Quiksilver Appoints Paul Speaker to its Board
Quiksilver, Inc. announced that Paul Speaker has been appointed to the Quiksilver Board of Directors effective immediately…
Burton Cuts Small Percentage of Staff and Reinstates Salaries
Burton has restructured its North American staff, resulting in a layoff of less than 2% of its global employee base. The company also announced that it reinstated salaries and merit increases that were decreased eight months ago…
SkirtSports Appoints Public Relations Firm
SkirtSports, the women's fitness apparel maker, has signed Los Angeles-based SnL Communications as its public relations agency of record effective February 1, 2010…
Rab Hires Mid-Atlantic Reps
Rab, the U.K.-based manufacturer of outdoor apparel, this week hired Ferrand Associates to represent the brand in the mid-Atlantic territory. Industry veterans Ray Ferrand and Bill Lockwood each bring…
Gait Lacrosse, Trilogy Announce Partnership
Gait Lacrosse, a manufacturer of lacrosse gear and equipment, announced its sponsorship of Trilogy Lacrosse, The Leader in Lacrosse Education…
ORTHOFIT Donates for Haiti Relief
ORTHOFIT's principal, the USA based company Dr. Comfort, donated $1,000,000 in shoes to relief mission in Haiti…
Nike N7 Expands Funding to Aboriginal Communities in Canada
Nike announced the expansion of its N7 Program to Aboriginal communities in Canada. For over 10 years, the N7 Program has provided youth with access to sport in Native American communities across the U.S. through grants, surface donations, product creatio
Puma to Launch Mobile Phone
Puma plans to launch a mobile phone next week. A teaser site located at www.pumaphone.com shows a countdown timer for five days, which should coincide with the Mobile World Congress tradeshow in Barcelona. The device features…
Cutter and Buck Names New CEO
Cutter & Buck named Jens Petersson as its new chief executive officer, replacing Ernie Johnson…
Wave Group’s Sports and Leisure Segment Sees Q4 Revenues Decline
Wave Group's Sports & Leisure segment, which includes Cutter & Buck, Craft and Seger, saw its revenues decrease 13% for the period October-December, to SEK (Sweden Kronor) 344 million ($47.5 million) but EBITDA increased 8.5% to SEK 31.9 ($4.4 millio
SRAM Underwrites High School Mountain Biking League
SRAM has joined Specialized Bicycle Components and Easton Foundations as a founding sponsor for The National Interscholastic Cycling Association (NICA), which is the national governing body for grades 9-12 interscholastic mountain biking…
HunterSurvey.com: Hunters Going Afield as Much or More than Expected
According to HunterSurvey.com, almost 25% of hunters said they hunted more than they expected to in 2009 and 40% said they hunted about as much as they expected to…
Jones Apparel Narrows Q4 Loss
Jones Apparel Group Inc., the owner of Nine West, reported a loss of $130.4 million, or $1.53 a share, in the fourth quarter, compared with a year-earlier loss of $822.9 million, or $10.08 a share. The latest results included just $150 million in write-do
Intense Cycles Names General Manager
Chris Allen joined Intense Cycles in December as its general manager. Previously, he worked for GT and Shimano during his 35 years in the industry and most recently spent two years at Crankbrothers…
Two Bikestations to Open in California
Bikestation, which operates bike-transit centers, is opening its latest locations in the cities of Claremont and Covina in California this month. Since Bikestation Claremont is on the same transit line and shares the same access technology as Bikestation
