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Collegiate Pacific Acquires Team Sports Distributor
Collegiate Pacific announced that it has executed a letter of intent to acquire Kesslers Team Sports of Richmond, IN., the nation's largest independent team sporting goods distributor with annual revenues exceeding $30 million. Kesslers is recognized
Stroesser Leaves Converse; Named CEO for Luxury Home Brand…
In a story reported exclusively by Sports Executive Weekly last week, Converse has confirmed the exit of VP of Sales Jim Stroesser…
Singing Rock Expands
Singing Rock office team expands with 2 new employees.Vojtech Dvorak will be joining the team as the world wide brand manager, and Jan Novotny joins product development as sourcing manager. Vojtech's area will cover grafic work, shop displays, sales
Edwin Watts Golf Closes ReCap Deal…
Wellspring Capital Management LLC, a New York-based private equity investment firm and majority shareholder of The Hockey Company since 1997, has reportedly taken a majority stake in Edwin Watts Golf. Terms of the deal were not disclosed…
Serena Not Right Formula for Puma; U.S. Business to Grow 40%…
Jochen Zietz, in a published interview, said that Puma had decided to drop the $13 million sponsorship of Serena Williams in favor of becoming the official supplier of the Formula One BMW Williams team, its sixth F1 team.
“We would have certainly been ab
Williams Sibling Rivalry Intensifies as Serena Signs with Nike
After much speculation — and the acknowledgement of same from Puma’s Jochen Zeitz — Nike announced Thursday that it had signed an endorsement contract with six-time Grand Slam champion Serena Williams. Word on the street is that the deal is for five ye
Warnaco Closing Last of Speedo Stores, Sells White Stag to Wal-Mart…
The Warnaco Group announced additional moves last week to “lower costs and improve efficiency”, including the closure of all remaining Speedo Authentic Fitness stores and the sale of the White Stag trademark to Wal-Mart. Warnaco also sold its Honduran pr
Cold Sports Distribution Inc. Fouded
Bruce Caslowitz and Blaise Rosenthal have formed Cold Sports Distribution Inc. Bruce has an experienced role in snowboarding as sales coordinator and Blaise is the founder of Millennium Three and a professional snowboarder…
Athlete’s Foot Targets Greece
The Athlete's Foot has formalized an agreement with Veto S.A. of Athens, Greece to become The Athlete's Foot's master franchisee for Greece. The company projects multiple store openings over the length of the 10-year agreement in an effort
Primaloft Sponsors Adirondack Backcountry Ski Festival
PrimaLoft is continuing its involvement as a primary sponsor of the second annual Adirondack Backcountry
Ski Festival to be held on Friday, February 27th – Sunday, February 29th in Keene Valley, NY…
Dragon Brings In New Reps
Dragon Optical Is proud to announce the addition of new territorial reps to our team. All the new reps bring exceptional experience and relationships with their retailers to Dragon…
Lass Joins Dragon Optics
Dragon Optical has announced the addition of Christian Lass to our sales staff. Lass, a long time veteran of the action sports world, will manage all domestic Bike and Motocross accounts and the respective regional reps…
Liz Wilson Wins Seattle 1/2 Marathon
SportHill's National and International Sales Manager, Liz Wilson, placed first in the Women's Division of the Seattle Half Marathon…
Join The OIA For Breakfast at OR
Kick off Outdoor Retailer Winter Market by joining OIA for breakfast and learning about the latest research on the outdoor consumer. This premier event will take place on Friday, January 30th at 7:30 am at the Marriot across the street from the Salt Palac
adidas Inks Deals with Wizards’ Arenas
adidas announces that it has reached a multi-year partnership agreement with Gilbert Arenas, the 2002-03 NBA Most Improved Player Award winner and Washington Wizard point guard. Terms of the deal were not disclosed…
