PLANTATION, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dreams, Inc. (NYSE Amex:DRJ), the vertically integrated leader in the licensed sports products industry, announced a new web syndication deal with one of the nation’s highest circulation newspapers—the Minneapolis Star-Tribune. This deal will provide another outlet to purchase licensed sports products, as well as provide our media partner with an additional...
James Curleigh, CEO of Portland-based Keen Footwear outlines the company's commitment to sustainability at Go Green . I like how Curleigh identifies the reason Lewis & Clark paddled canoes from St. Louis to the Pacific coast in 1804, and then how he builds on that for his own purposes. "The goal of the Lewis & Clark Expedition was to gain an accurate sense of the resources being exchanged....
International Speedway Corporation chief executive officer Lesa France Kennedy has been tabbed as the most powerful woman in sports by Forbes. Forbes says Kennedy, a member of NASCAR's powerful France family, has played a vital role in almost all ISC acquisitions and improvement projects over the last decade. Kennedy called the honor a "testament to the continued strength of NASCAR.
West Coast Agency Search Firm Launches Seattle, WA: Hitch, a west coast-based search consultancy has launched, with a focus on bringing companies and their marketing partners together without the use of an RFP or protracted pitch process. “Using an RFP to hire an agency has long been criticized by industry insiders. Peter Coughter wrote a great article on the subject over 12 years ago that continues...
CHANHASSEN, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--American triathletes, Sarah Haskins and Matt Reed, lead the Professional Women’s and Men’s division in the 2009 Life Time Fitness Triathlon Series Race to the Toyota Cup following the Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Triathlon held last weekend. The Los Angeles race represented the fourth of five races that make up the 2009 Series, which will conclude with...
. Even the Justices know this One is Wrong As many of you already know, the US Supreme Court has taken a very close look at the 1999 federal law that makes it a crime to create, sell or possess videos and other depictions of cruelty to animals. Though meant to combat "Crush" videos, it was used against a Pit Bull aficionado who created a documentary on the breed and was subsequently charged...
The European Outdoor Group (EOG) and the Outdoor Industry Association(OIA) in the US have agreed to work together to co-ordinate their sustainability projects.
PLANTATION, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dreams, Inc. (NYSE Amex: DRJ), the vertically integrated leader in the licensed sports products industry, announced that it has entered into a licensing relationship with the National Baseball Hall of Fame & Museum to provide the online components and products for the Hall of Fame’s Best-of-Class Fan Shop, as well as managing the Museum’s catalog business....
As they gathered for the annual Action Sports Retailers trade show, top industry executives were cautious yet optimistic about the coming year. “Surf culture is part of the mainstream,” said Toby Bost of the La Jolla Group, which owns O'Neill, Rusty and other brands. “The demand is still there.”
BROOKLYN, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Out In Style, Inc. (OIS, http://www.outinstyle.com), an online outdoor products powerhouse with local, state and federal government contracts and a thriving manufacturing operation, today announces the celebration of its 15 year anniversary. From the urban adventurist to military personnel and everyone in between, OutInStyle.com delivers what its customers need and...
MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Mercanti Group announces that it served as the exclusive advisor to Cabela’s, Inc. (Cabela’s) (NYSE: CAB) on the sale of Van Dyke’s Taxidermy, a wholly owned subsidiary, to McKenzie Sports Products (MSP), a Gridiron Capital, LLC portfolio company. South Dakota-based Van Dyke’s Taxidermy offers a wide array of taxidermy products, tools and supplies...