Sen. Udall Promotes Ski Area Bill at Teva Mountain Games
U.S. Sen. Mark Udall, D-CO, used the Teva Mountain Games in Vail Friday as a venue to promote his bill to extend ski area leases on Forest Service land and his summer initiative to get kids out-of-doors and enjoying their natural backyards…
The Buckle Sees May Comps Up 8.8 percent
The Buckle reported May comps improved 8.8% on net sales that increased 12.7 percent to $68.1 million for the four-week fiscal month from $60.4 million in the year-ago month…
Yue Yuen Sees Stronger Manufacturing Growth But U.S. Increase Lags Market
Yue Yuen Industrial Ltd. the Chinese manufacturing company that makes footwear for many key athletic and outdoor brands, reported sales rose 19.9 percent to $1.61 billion for the fiscal second quarter ended March 31…
Sport Chalet Swings to Fiscal Fourth Quarter Profit
Marking its first profitable quarter in the 13 quarters, Sport Chalet netted a profit of $300,000, or 2 cents a share, in its fiscal fourth quarter ended April 3, against a loss of $300,000, or 2 cents, in the year-ago quarter. Sales increased 8.8 percent
REI Expands Efforts to Track Quality at Chinese Factories
REI will establish its first, full-time physical representation in China this summer in a bid to better track quality control at factories, which are increasingly moving inland to escape rising labor costs, the retail co-operative reports in its latest st
Thule Sets Sites on Juvenile Market with Chariot Carriers Acquisition
The Thule Group plans to add a third business unit in North America to target child transportation as part of the proposed acquisition of Chariot Carriers Inc…
Costco’s May Comps Up 17%
Costco Wholesale Corporation reported net sales of $7.14 billion for the month of May, the four weeks ended May 29, 2011, an increase of 17 percent from $6.09 billion during the similar period last year. Comparable stores sales in the United States, inclu
Bon-Ton’s Q2 Comps Off 2.3% on Unfavorable Weather
The Bon-Ton Stores, Inc. announced comparable store sales for the four weeks ended May 28, 2011 decreased 2.3% across its markets in the northern United States. Total sales decreased 2.9%. Sales of warm weather products were flat in May, marking an improv
Study: Sporting Goods Prices Heading Up
More than 90 percent of sporting-goods manufacturers, including athletic footwear and apparel, paid higher input costs in the first quarter, and 41 percent of those firms increased wholesale prices, according to a quarterly survey of private, independent
Nordstrom Same-Store Sales up 7.4 Percent
Nordstrom Inc. said that revenue at stores open at least a year gained 7.4 percent in May. For the four weeks that ended May 28, the company's total revenue rose 13 percent to $796 million…
RECALL: Bell Sports Exodus Children’s Bike Helmets
Bell Sports has voluntarily recalled about 31,100 full-face bicycle helmets in the United States and 2,500 in Canada due to a faulty buckle, according to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and Health Canada.
Sigg Switzerland USA Attributes Bankruptcy to BPA Issue
Sigg Switzerland USA Inc. would sell all its assets to its Canadian sister company under a court-supervised auction aimed at raising money to pay back some non-secured creditor claims, according to documents the company filed as part of its Chapter 11 ban
NRCS And DU Launch $1.5 Million Wetland Conservation Partnership in Iowa
The Natural Resources Conservation Service and Ducks Unlimited signed a $1.5 million cooperative agreement recently to coordinate and deliver the Wetlands Reserve Program in Iowa…
Gun Rights Groups: Obama Adm. Eyeing Gun Control ‘Under the Radar’
The Obama administration appears to be gearing up to take steps to tighten gun regulations, according to several sources, including The Washington Post and Fox News…
REI Stewardship Report List Major Accomplishments of 2010
REI donated more than 109,000 volunteers hours, reduced CO2 emissions 2.9 percent in its direct fulfillment operation despite a 22.9 percent increase in direct sales and established a Fair Labor Oversight Committee accountable to REI’s board of dire
