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Orange 21, parent company of Spy Optics, had a 5...
Orange 21, parent company of Spy Optics, had a 5 percent increase in turnover to $9.5 million for the quarter ended June 30. Net income was just $400,000, but this is an improvement over last year’s loss of $300,000. The gross margin jumped by 12 percentage points to 58 percent ...
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Johnson Health Tech had a 29 percent sales increase for...
Johnson Health Tech had a 29 percent sales increase for the second quarter ended June 30. In the commercial channel, the increase was 50 percent. Johnson makes fitness equipment under the brands Matrix, Vision, Horizon and Livestrong. In the North American segment, overall sales rose by 26 percent, which the ...
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The outdoor/fitness segment at Garmin had a big 32 percent...
The outdoor/fitness segment at Garmin had a big 32 percent increase in sales to $142.3 million in the second quarter ended June 26. All four categories within the unit (outdoor, golf, cycling and running) saw growth. The operating income of the segment rose by 24 percent to $62.8 million, but ...
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Acushnet Company is suing TaylorMade-Adidas Golf and the pro golfer...
Acushnet Company is suing TaylorMade-Adidas Golf and the pro golfer Camilo Villegas, saying that TMAG deliberately interfered with Acushnet’s contract with Villegas five months before it ended. Villegas played with Acushnet’s Titleist Pro V1 ball, and wore FootJoy golf shoes and gloves. Acushnet is seeking damages as well as a ...
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The Mexican Football Federation and Adidas have extended their partnership...
The Mexican Football Federation and Adidas have extended their partnership until the year 2018. The federation’s jersey was the best-selling Adidas jersey of the recent World Cup, with more than 1 million units sold.
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After a year of advising Spira Footwear on product design,...
After a year of advising Spira Footwear on product design, development, sourcing and manufacturing, Jim Tompkins has been taken on by the company as president. Before he joined the WaveSpring-inspired brand in the summer of 2009, he was the president and chief operating officer of New Balance.
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A German bankruptcy court has once again extended the deadline...
A German bankruptcy court has once again extended the deadline to Sept. 2 for Nicholas Berggruen and creditors of the German department store chain Karstadt to work out the final details of Berggruen’s plan to buy the chain. The final court ruling is now slated for Sept. 3. The negotiations ...
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Two plaintiffs have filed lawsuits against Skechers, saying that its...
Two plaintiffs have filed lawsuits against Skechers, saying that its advertising claims about the health benefits of its toning footwear were misleading to consumers. Sonia Stalker filed suit in state court in California, but Skechers had it removed to federal court. Tamara Grabowski, also of California, filed suit in federal ...
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WebMap Technologies filed a patent infringement complaint against six defendants...
WebMap Technologies filed a patent infringement complaint against six defendants including Nike and Garmin in a federal court in Texas on Aug. 16. According to the complaint, all of the named defendants infringe on the plaintiff’s “Method and Apparatus for Collecting and Expressing Geographically Referenced Data” that was issued in ...
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Premium Golf Brands has expanded its licensing agreement with Intimelle...
Premium Golf Brands has expanded its licensing agreement with Intimelle to broaden the reach of its golf apparel brands Green Lamb and Dwyers & Co. in North America. Intimelle already represented the Green Lamb women’s brand in Canada, and will now take that into the U.S. Dwyers & Co., the ...
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As part of the global restructuring plan it announced in...
As part of the global restructuring plan it announced in July, Callaway Golf is going to spend about 18 months reorganizing its facilities for golf ball production and distribution in Chicopee, Massachusetts. Most of the operations now conducted at the site will be moved, but details have not been finalized ...
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The golf apparel company Glenmuir has been awarded a plaque...
The golf apparel company Glenmuir has been awarded a plaque from the PGA of Great Britain and Ireland for working with the organization for 25 years. Over the years, Glenmuir has become the longest-running sponsor of the prestigious PGA Professional Championship and supporter of various other events and initiatives.
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Nicolas Dazet, nicknamed Daz, has been appointed marketing manager of...
Nicolas Dazet, nicknamed Daz, has been appointed marketing manager of Quiksilver Europe’s technical division, which is essentially represented by its Omareef subsidiary. Daz has worked with Quiksilver frequently in the past, notably as the founder of Concrete Entertainment, a producer of surf films. He gained experience in marketing at Arnette ...
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As the Ryder Cup approaches, the European Tour and the...
As the Ryder Cup approaches, the European Tour and the pro golfer Paul Casey have joined other athletes who oppose tax rules in the U.K. that require foreign competitors to pay taxes not just on their winnings, but on some of their income tied to their play in the U.K., ...
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Regatta has defined new key areas to expand its business...
Regatta has defined new key areas to expand its business internationally. In Italy, the British company has hired Luigi Pellizzari as country manager from its former distributor, Landmark. A new office and showroom is currently set up in Montebelluna. For the Israeli market, Regatta has appointed Yaniv Ben Ami as ...
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Jack Wolfskin, which has been sponsoring German football clubs for...
Jack Wolfskin, which has been sponsoring German football clubs for many years, takes this marketing strategy to the U.K. With the beginning of the season 2010-11, the “Paw” will sponsor the Premier League clubs of Liverpool and Fulham to increase the brand awareness among spectators in the stadiums and in ...
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BH, Orbea, Trek and other bicycle companies have formed a...
BH, Orbea, Trek and other bicycle companies have formed a new association of bicycle brands in Spain, AMBE, which replaces the now defunct SEEB. Gonzalo Garcia, who runs Trek in Spain, has been appointed president of the new association.
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E. Wiener Bike Parts, a company of the Winora Group,...
E. Wiener Bike Parts, a company of the Winora Group, is the new distributor of Xplova GPS devices and map packages in central Europe. The partnership makes its first public appearance at the imminent Eurobike show in Friedrichshafen. Among the products E. Wiener will be distributing is the new G5, ...
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Oxylane Group, parent company of Décathlon, has bought a retail...
Oxylane Group, parent company of Décathlon, has bought a retail site at Ontario, California, raising suspicions that the giant French sporting goods chain wants to re-enter the U.S. market, this time without making an acquisition. It is expected to accommodate a superstore as well as a logistic hub. Called The ...
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Gio-Goi, the British young fashion brand partly owned by Pentland...
Gio-Goi, the British young fashion brand partly owned by Pentland Group, is opening its first high street store in Aberdeen, Scotland, with an eye to a full retail roll-out. The 2,800-square-foot store will open in mid-October, selling the brand’s autumn line.
