John Wilson Sporting Goods, based in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, will launch a going-out-of-business sale Thursday, according to The Gazzette. John Wilson founded the store in 1946, and it is run by his grandson, Pete Wilson and granddaughter, Lucy Stevens…
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Vasque Sponsors the Japanese Hasegawa Cup Trail Race
Vasque has agreed to sponsor the Hasegawa Tsuneo Cup Mountain Endurance Race, a 71.5-kilometer mountain trail course with over 15,000 feet of altitude gain on varied and extreme terrain. A & F Corp, the Vasque distributor in Japan, also sponsored the even
The Sports Authority Rehires Deutsch
The Sports Authority has rehired Deutsch to handle media planning and buying duties, according to Adweek. In addition, The Interpublic Group agency, via its partnership with sister shop MWW Group, will handle public relations tasks related to new store op
Columbia Names Richardson Footwear GM
Columbia Sportswear Company appointed Kirk Richardson as general manager of footwear, effective Dec. 1, 2008. Richardson most recently served as president of Keen Footwear, following a 27 year career with Nike where he held various footwear and apparel le
Nielsen: Black Friday Traffic Up 10%
Nielsen Online reported that Web traffic from home and work to the Holiday eShopping Index increased 10% year over year on Black Friday, growing from 28.8 million unique visitors in 2007 to 31.7 million unique visitors in 2008 across more than 120 represe
Collective Brands Promotes Boessen to CFO
Collective Brands, Inc. promoted Douglas G. Boessen to division senior vice president, chief financial officer and treasurer. Boessen replaces Ullrich Porzig, who retired this fall, and now reports to Doug Treff, chief administrative officer for the compa
JD Sport’s Sales Dip
JD (John David) Sports Fashions Plc, the U.K.’s third-largest sporting-goods retailer, said same-store sales declined 1% in the last 11 weeks since Sept. 13, reducing the gain for the first 43 weeks of the fiscal year to 4%. JD said the performance wasn’t
DSW’s Q3 Earnings Drop 41.1%
DSW Inc. reported earnings fell 41.1% in the third quarter ended Nov. 3, to $13.2 million, or 30 cents a share, from $22.4 million, or 51 cents, a year ago. Revenues climbed 6.5% to $391.4 million from $367.4 million but same-store sales slipped 3%. The f
SUGOI Hires Sales Agencies
SUGOI Performance Apparel, a division of Dorel Industries, announced that the Hartford Sales Group, managed by agency principal Larry Hartford, will represent SUGOI in the California and Northern Nevada region. Adam Casey and Jonathon Vinet from Pursuit B
Brown Shoe’s Q3 Sales Slip 2.2%
Brown Shoe Company, Inc. reported sales slid 2.2% to $631.7 million from $645.5 million a year ago. Earnings decreased 61.5% to $10.4 million, or 25 cents per diluted share, from $27.0 million, or 61 cents, in the year-ago quarter. Excluding non-recurring
Steve and Barry’s to Start GOB Sales
A U.S. bankruptcy judge approved Steve & Barry's request for going-out-of business sales to begin immediately. The retailer filed for bankruptcy protection last week with a plan to liquidate its remaining 173 stores by early 2009…
Western Warehouse, Boot Town to Close
Western Warehouse and Boot Town will begin going-out-of business sales at its 78 remaining stores next week, parent company BTWW said. BTWW, which calls itself the largest retailer of western apparel and footwear in the U.S., filed for bankruptcy protecti
Dick’s SG Secures Financing for New HQ
Horizon Properties Group has secured $107.5 million for the development of Dick’s Sporting Goods’ future 730,000-square-foot headquarters in Findlay Township, PA. Construction of the building, near the Pittsburgh International Airport, is already underw
McDavid Files Patent Infringement Suit Against Nike
McDavid and Stirling Mouldings Limited has filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Nike. The lawsuit concerns foam padded shorts sold by Nike under the name, deflex…
PacSun Names Board Member
Pacific Sunwear of California, Inc. announced the appointment of Brett Brewer to its board of directors. Brewer, 36, is an Internet entrepreneur who has built, operated and sold Internet media companies. Brewer co-founded Intermix Media, which launched se
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