JJB Sports' revenue for fiscal first half, which ended on the 29th of July 2007, was 4.3% lower than the same period last year. Comps declined 4.4%. The most significant impact on the decrease in revenue has been the tough comparative figures set by
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Tour of America Could Become a Reality
Aqu, Inc. will be organizing a new international cycling event that will be held in the United States: “The Tour of America.” The event will cover approximately 4,000 miles (more than 6,000 km) from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean, with 27 stages
Deuter Adds Sales and Marketing Talent
Deuter USA, the US distributors for Deuter packs, hired Joe Osbourne as in-house marketing coordinator and Ken Porten of Voyageur Sales as sales representative for its Midwest territory. Osbourne, who has been Deuter’s in-house organizing force in adminis
Timberland to Close up to 40 Retail Doors; Cuts Guidance
The Timberland Company has completed a global retail portfolio review. This measure is part of the Company’s strategy to redirect investment to higher return businesses, drive efficiencies across its organization and rationalize its operating expense stru
Vancouver’s Mayor Welcomes Outdoor Industry Association Rendezvous
Mayor Royce Pollard will be attending the OIA leadership and learning conference at the Vancouver-Hilton, in Vancouver, Washington this week. He will provide opening remarks at the event which draws nearly 300 hundred top level outdoor industry professio
Collective Brands Outline Growth Initiatives
Collective Brands, Inc., at its first investor conference since its launch and transformation through the acquisition of The Stride Rite Corporation by Payless ShoeSource, Inc., provided analysts and investors with additional detail on its business strate
Interbike OutDoor Demo Sees Record Numbers
A record number of 3,300-plus bicycle retailers visited Bootleg Canyon in Boulder City, Nevada for day one of the 2007 Interbike OutDoor Demo (the first of the two-day event). The relocated and improved OutDoor Demo kicks off a week-long trade show, confe
Orage Hires Steele as U.S. Sales Director
Orage hired Beth Steele as the new Director of U.S. Sales. Steele's sales experience will help meet the needs of Orage and its parent company, Coalision who recently expanded their US operations with the opening of a new sales and marketing office i
Canoe/Kayak U.S. Olympic Team Trials Head to Oklahoma
USA Canoe/Kayak's 2008 U.S. Olympic Team Trials for Sprint Canoe/Kayak will take place April 18 – 20, 2008 in Oklahoma City, OK. Nearly 100 elite paddlers from across the U.S. are expected to compete in the three-day Trials competition that will dete
Fuji Parent Company to Acquire Kestrel
Advanced Sports, Inc. has reached an agreement to purchase Kestrel Bicycles. ASI currently owns the Fuji and SE Bikes brands. Under the terms of the agreement, Advanced Sports, Inc. has acquired the rights to the Kestrel brand, trademarks and intellectual
3point5 Adds Windstopper, Saucony, and Head Skis
3point5.com, the online campus of retailers, manufacturers and retail sales professionals, has launched Windstopper, Saucony, and Head Skis training sites for the Fall/Winter sales season…
Scott and Dukes to be Given OIWC Awards at Interbike
Ariadne Delon Scott, Director of Advocacy and the Environment for Specialized, and Sabine Dukes, founder of Velo Bella will be honored at the OIWC Gathering, Thursday, September 27th at Interbike…
Nautilus Shareholder Group Demands Board Changes
Nautilus, Inc. received an Amendment to Schedule 13D from Sherborne Investors LP, a Delaware limited partnership. The amendment demands a special meeting of shareholders to consider removal of four Board members, install four Board nominees proposed by Sh
Finish Line Responds to Genesco Suit
The Finish Line, Inc. made the following statement regarding the filing by Genesco Inc. of a suit in Chancery Court in Nashville, Tennessee, regarding the Company's proposed acquisition of Genesco: “The Finish Line has complied with its obligations u
Genesco Reconvenes Shareholder Meeting
Genesco Inc. will reconvene the special meeting of shareholders initially convened on September 17, 2007 to approve and adopt a charter amendment that would permit the redemption of Genesco's Employees' Subordinated Convertible Preferred Stock f
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