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Dominique Bergin, Chairman of Look Cycle Int. and President of Sport and Style, global license holder of the Rossignol Apparel brand, and Claude Roy, President of Momentum Distribution and newly formed Endorphin Group, have established a long term deal for distribution of Rossignol apparel in North America...
(2/8/2010)
* * * Cascade Designs has donated over $100,000 retail value worth of Therm-a-Rest mattresses, MSR group shelters and Platypus collapsible water reservoirs to Operation USA in support of their aid to people affected by the catastrophic earthquake in Haiti...(2/8/2010)
* * * The December 2009 edition of the Outdoor Industry Association (OIA) Outdoor Topline Report found that retail sales for all core outdoor stores combined (chain, internet, specialty) dropped 1% compared to last December, moving from $1.07 billion from $1.06 billion. Weather-appropriate categories saw healthy sales; compared to December 2008, all insulated tops gained 11% in dollar sales, softshell tops grew 2%, apparel accessories jumped 8 percent and winter boots were up 9%...(2/8/2010)
* * * Import cargo volume at the nation's major retail container ports will be a full 25% higher during the first half of 2010 compared with the same period a year ago, according to the monthly Global Port Tracker report released today by the National Retail Federation and Hackett Associates...(2/8/2010)
* * * Icebreaker has received LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) gold certification for its U.S. headquarters in Northwest Portland from the U.S. Green Building Council's Green Building Rating System...(2/8/2010)
* * * New Balance has opened its first Experience Store in Shanghai. It is New Balance's second Experience Store in China, following the opening of its first on Beijing's Qianmen Avenue last year...
(2/8/2010)
* * * Rawlings has promoted two key members of its sales staff to vice president posts within the company. Greg Bialis has been appointed VP of Teams Sales, while Robb McPhail has been named VP of Retail Sales, both appointments will be effective immediately.(2/8/2010)
* * * Saucony, Inc. signed 2008 U.S. Olympian and two-time World Championships gold medalist Wallace Spearmon, Jr. to a multi-year endorsement contract...(2/8/2010)
* * * Aldila, Inc. the manufacturer of graphite golf shafts, is now trading on OTCQX. Aldila began trading Monday on the OTC market's highest tier, OTCQX U.S. Premier...
(2/8/2010)
* * * Johnson Outdoor Inc. cut its losses from continuing operations by more than a third in the first quarter ended Jan. 1 on a 1% rise in net sales due to favorable currency trends. The company said declining military sales drove down its Outdoor Gear sales by 22%, while Watercraft sales slipped 7%, due in part to later shipping of canoes and kayaks...(2/5/2010)
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