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Nike’s Knight Issues Statement Defending Joe Paterno

February 12, 2013 SGB Update

Nike co-founder Phil Knight issued a statement on Monday criticizing the Freeh report's characterization of former Penn State head football coach Joe Paterno in the child sex abuse scandal involving assistant coach Jerry Sandusky, calling the Freeh r

Bon-Ton Comps Up Slightly in January

February 7, 2013 SGB Update

The Bon-Ton Stores, Inc. reported comparable store sales in the four weeks ended Jan. 26 decreased 0.4 percent compared with the four-week period last year…

Stage Stores January Comps Jump 10.5 Percent

February 7, 2013 SGB Update

Stage Stores, Inc. reported total sales of $100 million for the five week January period ended Feb. 2 versus $85 million for the prior year four week January period ended Jan. 28, 2012. Comparable store sales for the first four weeks of this year’s

Costco Reports U.S. Comps Grew 3 Percent in January

February 7, 2013 SGB Update

Costco Wholesale Corporation reported comp store sales for the five weeks ended Feb. 3 grew 8 percent in the United States. This year's period contained one less day compared to last year, due to the timing of the New Year's holiday, which negat

Stein Mart Comps Increase 4.6 Percent in January

February 7, 2013 SGB Update

Stein Mart, Inc. reported comparable store sales for the four-week period ended Jan. 26 increased 4.6 percent. Total sales for the five-week period ended Feb. 2 were $78.9 million, an increase of 31.3 percent over total sales of $60.1 million for the four

Macy’s Same-Store Sales Up 11.7 Percent in January

February 7, 2013 SGB Executive SGB Update

Macy’s, Inc. reported total sales of $1.80 billion for the five weeks ended Feb. 2, 2013, an increase of 34.6 percent compared with total sales of $1.34 billion in the four weeks ended Jan. 28, 2012. On a same-store basis, sales were up 11.7 percent

Nike Unveils New Super Bowl Uniforms

February 1, 2013 SGB Update

Nike has unveiled new uniforms for Super Bowl XLVII. The San Francisco 49ers and the Baltimore Ravens take the field wearing the NFL Nike Elite 51 uniform, and Nike athletes will wear the Alpha Pro cleat and Vapor Fly glove…

Castrol Launches Castrol U.S. Soccer Index

January 29, 2013 SGB Update

Castrol will expand the Castrol Index – a rankings system for men's professional soccer – to the U.S. Soccer Federation for the Men's National Team ahead of the team's Jan. 29 match against Canada in Houston, TX to open 2013…

Survey: More Than 179 Million Will Watch Super Bowl

January 25, 2013 SGB Executive SGB Update

According to a new survey by the Retail Advertising and Marketing Association, more than 179.1 million people will watch the Super Bowl on Sunday, Feb. 3, the most in the survey’s nine-year history and up from an estimated 172.5 million last year…

Outdoor Inspiration Award Recipients Honored at OR Winter Market

January 25, 2013 SGB Update

Winners of the third annual Outdoor Inspiration Awards presented by Adidas Outdoor were honored Jan. 24 at an awards ceremony during Outdoor Retailer Winter Market. The awards recognize individuals, groups and companies that motivate others to become acti

Warrior Sports Wins Hockey Supplier of Year Award

January 25, 2013 SGB Executive SGB Update

Warrior Sports was awarded the Source for Sports 2012 Hockey Supplier of the Year Award, presented at their Annual Hockey Buying Show…

PHIT America Initiative Set to Launch

January 25, 2013 SGB Update

This month, leading sports and fitness industry companies and organizations will launch PHIT America, a year-round, educational, advocacy, and social media marketing campaign designed to reach millions of Americans. PHIT America will combat the obesity an