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New Era Europe Launches Soccer SBU

New Era Cap Europe, a division of New Era Cap Co., announced the launch of a dedicated European Football business line. Headed up by Strategic Business Manager Ben Elkington, the department’s role is to increase New Era’s presence in the European Football

Greg Norman Collection Names Marketing Director

The Greg Norman Collection announced that Kate Kuykendall has joined the company as Director of Marketing and will report directly to Suzy Biszantz, CEO and President. In her new role, Kate will be responsible for the development and execution of all glo

New Balance Kicks Off Kids Sportmanship Initiative

In an on-going effort to advocate the importance of sportsmanship, New Balance Athletic Shoe, Inc. is launching a multi-faceted kids program that will kick-off in January 2005. The program will include an in-school curriculum, a back-to-school retail pro

Judge Rules in Favor of Cabela’s in Ft. Worth Lawsuit

Judge Donald J. Cosby of the 67th Judicial District has entered a Judgment validating the creation of a tax increment financing zone by the Fort Worth City Council and authorized the issuance of up to $32 million in bonds to help pay for the development o

West Marine Appoints New CEO

West Marine, Inc. reported that Peter Harris is joining West Marine as CEO and member of the Board of Directors on January 3, 2005. Harris most recently President and CEO of the San Francisco 49ers. He has served as CEO of mall-based retailer The Pictur

Sport Supply Group Expands Team Dealer Network

Sport Supply Group announced that approximately 50 of the largest independent team sporting goods dealers in the United States have joined the Company's Platinum Team Dealer Program. SSG believes the Team Dealers participating in the program have a c

Will The Athlete’s Foot File Chapter 11 This Week?

After six months of rumors and speculation it appears that Athlete's Foot Group Inc. could be filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection as early as today. Sports Executive Weekly has spoken with a number of people close to the situation and found

Patagonia Hires Sheahan to run Fishing and Paddle Division

Patagonia has hired Casey Sheahan, former Kelty President, as the company’s newest Product Line Director, responsible for Patagonia’s Fishing division as well as their paddling division, Lotus Designs. Bringing his vast experience in the outdoor industry

New Bike-Friendly SUV Design Based on Kestrel Bicycles

Kestrel Bicycles has partnered with Ford and Octane to create a cycling-specific custom Ford Escape. Kestrel's carbon fiber road racing bicycles were featured on a Ford Escape concept vehicle at the recent SEMA automotive aftermarket trade show. The

Oakley Stock Falls on Thump’s Slump…

Shortly after the Thanksgiving holiday weekend several analysts downgraded Oakley stock, citing poor sell-through of the much hyped THUMP sunglass/MP-3 player. OO shares fell 12.3% for the week to close at $12.03 on Friday evening…

Wolverine Appoints Baird as Managing Director – Europe

Wolverine World Wide announced the appointment of Gordon Baird to the position of Managing Director for the Company's Caterpillar Footwear European
operations. Baird will report to Blake W. Krueger, President of the Heritage Brands Group, and will b

Alpina Sports Expands into Canada…

On the heels of a taking over ownership of the US-based Alpina Sports Corp, Frank Thibodeau, ASC’s president & CEO, told BOSS that his company has expanded its distribution into Canada. Heading the Canadian sales team will be Mike Doble, national sales m

November Retail Sales Fall Short of Expectations…

The sluggish start to the Holiday shopping season had analysts scrambling last week, as most cut projections for Holiday retail sales gains after November comparable store sales results fell short of expectations. Sports Executive Weekly is also hearing