Specialty Sales Reps, East Coast — Fila USA
Do you have an appreciation for Italian design? Sporting goods? The fashion industry? Fila USA is looking for two enthusiastic East-coast sales representatives who enjoy the challenge of high performance selling in this competitive industry. The t
Lafferty Leaving Huffy; Lipton to be New CFO
Huffy Corp. filed a form 8-K with the SEC stating that vice president, finance, chief financial officer and treasurer, Robert W. Lafferty will be leaving the company on August 31, 2005. Steven Lipton, currently senior vice president and controller, while
Yue Yuen Reports 17.4% Revenue Increase for H1
Yue Yuen Industrial Limited announced its unaudited consolidated results for the half year ended March 31, 2005. Turnover rose year-on-year by 17.4% to $1,477.9 million and net profit fell year-on-year by 3.8% to $152.3 million for the six month period. E
Outdoor Research Hires New Director of Gov’t Programs
Outdoor Research announced the hiring of Mike Christian as the director of government programs. With extensive experience in government contracts and a graduate of both the US Naval Academy and the US Naval Post Graduate School, Mike will be dealing direc
Chick’s Sporting Goods to Partner with G.I. Joes
Nogales Investors Fund I, LP recently completed a $4.0 million investment in Chick's Sporting Goods and plans to use its minority stake in the Southern California sporting goods retailer to form a synergistic retail partnership with G.I. Joes, the Wi
Panoptx Inks China Joint Venture Deal…
Unifi, Inc. has entered into a joint venture with Sinopec Yizheng Chemical Fibre Co., Ltd. to manufacture, process, and market polyester filament yarn through Yizheng's facilities in Jiangsu Province, PRC. The joint venture company, called Yihua Unif
Vail Resorts Gets Lift from Both Visits and Prices in Fiscal Third Quarter…
Vail Resorts, Inc. reported total revenue growth of $39.0 million, or 13.5%, from $288.5 million in the third quarter of fiscal 2004 to $327.5 million for this most recent quarter. Within the Mountain segment, revenue for the third quarter was $256.8 mill
New Reebok Strategy May Signal Promo Cutbacks…
Reebok International Ltd. held its annual Investor Day event at corporate headquarters in Canton, Mass. last week, unveiling a number of new initiatives and introducing a number of new players that are expected help the company achieve its goals. Company
Sales Reps Wanted — Los Angeles
Independent Sales Rep or House Rep needed to cover the greater Los Angeles area except Orange County selling officially licensed sports merchandise. We are the largest distributor of licensed sports apparel, headwear and novelty items in the country, ser
Merrell Inks Footwear Licensing Deal with Patagonia…
Patagonia and Wolverine World Wide have inked a licensing agreement under which WWW’s Merrell brand will design, manufacture, and market under the Patagonia name with rights to Water Girl and Lotus Designs. The first product line is expected at retail in
Product Stylist — Gravis Footwear
We are seeking a creative individual to drive the styling of all Gravis products. If you thrive in a high-energy, driven, creative culture and can exemplify the look and feel of premium action sports lifestyle, then this is the place and job for y
Forzani Takes Measures to Update Product, Presentation, and Promotions…
The Forzani Group Ltd. last week offered much more visibility to their business as management worked to provide a broader view of the opportunities for Canada’s largest sporting goods retailer on the heels of disappointing Q! results. The retailer offere
Lotto Italia Stumbles at Home…
Worldwide sales of Lotto brand products ended fiscal 2004 at €256 million ($318.4 mm), up slightly from sales of €255 million ($336.8 mm) posted in 2003. Regionally, Germany saw sales grow 21% to €8.2 million from €6.7 million last year; Greece saw sale
Quiksilver Sees Broader Mission in Rossignol Deal and New Retail Format…
Quiksilver, Inc. management feels they have achieved the goals they set for the integration of DC Shoes as they start to realize some benefits in the footwear business and start to turn their attention to injecting some Quik magic into the DC sportswear b
DSW Q1 Results Keep IPO Prospects on Track…
DSW Shoe Warehouse posted strong sales increases for both total sales and comps in the first quarter, keeping the prospects for a successful IPO spin-off alive despite problems with credit theft and a related lawsuit. The family footwear division of Reta
