Converse Inc. announced the opening of its first mall-based location in Westfield Garden State Plaza, located in Paramus, NJ. It is the brand’s fourth inline retail location in the United States, and New Jersey’s largest…
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The Buckle Sees 3.2 Percent Comps Growth in April
The Buckle, Inc. announced that net sales for the four-week fiscal month ended April 28 increased 3.2 percent to $71.6 million from net sales of $69.4 million for the prior year four-week fiscal month ended April 30, 2011. Comparable store net sales, for
Gildan’s Q2 Earnings Down 56 Percent on Effects of High Cotton Costs
Gildan Activewear Inc. reported a 56 percent drop in quarterly earnings, as net earnings were $26.9 million, or 22 cents per diluted share, for its second fiscal quarter ended April 1, compared with net earnings of $61.7 million, or 50 cents per diluted s
Skullcandy’s First Quarter Earnings Increase on Strong Sales
Skullcandy Inc. reported that its first quarter net income for the three months ended March 31 rose 6 percent to $1.1 million, or 4 cents per share, from $1 million, or 8 cents per share, last year. Revenue rose 48 percent to $53.3 million from $36 millio
Target’s April Comps Up 1.1 Percent
Target Corp. reported that its April same-store sales rose 1.1 percent compared to the year-ago period. Target’s net retail sales for the four weeks ended April 28 were $4.98 billion, an increase of 2.1 percent from the comparable period last year..
Virginia Tech Releases Football Helmet Safety Ratings
A football helmet safety ratings evaluation conducted by Virginia Tech has ranked adult football helmets for their ability to reduce the risk of concussion. The 2012 ratings were released on May 1, and three helmets received the highest mark of 5-stars: t
Escalade Sports Signs Distribution Agreement With U.K.’s Air Structures International
Escalade Sports has signed an agreement with Air Structures International of the U.K. to become the exclusive North American Distributor of iGoal Inflatable Soccer Goals and iLite, an inflatable, portable outdoor floodlight…
NFHS/SGMA/NCAA Rules Discussion Meeting Considered a Success
The recent NFHS/SGMA/NCAA Meeting, held April 25 in Indianapolis, IN, to discuss rules changes for high school and college sports was considered a major success by organizers and attendees alike. More than 70 sporting goods industry executives from 40 sp
Nike Executive Charged With Attempted Aggravated Murder
Nike executive James Speidel is accused of trying to blow up his Bethany, OR home in an attempt to kill his wife and four children. Speidel, 36, is charged with five counts each of attempted aggravated murder and first-degree attempted assault, along wit
SGMA, NFHS, and NCAA Leadership Convene in Indianapolis for Rules Discussion
Wednesday in Indianapolis, IN, more than 70 sporting goods industry executives from 40 sporting goods companies and organizations met with the leadership of SGMA, NCAA, and the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) to discuss rules
Veteran MLB Umpire Files Lawsuit Against Wilson
Veteran Major League Baseball (MLB) umpire Ed Hickox has filed a lawsuit in New York's State Supreme Court against Wilson Sporting Goods and Wilson’s parent company, Amer Sports Corporation of Finland, over injuries suffered as a result of an a
NSGA Announces First College Scholarship Recipients
The National Sporting Goods Association (NSGA) announced the 10 initial recipients in the association’s newly created NSGA College Scholarship Program. The program, which launched in late 2011, was created as an effort to help establish sporting goo
NBA’s D-League Signs Sponsorship Agreement with Spain’s BBVA
The National Basketball Association’s Development League unveiled a unique deal that will see sponsor logos on all its playoff team jerseys. The league has signed a pact with Spain’s Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A. (BBVA) to make the bank
Skullcandy Announces Partnership With The Berrics
Skullcandy Inc. announced an unprecedented multi-platform alliance with The Berrics, a world-renowned indoor skate park and the most trafficked website in skateboarding. The partnership will help deliver the new Skullcandy Supreme Sound message around the
Nike Executives Look Into Cambodian Factory Faintings
Nike executives traveled overseas to investigate mass fainting incidents among workers at a sports shoe factory in Cambodia, according to officials. The Phnom Penh Post reported that Union and industry representatives confirmed that Nike officials will be
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