Ashworth Taps Fletcher to Distribute Callaway Apparel in Canada
Ashworth, Inc. has signed a management agreement with Fletcher Leisure Group Inc. of Quebec, Canada to distribute Callaway Golf apparel products throughout Canada. The agreement becomes effective immediately. In 1998 Ashworth, Inc. established Ashworth C
Eastern Mountain Sports Acquired in Management Buyout
Eastern Mountain Sports has completed a management-led buyout of the company from American Retail Group. The buyout was led by Eastern Mountain Sports President and CEO, Will Manzer, with financing led by J. H. Whitney & Co., LLC.
FESI Appoints Puma’s Widmann to President
Pursuant to a clear desire dictated by the majority of FESI’s Board members, Mr. Horst WIDMANN vice president of Puma, has been appointed – during the SPOGA Fair in Cologne – to President of the Federation of the European Sporting Goods Industry (FESI) –
Kombi Names New Product Manager
Kombi Limited has named Peter Curran to the position of product manager. Curran will work on both the Kombi and Akimbo brand, the companies latest line of snowboard gloves and baselayers. Curran's primary responsibility will focus on the direction,
RCC Report Shows BC is Strongest Retail Market in Canada
National retailers surveyed last week by
Retail Council of Canada point to British Columbia as their strongest market,
and say the back-to-school sales season has increasingly become
“back-to-serious…
EMS Management Team Comments on Buyout
Shortly after EMS announced their Management buyout, The B.O.S.S. Report sat down with the company’s CEO and President Will Manzer, VP-GMM Pete Gilmore and CMO Scott Barrett…
EMS Management Team Comments on Buyout
Shortly after EMS announced their Management buyout, Sports Executive Weekly's sister publication, The B.O.S.S. Report, sat down with the company’s CEO and President Will Manzer, VP-GMM Pete Gilmore and CMO Scott Barrett.
Ron Arp Joins Nautilus as SVP of Corp. Communications
Ron Arp, joined Nautilus Group as SVP, Corporate Communications. Arp served as SVP and GM of the Portland, Ore., office of Fleishman-Hillard, where he counseled clients ranging from upstarts to Fortune 500 companies in manufacturing and technology. He was
Schoeller Wins Guide’s Choice Award
Following an in-depth field testing program, Schoeller Switzerland is the recipient of the 2004 “American Alpine Institute Guides’ Choice Award” for schoeller-dryskin-extreme fabric used in Mammut’s mountaineering Champ Pants and New Age Jacket, also feat
Oakley and Fox Racing Sign Exclusive Licensing Deal
Oakley has signed an exclusive worldwide licensing agreement with Fox Racing for sunglasses, goggles and prescription eyewear. As the exclusive licensee, Oakley will be responsible for the design, manufacturing, marketing and distribution of these product
May DS Comps Fall 6.7% in August
The May Department Stores Company preliminary net sales were $1.05 billion for the four-week period ended Aug. 28, 2004, a 10.5% increase from $953.8 million in
the similar period last year. Store-for-store sales decreased 6.7%. August store-for-store s
Bon-Ton August Comps Fall 4.6%; Beerman Falls 3.0%
The Bon-Ton Stores' total sales for the four weeks ended August 28, 2004 increased 79.6% to $86.2 million, including $40.4 million from the acquired Elder-Beerman stores, compared to $48.0 million for the same period last year. Bon-Ton comparable sto
Wacoal Appoints S.E. Reps
The Wacoal Sports Science Corporation, makers of CW-X Performance Conditioning Wear, has appointed The Lane Group to represent the line in the southeastern U.S. This brings the total number of rep groups carrying CW-X to eight, representing a combined te
Federated August Comp Store Sales Down 2.4%
Federated Department Stores, Inc. reported total sales of $1.047 billion for the four weeks ended August 28, 2004, a decrease in total sales of 2.7% compared to total sales of $1.077 billion in the same period last year. On a same-store basis, Federated&#
OIA Hires New VP of Marketing
Outdoor Industry Association announced that Michelle Barnes has been chosen as its new VP of marketing. Formerly VP of marketing and sales for Outward Bound USA, Barnes brings a strong track record of building national programs that introduce Americans to
