Black Diamond Appoints President
The Black Diamond Group, the maker of performance protective footwear, appointed Rob Mills as president. Mills comes to Black Diamond from his previous post as Vice President Sales at Rocky Brands specifically their Duty, Michelin and Dickies Work Footwea
Li and Fung Acquires Kids Headquarters
Li & Fung Ltd. said it agreed to buy nearly all the assets of U.S. children's wholesale apparel designer and marketer Wear Me Apparel LLC, which does business as Kid's Headquarters. The Hong Kong-based company paid as much as $401.8 million in a

Atlanta Falcons Owner to Acquire PGA TOUR Superstores
Golf & Tennis Pro Shop, Inc., owner and operator of PGA TOUR Superstores, announced it has reached a preliminary agreement for Golf & Tennis Pro Shop to become a majority-owned subsidiary of AMB Group, LLC. AMB Group is owned by Arthur M. Blank and is al
Jersey Firm Acquires Chinese Sporting Goods Manufacturer
Stockholders in Marlborough-NJ based acquisitions firm 2020 ChinaCap Acquirco Inc. have approved the firm's acquisition of Windrace International Co. Ltd., a Chinese sporting goods manufacturer…
Dick’s SG to Open Oregon Stores
Dick's Sporting Goods announced plans to open six new stores in Oregon, including the new Eugene location in a former Joe's Sports location in the Delta Oaks shopping center on November 8th. It will be Dick's SG's second store in Oreg
Tommy Bahama to Make MLB Collection
Oxford Industries, Inc. wholly owned subsidiary Tommy Bahama Group, have signed an agreement with Major League Baseball Properties to create a co-branded collection of premium apparel…
Crocs Amends Credit Facility
Crocs Inc. said that on October 14, it amended its bank line with PNC Bank. The amendment decreases Crocs' minimum tangible net worth requirement from $266 million to $205 million, measured at the end of each fiscal quarter, commencing with the fisca
Superfeet Bolsters Sales Force
Superfeet Worldwide Inc. has hired four experienced sales reps in October to keep pace with their continued growth across the U.S. It also named Doug Geddes as national sales manager of Superfeet Canada…
Element 21 Appoints CFO
Element 21 Golf Company appointed Philip Clark as its new chief financial officer…
RECALL: Electra Bicycles
An additional 6,400 Electra bicycles are being recalled because the baskets and trays on the front of the bikes can come loose, causing a risk of falls to riders, the Consumer Product Safety Commission said…
Payless Expands Shoe Giveaway to Latin America
Payless ShoeSource, announced the launch again this year of its Payless Gives Shoes 4 Kids program aimed at delivering more than $1.2 million worth of free children's shoes to families in need this holiday season. In addition, the retailer said it is
Rightline Gear Enters Retail Market
Rightline Gear, recently relocated to Asheville, NC, has announced its plans to enter the retail marketplace in quarter 4 of 2009. Previously the company has sold its CampRight and PackRight products strictly on-line…
Callaway Golf Expects 3Q Loss to Widen
Callaway Golf Company said third quarter sales are expected to decline 11% to $191 million from $213 million a year ago. Changes in foreign currency exchange rates adversely impacted net sales by approximately $3 million for the quarter. It expects to rep
Phoenix Footwear Posts Profit
Phoenix Footwear Group, Inc. reported a profit of $310,000, or 4 cents a share, in the third quarter compared to a net loss of $2.1 million a year ago…
OGIO Reports Robust Growth
Ogio said its futures orders – or those placed for first and second quarter 2010 delivery – for sports packs, messenger/laptop bags and motor sport soft goods and hard goods were up more than 200% compared with 2009 futures orders…