Taipei Cycle Says Foreign Attendance Rose 7.6%
Preliminary attendance figures for the first three days of the four day Taipei Cycle trade show indicated attendance by foreign visitors reached 4,913, up 7.6 %, from 86 countries, up 22 from 09…
Essilor Completes Acquisition of FGX Int’l
FGX International Holdings Limited, which makes sunglasses under the Anarchy, Gargoyles, Ironman, C9 by Champion and Body Glove trademarks, completed its merger with a subsidiary of Essilor International of Charenton-le-Pont, France…
Fourteen Golf Names Midwest Rep
Fourteen Golf, the golf wedge designer and manufacturer, said Sean Joyce has joined its sales team as a rep…
Sunice Signs Three-Year Deal with PGA TOUR
Sunice has signed a new three-year licensing agreement with the PGA TOUR that has Sunice serving as an official Outerwear licensee of the PGA TOUR, Champions Tour and Nationwide Tour…
Perry Ellis Returns to Profitability in Q4
Perry Ellis International reported revenues for the fourth quarter were $196.4 million, a 3% increase compared to $191.2 million a year ago. The increase is attributable to a turnaround of Perry Ellis Collection at department stores, initial shipments of
RECALL: Bauer Hockey Sticks
Bauer Hockey is recalling 100,000 children's hockey sticks after Health Canada warned the company of the sticks' high lead content…
Blacks Leisure Rejects Rival’s Offer, Will Pursue Stock Sale
Blacks Leisure rejected a £26 million offer from rival British retailer Sports Direct as “wholly inadequate” and said it plans to pursue plans sell stock to raise cash need for its turnaround plans…
Children’s Bike Bells Recalled for Excessive Lead
Do It Best Corp., of Fort Wayne, Ind. is voluntarily recalling about 1,000 children’s bicycle bells made by a Chinese company because the red paint on them contains excessive lead levels, violating the federal lead paint standard…
MountainSource Adds Bruce Gorden to Sales Force
The sales agency MountainSource has added Bruce Gordon to its team. Most recently the director of sales for Chrome Industries, Gordon will oversee the Mountain Source territory of Colorado's front range, Wyoming and Western Nebraska…
RECALL: Do It Best Corp; Bicycle Bells
Do It Best Corp, in cooperation with the US Consumer Product Safety Commission is recalling about 1,000 bicycle bells after it found that the bells' red paint contained excessive lead levels…
Hi-Tec Names Charles Willis as Creative Director
Hi-Tec said Charles Willis will join the company in the coming months as Outdoor Creative Director. Willis leaves his current position as Merrell group VP and creative director, where he influenced many iconic outdoor product designs such as the Jungle Mo
Nike and UCF Agree to Footwear and Apparel Contract
In the wake of having is footwear and apparel contract with Adidas terminated after freshman men’s basketball player Marcus Jordan, the son of hall of famer Michael Jordan, refused to wear team issued footwear in favor of his father’s Air Jord
Faytex Appoints International Sales Manager
Faytex, the textile concern based in Weymouth, MA, appointed William “Bill” Pickett to the newly created position of international sales manager to help mine new and renewed interest in Dri-Lex and Eco Dri-Lex, in particular, outside the U.S…
Perry Ellis Elects Eduardo Sardina to Board
Perry Ellis International elected Eduardo Sardina as a new independent member to the company's Board of Directors, bringing the total number of directors to seven and the number of independent directors to five…
Sports Associations Form Research Council
Seven of the major governing bodies and trade associations in the sports, fitness, outdoor, and leisure industry have formed a research partnership — The Physical Activity Council (PAC). The goal of the partnership is to identify key trends in sports, f
