Puma Knives Names Distributor
Puma GmbH IP Solingen, manufacturer of Puma knives, has announced the appointment of Puma Knife Co. USA as exclusive distributor of the Puma knife brand in the United States, Canada, and Mexico, effective Jan. 1, 2009…
OBIT: Former Founder of NWTF Dies
Tom Rodgers, founder of the National Wild Turkey Federation (NWTF), passed away Dec. 25 at the Edgefield County Hospital after a long battle with cancer. Rodgers, 64, was survived by his mother, his son Mark and two sisters…
Greg Norman Collection Enters Agreement with Vantage Apparel
President and CEO Michael Setola announces that Greg Norman Collection has entered into a licensing agreement with Vantage Apparel to sell and distribute GNC apparel into the corporate sales channel. The new agreement is effective immediately…
Acushnet Vows to Press Ahead with Appeals to Pro V1 Ruling
Acushnet Company, the golf business of Fortune Brands, Inc., announced that it will move forward with the appeals process following denial of its request for a stay of an injunction regarding certain Titleist Pro V1 golf balls…
2008: A Year of Living Dangerously (Year in Review)
When looking back at the words written here one year ago, Sports Executive Weekly talked of a slowing merger & acquisition market and the challenges ahead as the sub-prime mortgage mess impacted the broader market…
Vantage Apparel Partners with Greg Norman Collection
Greg Norman Collection has entered into a licensing agreement with Vantage Apparel to sell and distribute GNC apparel into the corporate sales channel. Product design, sourcing, quality control and related matters will continue to be overseen by Greg Norm
Golf Rounds Played Continues to Drop in November
The Golf Datatech National Golf Rounds played showed that in most regions, golf rounds played continue to rapidly fall. According to the report, national golf rounds played in the U.S. were down 6.7% in November 2008 vs. November 2007, bringing the year-t
The Deals of the Year (Year in Review)
The Deals of the Year, 2008…
Though lacking any of the major blockbuster deals like adidas/Reebok or even Quiksilver/Rossignol that seemed to fuel speculation in years past, 2008 did see a healthy amount of M&A activity as companies looked to achieve b
Best of the MandA Rest (Year in Review)
K-Swiss Inc. plans to acquire French fashion footwear company Palladium SAS. The company will buy a 57% stake in Palladium from Palladium shareholders by July 1 at a price of €5.3 million, or $8.3 million, including a loan of €3.6 million, or $5.6 millio
Several Retailers to Shutter Doors for Good (Year in Review)
A sluggish economy stampeded through an already-fragile industry like a rogue tornado in 2008, flattening everything in its path and leaving behind a smattering of once-proud companies that were unable to pick themselves off the proverbial mat…
2008 Was Rough, But What Exactly Will 2009 Look Like for the Industry? (Year in Review)
With the popping of the housing bubble quickly wreaking havoc across Wall Street and global economies, the sporting goods industry suddenly faces its biggest challenge since the Great Depression…
Moves of the Year (Year in Review)
The Forzani Group named Tom Quinn as president for both the corporate and franchise businesses…
Obituaries (Year in Review)
The sporting goods industry bid farewell to several longtime industry stalwarts this year, including William “Bill” Modell, chairman of the board of Modell’s Sporting Goods, who died February 14, 2008, in New York. He was 86 years old. Under his leaders
Management Shakeup at JJB Sports
JJB Sports, the struggling U.K. sporting goods chain, has named David Jones, the former chief executive of U.K. fashion chain Next, as executive chairman. Peter Williams, the former chief executive of the Selfridges U.K. department store, has also been ap
California Pro Sports Forms Joint Venture
California Pro Sports, Torrance, Cal. team dealer,, announced a unique joint venture with Tyler Sports, Inc., operated baseball/softball training facilities, and The Perfect Fit, a sports marketing firm. The venture will enable the three regional compani
