Mountainsmith Appoints Customer Service Director
Mountainsmith has announced the appointment of Elsbeth Heller to the newly created position of Director of Sales Operations, effective immediately. Heller was most recently Director of Customer Service for Watermark Paddlesports. Before that, she held s
Zoot Sports to Enter Wetsuit Market; Adds Sing
Triathlon industry veteran, Karen Sing, has joined Zoot
Sports as part of their product development and customer relations team. Sing’s 15 years of experience in the bicycle and multisport industry, coupled with over 20 years
of competitive swimming and t
New Balance Commissions Bronze Statues of Greek Runners
New Balance Athletic Shoe, Inc. has commissioned a bronze statue, entitled “The Spirit of the Marathon,” of 1946 Boston Marathon winner Stylianos Kyriakides, the champion Greek runner whose victory helped bring food, medicine and
world-wide attention to h
Cybex Closes on Lower Cost Financing
Cybex International, Inc. has consummated its previously announced financing with GMAC Commercial Finance. This new facility provides a five-year term loan of $13,000,000 at a floating interest rate (currently approximately 6.5%). The proceeds from the fi
Wolverine Q2 Net Up 18.4% on 8.0% Sales Rise
Wolverine World Wide, Inc. reported second quarter 2004 revenue totaled $198.8 million, an 8.0% increase over second quarter 2003 revenue of $184.0 million. Net income was up 18.4% to $11.0 million, or 27 cents per sahre, compared to $9.3 million, or 23 c
Phoenix Prices Common Stock Offering
Phoenix Footwear Group has priced its public offering of 2.5 million shares of common stock at a price of $12.50 per share. In addition, the Company has granted the underwriters an option to purchase an additional 375,000 shares of common stock at the sam
Life Link Hires New Reps; New Focus on Military
Life-Link Backcountry Travel, has added Allyn Morton and Stephen Perry to the sales force. Allyn Morton will be representing the Southeast Territory for Life-Link. He has been representing various outdoor gear lines for 22 years and is still going strong.
Snow Industry Summit is Ready for Next Year
The Snow Industry Summit, an educational and networking conference that made its debut this past April, is scheduled to be held at Copper Mountain Resort, Colo., March 29 – April 1, 2005. The event is being organized by TransWorld Media, SnowSports Indust
Montrail Lands New U.K. and Ireland Sales Agency
Montrail has forged an agreement with Beta Climbing Designs to become the company’s new sales representative for the United Kingdom and Ireland. Starting August 15, 2004, Beta Climbing Designs will take over all Montrail sales and service from Lyon Equipm
Juraschek and Brown Join Zamberlan
Zamberlan USA has announced the addition of John Juraschek and Robert Brown to their sales team. Juraschek will represent Zamberlan Footwear in WV, NC, SC, GA, FL, TN, and AL while Brown will cover CO, NM, WY, KS and UT…
Veltex to See 25% Sales Growth in 2004
Veltex Corporation announced that net sales in the first quarter of 2004 totaled $10.9 million. Net income in the first quarter totaled $857,306. Yhe company is projecting that total sales in 2004 will exceed $25 million for the full year, up roughly 25%
Play it Again Parent Sees Q2 Profit Dip 4.0% Despite Higher Franchisee Sales
Winmark Corporation, parent company of the Play it Again Sports franchise operation, reported net income for the quarter ended June 26, 2004 of $726,300, or 11 cents per diluted share, compared to net income of $756,400, or 12 cents per diluted share, in
Fleet Feet Honors Vendors and Franchisees
Fleet Feet, Inc. recognized the significant contributions of franchisees, employees, and vendors during its annual National Franchise Conference in Squaw Valley, Calif., July 5-9, 2004. Franchise owners and managers representing some 50 stores as well as
Spira Adds Two Industry Vets to Bolster Product and Sales
Dan Norton has joined Spira as VP of Footwear Development. Norton’s association with Spira dates to 2002 when he began consulting with Spira through his design company, Indever, Inc. Before founding his consulting company in 2000, he served as senior man
State-by-State Study Shows Strong Participation in Unlikely Places…
The NSGA has released the latest edition of its state by state sports participation index. While the study does not give a comprehensive look at human-powered outdoor recreation, it does measure nearly every sport from aerobics to working out at a club an
