DSW Inc. reported sales decreased 0.4 percent to $599 million for the 13 weeks ended May 3, compared with last year's first quarter sales of $601 million amidst ''an aggressively promotional retail environment.'' Comparable sales
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NSGA: Participation Up in One Third of Activities Tracked in 2013
The National Sporting Goods Association (NSGA) reports that participation grew in only one-third of the 51 sports and recreational activities it tracks in 2013 compared with 2012. Among the losers were…
Anti-Russian Sentiment Spawns Boycott of FIFA Sponsors
Grassroots organizers launched an international boycott of Budweiser and Anheuser-Busch InBev products to protest their support of FIFA (Fédération Internationale de Football Association) and its decision to award the 2018 World Cup to Russia…
B. Robinson Reveals Revo’s U.S. Rep Force
B. Robinson named the five U.S. sales agencies that will represent Revo sunglasses and eyewear, which the company makes under license from Sequential Brands Group, Inc…
K2 Sports Names Wallace VP of US Sales
K2 Sports appointed Ben Wallace vice president of U.S. sales, which puts him over sales management teams for K2 Skis, K2 Snowboarding, K2 Inline skates, Ride Snowboards, Line Skis, Full Tilt Boots, Madshus Nordic, Backcountry Access and Atlas and Tubbs sn
Ticla Names Reps for Southwest and Midwest
Ticla, founded in 2012 to bring quality camping gear to car and festival campers, has signed two new sales agencies to service specialty outdoor accounts in the Southwestern and Midwestern United States…
Sierra Designs Names New Sales Agencies
Sierra Designs named the eight U.S. sales agencies that will support specialty outdoor retailers carrying its completely redesigned line of apparel, tents, sleeping bags and other gear…
Author Gary Ferguson Headlining The Conversation Alliance Breakfast
Author and college lecturer Gary Ferguson will address the impact wild places have had on the American character as the featured speaker at The Conservation Alliance breakfast at Outdoor Retailer Summer Market 2014…
Smith Optics Parent Upgraded by Moody’s
Moody’s has upgraded The Safilo Group’s long-term corporate credit rating from ‘B2’ to ‘B1’, reflecting both the company’s diminished refinancing risk, following its recent bond issue, and its stable operating per
Icebreaker Founder and CEO and Executive Chairman to Swap Roles
Icebreaker Founder Jeremy Moon is handing over the CEO title to Rob Fyfe, who has served as executive chairman of the New Zealand apparel company’s board for nine months. A former CEO for Air New Zealand who joined Icebreaker's board in 2012, F
Zumiez Grows Comps in Fiscal Q1, Sees Footwear Remaining Weak
Zumiez Inc. executives said the footwear business that drove its growth for a time remained difficult in the fiscal first quarter ended May 3 and that they see nothing in the fashion world that will change that this year…
GoPro’s IPO Filing Imputes Market Cap of Nearly $2 Billion
GoPro Inc. filed paperwork for a $100 million initial public offering (IPO) last week that shows it has rebounded strongly from production problems that delayed shipments in the fourth quarter of 2012. While the company has yet to price its IPO, its board
Hibbett Sports Reports 4.1 Percent Comps in Fiscal First Quarter
Hibbett Sports Inc. reported net sales increased 9.1 percent to $261.9 million for the 13-week period ended May 3, 2014, compared with the fiscal first quarter ended May 4, 2013. Comparable store sales increased 4.1 percent…
Vibram Sole Maker Upgrading Massachusetts Plant in Wake of DOD Ruling
Vibram sole manufacturer Quabaug has announced plans to invest $1.2 million in its of North Brookfield, MA plant as a result of a recent ruling by the Department of Defense mandating that all new military recruits must purchase domestically manufactured a
Chinese Courts Sentence Seven for Making Counterfeit Golf Clubs
The U.S. Golf Manufacturers Anti-Counterfeiting Working Group (The Golf Group) said Chinese courts convicted and sentenced seven men charged with manufacturing and selling counterfeit golf products earlier this month, marking an important milestone in its
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