. From an operational standpoint, the licensing agreeme
PPA Develops Canoe and Kayak Safety Draft
The Professional Paddlesports Association released the manufacturing standards consensus ballot, which was developed by a PPA-led committee, in partnership with the American Boat and Yacht Council, charged with developing a standard that addresses canoe a
Report: Herz Sibs Get Okay for Majority Stake in Puma
Forbes.com is reporting this morning that Germany's Cartel Office has approved plans by Gunter and Daniela Herz to take a majority stake in Puma. The billionaire siblings have been the biggest shareholders in the German sportswear company, holding a
Mastro and Cordray Named Horny Toad Reps of the Year
On the final night of the recent Horny Toad annual sales meeting, Jen Mastro and Jen Cordray won “Rep of the Year” honors and a cocktail napkin IOU for the cash award from company president Gordon Seabury. Mastro and Cordray are the Rocky Mountain reps fo
