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Iconix to Pay Fine to FTC
Iconix Brand Group Inc. will pay $250,000 and post notices about its information collection practices under a settlement reached with the Federal Trade Commission. The FTC had said that the company didn't comply with certain provisions of the Childre
Puma Opens Development Center in Vietnam
Puma AG opened a new product development center in Vietnam as part of an effort to streamline the creation of new apparel and footwear and reduce costs. Puma said the center in Ho Chi Minh City pulls together suppliers, researchers and developers under on
RECALL: Schwalbe Ultremo R Bicycle Tires
About 5,000 Schwalbe Ultremo R bicycle tires are being recalled by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. The tire layers could separate causing the inner tube to rupture, posing a fall hazard to consumers. No injuries have been reported…
New Balance Introduces Snowboarding Shoe
New Balance has partnered with California snowboarding brand 686 on the 686 Times New Balance's collection of snowboard boots, sneakers, jackets and T-shirts…
Callaway Expects Wider Q3 Loss
Callaway Golf Company said third quarter sales are expected to decline 11% to $191 million from $213 million a year ago. On a currency-neutral basis, estimated net sales would have been $194 million, a decrease of 9% compared to the third quarter of 2008.
Redcats USA to Close Call Center
Redcats USA, which owns the Sportsman's Guide, The Golf Warehouse and other catalogs, said it will close its customer contact center located in Universal City, TX, on Dec. 18. A total of 490 jobs will be affected…
Sport Supply Group in Exclusive Alliance with Prepsportswear.com
Sport Supply Group, Inc. has entered into an exclusive relationship with Prepsportswear.com, the leading online marketplace for creating, designing and buying personalized sportswear products, customized high school clothing and team sportswear for all sp
Guarded Optimism Greets Recent USDA Comments On CRP
Recently, high ranking officials at the U.S. Department of Agriculture spoke at public forums in support of the Conservation Reserve Program's (CRP) wildlife benefits and the need to protect the program's legacy…
California Accountability Legislation Vetoed
Despite garnering near unanimous support in the State Legislature, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has vetoed Senate Bill 589, which would have prevented hunting license tag/stamp monies from being misused for non-game conservation or non-hunting purposes,
Boathouse Sports to Make Rowing Uniform
Boathouse Sports, the Philadelphia-based manufacturer of custom athletic apparel, announced that it will make its Pinnacle “Unisuit,” a one piece uniform designed and developed in collaboration with the U.S. National Rowing Team, available to all rowing t
Jersey Firm Acquires Chinese Sporting Goods Manufacturer
Stockholders in Marlborough-NJ based acquisitions firm 2020 ChinaCap Acquirco Inc. have approved the firm's acquisition of Windrace International Co. Ltd., a Chinese sporting goods manufacturer…
Superfeet Bolsters Sales Force
Superfeet Worldwide Inc. has hired four experienced sales reps in October to keep pace with their continued growth across the U.S. It also named Doug Geddes as national sales manager of Superfeet Canada…
Reebok Product Manager Breaks Free Throw Records
Justin Kittredge, senior product manager for Reebok`s Basketball Division and president and founder of the basketball non-profit, Shooting Touch, Inc., achieved two new basketball world records. The first is for the amount of unassisted free throws ma
Timberland Releases 07/08 Corporate Social Responsibility Report
The Timberland Co. released its 2007- 2008 Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) report. Among other successes, Timberland reduced reduced its absolute carbon emissions from owned and operated facilities and employee air travel by 27% over its 2006 baseli
CIT Group’s CEO to Resign
Jeffrey Peek, the chief executive officer of CIT Group Inc., will step down at the end of the year as the lender works to stave off bankruptcy. CIT is the leading factoring firm to the retail community…
