Verde PR & Consulting has hired Todd Walton as Senior Account Executive. Walton was with Outdoor Research from 1999 – 2008, serving most recently as Public Relations Manager. This past year, he directed public relations and communications at Crested Butte
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Report: Brown Shoe Co. to Announce Layoffs, Closings
Brown Shoe Company, a major footwear retailer based in St. Louis, MO., will announce layoffs and store store closings, according to a report by KPLR TV in St. Louis. The report indicates that the company will implement “worker seperation” over the next tw
GSI Commerce Consolidates Operations
GSI Commerce, Inc. filed an 8-K stating that it plans to consolidate the operations of its four U.S. customer call centers into three facilities and close its call center in Martinsville, VA, in a phased shut down that will begin in June and run through t
Mountain High Finishes 5% Up From Previous Season
Mountain High closed Sunday, April 19, up 5% from the previous year making it the resort's 4th best season in history. The area was the first to open in its region for the 12th straight year and posted record revenues in December but a soft economy,
Puma Sales Slide 3.3% in Q1; Americas Ahead 11.2%
PPR SA reported sales for the Puma brand slid 3.3% in the first quarter to €697 million ($902.6 million) on a comparable basis. Sales in the Americas jumped 11.2%, boosted by “good performance footwear in the U.S. market.” Sales in Asia-Pacific were down
Vail Resorts: Season to Date Skier Visits, Lift Tickets Down
Vail Resorts, Inc. said season to date total skier visits through April 12, 2009 for the company's five mountain resorts were down 6.2% compared to the prior year season to date period ending April 13, 2008. Season to date total lift ticket revenue t
Sport Footwear Sales Inch Up in March
Given the shift of Easter from March to April this year, the slight increase in March sales for Sport Footwear was seen as a positive development for the market even as growth slowed from the stronger February rate…
Callaway Cuts Q1 Guidance on Weaker Order Book
Citing a sluggish golf market and ensuing slimmed-down inventory orders from retailers, Callaway Golf Company now expects first quarter revenues and earnings to be significantly lower than previous estimations…
Antigua Signs PGA Tour License Agreement
The Antigua Group, Inc. a designer and marketer of apparel and sportswear, has signed a three year license agreement with the PGA Tour. The signing expands Antigua’s reach to include the Champions Tour, Nationwide Tour and specific PGA Tour retail partner
Report: ECCO Lays Off Workers
ECCO has laid off 1159 production employees at factories in Slovakia and China, according to a report by the Copenhagen Post. Michael Ohrt Fernel, head of communications at ECCO, said in the report that the job cuts were due to the “general financial down
Pool Cue Manufacturer Sold
McDermott Cue Manufacturing in Menomonee Falls, WI, has been sold to two of the company's managers and Milwaukee-area businessman Greg Knight, according to the Milwaukee Wisconsin Journal Sentinel…
Second Largest Mall Operator Lands in Bankruptcy Court
General Growth Properties Inc. filed the biggest real estate bankruptcy in U.S. history last week after amassing $27 billion in debt during an acquisition spree that turned it into the second-largest shopping mall owner in the U.S. The company listed $29.
Retail Import Volume Hits Lowest Level in Seven Years, but NRF Sees Light
Import cargo volume at the nation’s major retail container ports hit its lowest level in seven years in February as the number of containers dropped below the one million mark for the first time in half a decade, according to the monthly Port Tracker repo
Sportsman’s Warehouse CEO Confident Despite BK
Sportsman's Warehouse CEO Stu Utgaard is vowing to steer his company through bankruptcy proceedings despite a number of other bankruptcies that have headed to liquidation, including Joe's Sports & Outdoors. The comments were made while speaking
Jarden Corp. Sees Q1 Above Wall Street Forecasts
Jarden Corp., the parent company of Coleman, K2, Marmot, Volkl and other outdoor brands, said it expects revenue for the first quarter of 2009 to be approximately $1.14 billion as compared to $1.22 billion in the prior year period…
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