Foot Locker, Inc. on Friday put an end to rumors about a sale of the company and even hinted that they had been in the hunt for a few acquisitions themselves. Speculation of the sale of the world’s-largest-athletic-specialty-retailer to a private equity
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Sport-Haley Narrows Fiscal Q1 Loss…
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Mammut to Acquire German Headlamp Brand…
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Sport Chalet Opens 45th Store
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Weak September Slows Q1 Growth at Collegiate Pacific…
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Gander Mountain Swings to Profitability in Q3…
Gander Mountain managed to turn its declining comp sales and consistently red bottom line around in the third quarter with a very solid upper-single-digit comp store sales increase and a bottom line that was actually in the black. Management said that mu
Easton Bell Rolls on with Strong Q3 Results…
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Hibbett Posts Strong Q3 Despite Margin Hit…
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FieldTurf to be Installed at Gillette Stadium
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Foot Locker Management Dismisses Sale Rumors
During Foot Locker, Inc.'s third quarter conference call, Matthew D. Serra, company chairman and CEO stated, “The continued rumors in the press regarding Foot Locker being involved in discussions of a potential sale of the Company are not true. There
Lucid Notion Snowboards Names CEO
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Confluence Promotes FitzGerald to VP of Sales
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Chinese Golf Counterfeiters Face Prison Time
The U.S. Golf Manufacturers Anti-Counterfeiting Working Group (comprised of Acushnet Company, Callaway Golf, Cleveland Golf, Nike Golf, PING and TaylorMade
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