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Orange 21 Announces Exercise of Over-Allotment Option

Orange 21 Inc. announced that the underwriters of its initial public offering have exercised their over-allotment option to purchase from the company 520,000 shares of common stock at the public offering price of $8.75 per share. Roth Capital Partners, L

Sport Supply Group Gets Holiday Lift at Amazon

Sport Supply Group, Inc. reported a 47% increase in sales during the holiday season through its eSportsonline sales channel on Amazon.com’s Sports & Outdoors store. The company beleives that consumers responded to an eSportsonline-exclusive promotion on A

Team Sports Specialist (5) — New Balance

New Balance Atheltic Shoe Co. is seeking 5 Team Sports Specialists located in the Midwest, Southeast, Northeast, Central, and West Coast to drive the Team Sports business into new markets while achieving established market share objectives for High

Telemarkski.com Launches SkateSki.com

Telemarkski.com announced the launch of their new Skateski.com website to serve Nordic and Cross Country skiers. Coming on the heels of the recent launch of the Alpineer.com, a site that specializes in apparel and soft goods, Skateski.com focuses on cross

Big Agnes Brings in New Reps

Big Agnes announced the addition of two new representatives to its growing sales team. Jimmy and Jenny Peshek, of Summit Sports North, LLC, will represent Big Agnes in North and South Dakota, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, Iowa, Missouri and Michigan’s

The Snowboard Market Leads the Way in Electronics…

The entire snowboard industry is riding an electronics wave recently, culminating with this week’s announcement that Burton and Motorola have inked a deal to produce an iPod/Cell phone enabled jacket, helmet, and beanie which incorporate Bluetooth technol

NSGA: Census Beureau Reports October Sporting Goods Sales Rose 9.3%

Among the vast amount of data collected by the U.S. Census Bureau is retail sales by month; within that data is an estimate of monthly sales in sporting goods stores. Because of differing methodologies, the data will not be identical with other estimates

Product Recall: Adams Trail-A-Bike

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with Norco Products Ltd, announced voluntary recalls of the Adams Trail-a-Bike or Adams Slipstream Bicycle Attachment. The Starter, Folder, Shifter, Shocker, Ultimate Tandem, Deluxe Folder, Me 2

ASICS America Pushes 2004 Sales Back Over $200 Million Mark

ASICS America Corporation announced this week a strong finish to 2004. With a record performance in 2004, ASICS surpassed the $200 million mark finishing off the year with $223.8 million in sales, an increase of 12.5% over 2003. Footwear sales continue

REI is One of Fortune’s ‘100 Best Companies to Work For’

For the eighth consecutive year, Recreational Equipment, Inc. has been named as one of the “100 Best Companies to Work For” by FORTUNE magazine. The outdoor retailer known for its quality gear, staff expertise and commitment to environmental stewardship r

Retail Execs Pull the Holiday Markdown Trigger Early…

With warmer weather putting pressure on apparel and boot sales in December, U.S. retail executives apparently pulled the trigger on pricing to generate lagging Holiday sales this year. After winning the waiting game for consumer dollars last year, U.S. r

Trent and Troy Bush Take Over Section Apparel Co.

Section Clothing Company and Spyder Active Sports announced that Section has become its own business entity as of January 1st, 2005. The relationship between Spyder and Trent and Troy Bush began in 2002, with Spyder supporting the snowboard outerwear bra