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Victorinox Corporate Sales Gets New VP
Victorinox Swiss Army (VSA) has promoted Mike Smith to VP of sales, corporate markets. A Victorinox veteran, Smith joined the company in 1994 and has held roles in procurement, supply chain and product management…
RECALL: Mares Nemo Air Dive Computers
Mares USA of Boca Raton, FL has launched a voluntary recall of Mares Nemo Air Dive Computers, according to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and Health Canada.
The recall targets about 600 computers in the United States, 140 in Canada and 15 in
Cherokee’s Q4 Revenues Climb 17%
Cherokee Inc., the licensor of the Cherokee, Sideout, Carole Little brands, reported revenues for the fourth quarter of Fiscal 2010 totaled $7.6 million, up from $6.1 million a year ago…
NHL Partners With Seven New Brands; 5 Renew Contracts
Corporate partners from a wide array of industry categories are partnering with the National Hockey League (NHL) to leverage the NHL brand and the growing marketplace for NHL hockey by investing and activating during the 2010 Stanley Cup Playoffs…
Escalade Swings to Q1 Profit on Cost Cutting Efforts
Escalade, Incorporated said revenues for the first quarter of 2010 were “slightly higher” than the same quarter last year and that profitability was significantly improved…
Giant Manufacturing to Build New Chinese Plant
Giant Manufacturing Co, the world's largest bicycle maker by revenue, said Monday it plans to invest $36 million in a new bicycle and electric car plant in eastern China, the French news service AGP reported…
Asics Launches Live Running Cast
ASICS launches its first ever 'Live Running Casting' that took place at the 2010 Paris Marathon. Held on April 11, over 1,500 women, or 25% of the marathon's female runners, registered to take part in this unique event. ASICS' 'Li
New England Footwear Opening Factory Outlet
New England Footwear, makers of Go Lite Footwear and Z7 footwear, will hold a grand opening ceremony of its new factory outlet store at its new headquarters in a former mill building in Newmarket, NH from 4 to 7 p.m. on April 16…
Fox Racing Shox Parent To Raise $73.4M in Stock Sale
Compass Diversified Holdings, which owns Fox Racing Shox, said it expected to raise $73.4 milliion in stock sales expected to close Friday…
Nikwax Releases Updated CSR Report
Nikwax listed achieving ISO 14001 certification and being named one of the “Top 60 Green Companies in the U.K. as two of the more notable developments in an update to its Corporate Social Responsibility Report…
Dean Karnazes Becomes Ambassador for Dick’s SG’s Runners’ Month
Dick's Sporting Goods National Runners' Month named legendary running spokespersons Dean Karnazes and Bart Yasso as ambassadors to promote the company's major running initiative scheduled for May…
Outside Media to Handle PR for Suunto/Salomon
Outside Media has recently signed on as Suunto USA's Public Relations Agency of Record for 2010 as well as Salomon USA's Public Relations Agency of Record for 2010.
Ironman to Change Swimwear/Wetsuit Rules For 2011 Season
The World Triathlon Corporation announced it will be changing certain swimwear and wetsuit rules for all Ironman and Ironman 70.3 events starting in September of 2010…
Coleman Company Celebrates New Kansas DC
The Coleman Company, Inc. celebrated Friday the official opening of Coleman’s Distribution Center at Midwest Commerce Center which employs 260 in Gardner, Kan…
Calendar Shift, Warm Weather Provide Best March Comps Since ’99
A recovering job market and a prolonged foretaste of temperate weather contributed to record growth on the retail front for March, but the majority of the 9.3% improvement came as a result of a calendar shift that placed the Easter weekend within the five
