Rockport Announces New Hires
The Rockport Company said Mike Bradica has been hired to be the new general manager of Canada. Mike Sullivan is also returning to Rockport as the new vice president of sourcing and operations…
Mountain Hardwear/Montrail to Take Over U.K. Distribution
Mountain Hardwear and Montrail said they will be ending their relationship with its U.K. distributor, Bradshaw Taylor, at the end of Spring 2012…
Boa Technology Expands Team, Promotes Personnel
Boa Technology announced 16 personnel changes across all its departments, including both new hires, promotions and lateral reassignments…
Steelers’ Mendenhall Sues Champion Over Tweet Dispute
Pittsburgh Steelers running back Rashard Mendenhall is suing the parent company of Champion for breach of contract for the brand's decision to drop his endorsement deal after his tweets about the death of Osama bin Laden and the Sept. 11 terrorist at
Nike Signs Lease to Expand Beaverton Headquarters
Nike signed a five-year lease for 26,000 square feet at a Beaverton property adjacent to its world headquarters, the property manager announced Tuesday…
Big Rock Sports Finalizes Inland Pacific Distributors Acquisition
Big Rock Sports, LLC, finalized the acquisition of Inland Pacific Distributors, Ltd. Inland Pacific, which is based in Langley, British Columbia, Canada, operates out of three regional distribution centers across Canada, and has been servicing the indepen
VF Names Millenacker VP of Sales at The North Face
The North Face appointed Michael Millenacker as vice president of sales. Millenacker will be responsible for leading the sales strategy and execution of long term growth plans for The North Face Americas…
Rollerblade Honors Sales Rep for 25 Years of Service
Rollerblade honored Dane Stephenson of Leading Edge Sports in the Pacific Northwest and Rick Gignac of Gignac Sales in Michigan for 25 years of service to the brand. The two were honored last weekend at the Rollerblade summer sales meeting in Vail, CO…
Cybex’s Q2 Sales Climb 17.7 Percent
Cybex International, Inc. reported that its losses widened in its second quarter ended June 25, to $555,000, or 3 cents a share, from $356,000, or 2 cents, a year ago. Sales rose 17.7 percent to $32.6 million compared to $27.7 million for the correspondin
Granite Gear Names Rep for Western Canada
Granite Gear is pleased to announce that Bion Dolman of Osmosis Sports Marketing Systems will be representing the brand in western Canada, including British Columbia, Alberta, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Northwest Territories and Yukon Territories…
MMI to Push Back and Rebrand Thriving Bike Expo in 2012
Messe München International it will rename Bike Expo ISPO Bike in 2012 and push the show to the third week of August, likely forcing many brands to choose between it and the rival Eurobike show. Later this week, 301 exhibitors from 22 countries will prese
OutDoor Show Sets Records
The 18th annual OutDoor show in Friedrichshafen set records across the board, with 21,520 visitors (+5 percent) and 1,012 media representatives (+10 percent) from around the world coming together with 890 exhibitors (+3 percent)…
Sport Chalet Reports Passing of Founder Norbert Olberz
Norbert Olberz, founder of Sport Chalet Inc., passed away from natural causes on Friday, July 15, 2011. He was 86…
New Wave Group AB Acquires Ahead for $17.4M
New Wave Group AB has agreed to acquire substantially all of the assets of the U.S.-based headwear company, Ahead, for a sum of $17.4 million in addition to a net asset value adjustment of approximately $5 million…
Far Bank Enterprises Hires Paul Clark to Head Sales
Far Bank Enterprises has hired Paul Clark as its new director of global sales. Clark brings with him years of experience in sales, having recently held senior positions with brands such as TaylorMade, Adidas Golf and…
