SGB Update Outdoor
lucy Comes Full Circle; Relaunches Online Store
lucy is reopening its online store for women's activewear. The Portland-based retailer launched its original e-commerce website November 15, 1999. Fifteen months later, the company shut down its website and successfully shifted its focus to brick-and
Howell Lands as Chief Retail Officer at LL Bean
L.L. Bean has added two new executives geared toward helping the company achieve its retail expansion goals. Ed Howell, a former L.L.Bean employee, returned to the company as Chief Retail Officer and member of the Office of the President. Howell recently
ICON Fiscal Q1 Loss Jumps; CV and Strength Sales Both Decline
ICON Health & Fitness reported that net sales for the first quarter of fiscal 2005 decreased 13.9% to $170.3 million from $197.8 million in the comparable period in fiscal 2004. Sales of cardiovascular and other equipment decreased 9.6% to $143.4 million
LaCrosse Footwear Announces Boot Recall
LaCrosse Footwear Inc., in cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, has announced a voluntary recall of about 8,400 pairs of Polar and Trailblazer Work Boots. The protective toe cap on the boots may not provide sufficient impact and c
Ashworth Appoints New Chief Operating Officer
Ashworth, Inc. has appointed international apparel industry veteran Per Gasseholm to the post of Chief Operating Officer and Executive Vice President, effective November 1, 2004. He joins Ashworth from Blue Marlin Corp., where he served as Chief Operatin
Play it Again Sports Parent Sees Q3 Net Dip on Lower Revenues
Winmark Corporation, parent company to Play it Again Sports, reported net income for the third quarter ended September 25, 2004 of $1.0 million, or 15 cents per share diluted, compared to net income of $1.1 million, or 17 cents per share diluted, in the t
Pearl Izumi Deploys CenterStone B2B Software
CenterStone Technologies, Inc., a Denver-based developer of Web software and services for managing sales orders, has successfully deployed its business-to-business sales order management software for Pearl Izumi. Pearl Izumi chose CenterStone as its partn
VF Moving Jansport to San Leandro; Cisler Will Exit
JanSport, Inc., a division of VF Corporation, has decided to relocate the JanSport Equipment business to new offices in San Leandro, CA, where VF's The North Face division is also headquartered. JanSport's Custom Apparel business, which provide
GoLite Promotes Stone to Chief Operating Officer
GoLite has appointed Jo Stone as its Chief Operating Officer. Ms. Stone has served as GoLite's Controller and, most recently, its CFO, since 2002. Ms. Stone will oversee customer service, distribution, finance and administration, information technol
GBMI Appoints New VP of Info Technology
Global Brand Marketing, Inc. has appointed Ram Reddy as Vice President of Information Technology. In this newly created position, Reddy will be responsible for planning, developing, and implementing GBMI’s information technology strategy. Previously, Red
Crissafuli to Head New Apparel Unit for K2 Inc.; Martin takes Marmot Reins
K2 Inc. announced the appointment of Mark Martin as Division President of Marmot.. Mr. Martin succeeds Steve Crisafulli, who will assume a new role for K2 Inc. to lead the development of the technical apparel platform. Mr. Martin, who has been with Marmo
Pacific Sunwear Brings in AandF Vet to Run Business
Pacific Sunwear of California Inc. announced that Seth Johnson will join its board of directors and be named COO on Nov. 1, 2004, and transition to CEO on April 1, 2005. Current CEO Greg Weaver will transition to the executive chairman role on April 1, 20
Sport-Haley Appoints Chairman of the Board
The Sport-Haley, Inc. Board of Directors has appointed Ronald J. Norick, a current director, as Chairman of the Board. The Chairman of the Board position was newly-created by the Company through an amendment of its Bylaws. Chairman of the Board is a non-e
Salomon to Supply China Ski Association
Salomon has signed a three-year contract that makes it the official supplier to the China Ski Association. The purpose of the contract is to equip Chinese competitors in downhill skiing, Nordic skiing and snowboarding and to enable them to take advantage
Interbike Rides into Vegas on a Chopper; Attendance Exceeds 21,000…
If one product category had to be picked out of the entire array of goods at Interbike as the main theme of the show it would have to be the chopper. The 2004 show saw more new companies producing choppers and product line extensions into the category tha
