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AHEAD: Agrees to a multi-year strategic partnership with Avendra, which provides a wide range of procurement services to companies in many industries, including golf.

ProQuip: Introduces a new water repellent-lined lambswool garment that features easy care performance and is machine washable.

Sunice: Debuts its 2013 Albany jacket from the Hurricane Collection. The jacket, a new style to the collection, is 25 percent lighter with 25 percent more stretch than other jackets in its category.

Loudmouth Golf: Launches its Loudmouth eXclusive Club, a membership club in which members receive product each quarter.

The Apparel Wire will publish its last edition of 2012 on Wednesday, Dec. 19. The Apparel Wire will resume publishing in January. We wish you a happy and safe holiday season.

The Apparel Wire will publish its last edition of 2012 on Wednesday, Dec. 19. The Apparel Wire will resume publishing in January. We wish you a happy and safe holiday season.

Nexbelt: To expand its United States markets after retailer response to new Go In! golf series of belts and seeks sales representatives in more than 10 regions nationwide.

GoBe Golf: Extends its holiday promotion of a free GoBe Tour hat and free standard rate shipping for all golf shoe orders placed on the company’s website through Christmas.

The Antigua Group: Expands its golf performance line for 2013 to include a new collection of performance hats and a variety of executive quality and sport-inspired luggage styles.

Kings Cross: To introduce its exclusive line of traditional golf apparel at the annual Orlando, Fla., show. Included will be the brand’s new line of knickers, argyle sweaters and socks, and wingtip saddle dress shoes.

TaylorMade-Adidas Golf: Tour staffer Casey Wittenberg, who wears Adidas Golf apparel and footwear, was named the 2012 Web.com Tour Player of the Year.

Ecco: To expand its Golf Street collection for men to include new styles, materials and colors for 2013. The collection will now feature five distinctive styles.

AHEAD: Launches a new corporate division under the direction of Jeff Waller, senior director of global business development. AHEAD’s corporate offerings will consist of headwear and accessories featured on a dedicated website, and the corporate division will maintain its own inventory and customer service team.

AHEAD: Signs Hall of Fame golfer Annika Sorenstam to an endorsement agreement. Sorenstam will exclusively wear AHEAD headwear during public, golf-related appearances.

Ecco: Tour staffer Graeme McDowell wore its World Class GTX golf shoes en route to winning the World Challenge.

Bermuda Sands Apparel Co.: Names Lederle Eberhardt as director of merchandising.

Kartel: Tour staffer Graeme McDowell won the World Challenge wearing the G-Mac collection.

IJP Design: Selling a limited number of signed Ryder Cup photos of European team standout Ian Poulter. Proceeds will benefit charity.

GoBe Golf: Introduces the new Prodigy shoe, which features the Talon tread sole design that uses a molded 5-point star traction pattern to provide maximum grip.

Ecco: Tour staffer Graeme McDowell wore its World Class GTX golf shoes en route to winning the World Challenge.