Pony to Launch Lifestyle Magazine
Pony International will launch Juice Magazine, a quarterly that will appropriate Pony's outlaw aesthetic into a lifestyle magazine, representing the insurgent innovators of fashion, film, music and sports. Pony's Juice Magazine will be available
Sears Gets Structure from Limited
Sears, Roebuck and Co. has acquired all rights to the Structure brand from Limited Brands, Inc. Specific terms were not disclosed, however the financial consideration was less than $10 million. Structure merchandise is expected to be in Sears stores by
Warnaco Group Names New CFO
The Warnaco Group, Inc., parent to Speedo and Authentic Fitness, has named Lawrence Rutkowski as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Rutkowski most recently he served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at Primedia, Inc
Next, Inc. Snags Incentives to Consolidate Lil Fan Ops
Next Inc. was awarded significant tax and other cash incentives by the City of Wabash, IN in conjunction with the consolidation of the Lil Fan operations into the Company's 125,000 square foot operating and distribution facility located in the town..
TSA’s Morton Named to Board of Electronics Retailer
Ultimate Electronics, Inc. announced the appointment of John Douglas Morton to its Board of Directors. Morton is vice chairman and chief executive officer of The Sports Authority, Inc…
Rawlings’ O’Hara Lands in Linens; Parish to Lead Rawlings
Former Rawlings CEO Steve O'Hara has landed as president and CEO of Angelica Corp., a Missouri provider of linen services and uniforms for the health-care industry. O'Hara had been on Angelica's board since 2000. Robert Parish, president
Deckers Takes Teva Brand Head to Toe…
Deckers Outdoor Corporation, the new owner of the Teva brand, has just signed two licensing agreements. One is with Capital Mercury to produce men’s apparel, and another with Outdoor Cap Company for headwear. BHPC Global Licensing finalized both of the de
Mavic and adidas Sharing Reps…
In April, adidas announced plans to bring their cycling apparel into the U.S. market. adidas is planning to use the existing Mavic infrastructure to help distribute their goods. Mavic has an extensive network with the independent bike dealer, and adidas
Huffy Sees Weak August Hurting Q3…
Huffy Corporation announced last week that sales and earnings for August were below anticipated levels and the company does not see any indications of a reversal of the damage done early in the quarter. HUF fell 16% for the week, closing at $6.04 on Frid
Pacific Launches The New Schwinn
When Pacific Cycles acquired Schwinn two years ago independent bike dealers started having second thoughts about the Schwinn brand. When Pacific began distributing the bikes to retailers like Wal-Mart, Target, and Toys ‘R Us, I.B.D.’s started jumping ship
MontBell Is Movin’ On Up…
MontBell America, a wholly owned subsidiary of MontBell of Osaka Japan, has landed a new distribution facility in Boulder, CO. Currently, the product line has been coming out of their retail store location on the Pearl Street Mall in downtown Boulder, th
The Good, the Bad, and Oregon…
Nike and Columbia were recently voted number one and number two for The Oregonian’s “Top-50 ranking of publicly traded businesses.” While journalists are giving these companies recognition, there is a perceived lack of support for the Footwear and Apparel
Washington Gets it Right on Trails…
Congressmen Tom Petri and John Olver proposed a bill last month that was designed to save the federal Transportation Enhancement Act that funds bicycle and pedestrian paths, rail-to-trails and other quality-of-life transportation projects…
And The Prize Goes To…
Canoe and Kayak magazine has named their Boat Manufacturer, Accessory manufacturer, and Retailer of the year award winners for 2003. This is the 15th annual presentation of these honors, which were voted on by 700 retailers and 650 manufacturers…
Cannondale Appoints Paul Francese As CFO
Cannondale has announced that Paul Francese will be joining the company on October 1st as its new Chief Financial Officer. The hiring of Francese fills the last remaining vacancy in Cannondale's executive team, and comes two months after Bell Sports
