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adidas Signs Prep Star to Six Year Deal; Telfair Will Go to NBA
adidas and Sebastian Telfair have announced they have inked a six-year guaranteed endorsement deal reportedly worth $1 million to $2 million per year. Telfair, the 2003-2004 New York City Player of the Year, also announced that he would forgo college and
Mission Hockey and ITECH in Merger Deal
Mission Hockey of Santa Ana, California and Montreal-based ITECH Sport Products Inc. have announced that the two specialty hockey equipment manufacturers have merged to form one organization, Mission-ITECH Hockey. Bob Naegele Jr. will be chairman of the
Ruff Wear Jumps Accross The Pond
Ruff Wear, the Bend-based producer of Gear For Dogs On The Go, has expanded its European distribution. After seeing a year of steady growth and success throughout Europe in Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland and Germany, Ruff Wear has announced that it will
Bite’s April Sales Jump 20%
Bite Footwear broke sales records this April reporting a 20% increase in gross sales from April 2003, the company’s highest U.S. sales in a single month to date. Bite’s successful spring kicked off in March with the company’s highest monthly sales yet in
LaCrosse Footwear Swings to Q1 Profit on 19% Sales Gain
LaCrosse Footwear, Inc. reported consolidated net sales of $23.7 million for the first quarter of 2004, up 19.4% from $19.9 million in the first quarter of 2003. Consolidated net income was $1.1 million, or 18 cents per share, in the first quarter of 2004
Smith Optics Appoints Regional Sales Managers
Smith Optics has hired Brian Cotsonas as the company’s East Coast regional sales manager. Cotsonas most recently worked as the East Coast sales manager for Eyeking/Hobie Polarized Sunglasses. Linda Rodney, who has worked at Smith for several years overs
Schutt Sports to Sponsor Texas Football Coaches Association
Schutt Sports has agreed to a platinum sponsorship with the Texas High School Coaches Association for 2004-2005. The partnership recognizes Schutt as the “Official Football Helmet of the Texas High School Coaches Association”. The THSCA consists of high
West Coast Novelty Appoints New Sales Managers
West Coast Novelty Corp. is pleased to announce that Larry Burstein, CEO of the Frank Sussman Company, and Evan Burstein, National Sales Manager of the Frank Sussman Company, have joined the WCN management team. Larry Burstein will act in the capacity of
Smith Restructures U.S. Sales Team
Smith Optics has hired Brian Cotsonas as the company’s East Coast regional sales manager. Linda Rodney, who has worked at Smith for several years overseeing national sales, will become the Central regional sales manager and will handle a majority of Smith
The Wait is Over; Footaction Sale to Go Through
Footstar announced the expiration of the waiting period required under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act in connection with its proposed sale of approximately 350 Footaction stores to Foot Locker, Inc. for $225 million in cash, subject to
High Gear Lands New Rocky Mtn. Reps
Clay Hardin, vice president of sales for HighGear, recently announced the appointment of Kim Miller and Jack Tackle as regional sales and marketing representatives for the company's Rocky Mountain territory. Veterans of the outdoor industry, both Mil
Kelwood Appoints New VP of Int’l Trade Services
Wendy Wieland Martin has been appointed Kellwood vice president international trade services, according to Tom Austin, president of Operating Services Division of
Kellwood. In this new post, Wieland-Martin, most recently director trade services for Kellwo
Gildan Q2 Meets Upper End of Analyst Expectations
Gildan Activewear reported record second quarter net earnings of $14.3 million, or 48 cents per diluted share, up 6.7% from $13.4 million or 45 cents per diluted share in the second quarter of fiscal 2003. Analyst expectations for the quarter were in the
Despite Strong Q1, Columbia Stays Conservative…
Columbia Sportswear Company appears to be as healthy and vibrant as its octogenarian COB Gert Boyle, who was off on a fishing trip in the Florida Keys with some customers, as the company posted yet another robust quarter that saw all key indicators in sal
VF’s Outdoor Coalition Gets More Action and Fashion; New Opportunities Abound…
VF Corporation chairman & CEO Mackey McDonald said the company is “clearly positioning” its Outdoor coalition and VF for “substantial growth” in a release last week and pointed to the results of the most recent quarter and its recent acquisition announcem
