Bon-Ton Sees Slight Downtick in March Comps

The Bon-Ton Stores, Inc. announced comparable store sales for the five weeks ended March 31 decreased 0.1 percent. Total sales decreased 0.1 percent to $254.1 million for the five weeks compared with $254.5 million for the prior year period. Year-to-date

Target’s March Comps Jump 7.3 Percent

Target Corporation reported that its net retail sales for the five weeks ended March 31 were $6.43 million, an increase of 7.9 percent from $5.95 million for the five weeks ended April 2, 2011. On this same basis, March comparable-store sales increased 7.

Macy’s Comps Up 7.3 Percent in March

Macy’s, Inc. reported total sales of $2.358 billion for the five weeks ended March 31, an increase of 6.9 percent compared with total sales of $2.206 billion in the five weeks ended April 2, 2011. On a same-store basis, Macy’s, Inc. sales wer

Dick’s Sporting Goods Opens New Store in Maryland

Dick's Sporting Goods celebrated the opening of its newest location in Gambrills, MD with a three-day celebration starting March 31. The Gambrills store is the 485th Dick's Sporting Goods location nationwide, and the 10th of its kind in Maryland

Puma North America Announces New Appointments

Puma announced new appointments within its North American headquarters. Philippe Gautier, who joined Puma in 2009 as chief financial officer, has been appointed chief operation officer of Puma North America. Tara McRae, former vice president of marketing,

Under Armour Names International President

Under Armour announced that Karl-Heinz “Charlie” Maurath has been named president, Under Armour International, effective September 2012. Maurath's new role at Under Armour will include driving international growth, leading the brand&#8217

EyeBlack Signs Multi-Year Deal With Minor League Baseball

EyeBlack announced a partnership with the National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues, Inc., owner of Minor League Baseball (MiLB), to become an officially licensed manufacturer of products bearing the logos of all 160 MiLB clubs and 14 associat

SGMA Study Finds Basketball is Most Played Sport in U.S.

Over 26 million Americans play basketball, according to SGMA's “U.S. Trends in Team Sports” research. 15.5 million people play casual/pick-up basketball, with 4.1 million playing in organized leagues. 5.8 million play on a school or college team. Mor