Bonfire Snowboarding Co. said Rian Rhoe joined the firm as Marketing Coordinator, working under Director of Marketing, Amy Eichner. She will be based from Bonfire’s home office in Portland, OR where she will assist in the execution of public relations and
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OIA Sets Agenda for Capitol Summit 2007
Every year, Outdoor Industry Association members gather in Washington D.C. to visit with their Representatives and Senators and lobby for issues that are important to the Outdoor Industry. OIA has held events similar to this for over a decade, but each ye
Nau Open For Business
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Zumiez March Comps Up 12%
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Malden Converts BK to Chap 7
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Nike Criticized for Crocodile Skin Shoes
Nike Inc. is being sharply criticized by animal rights advocates in Britain for creating a special edition training shoe out of crocodile skin. The shoes, which feature 18-carat gold lace tags and retail for about $2,700, were created for the 25th anniver
New York City May Ban Metal Bats
New York's City Council is considering a ban on metal bats, with former New York Mets reliever John Franco testifying Monday in support of the proposal…
Cabela’s Incorporated Prices Secondary Offering
Cabela's Inc. announced the pricing of an underwritten public offering of 4,736,868 shares of its common stock, all being offered by stockholders affiliated with J.P. Morgan Partners, LLC and Fulcrum Growth Partners…
G-III Apparel Group Prices Secondary Offering
G-III Apparel Group, Ltd., an outerwear and sportswear manufacturer, priced an offering of 4,500,000 shares of its common stock at a price to the public of $20 per share. Of these shares, 1,621,000 shares will be sold by the company and 2,879,000 shares w
Umbro’s U.S. Business Disappoints
Umbro said its U.S. business has underperformed significantly in 2006 due to weakness at Foot Locker. Overall, sales in the U.S. were down 63.1%…
Gottchalks reports 3.6% February Comp Decline
Gottschalks Inc. announced that same store sales for the month of February 2007 decreased 3.6% compared to the prior year. Total sales for the month decreased 3.8% to $42.6 million from $44.3 million in February 2006. The company operated three fewer stor
Bon Ton’s February Comps Jump 14.6%
The Bon-Ton Stores, Inc.'s sales for the four weeks ended March 3 increased 229%, to $237.6 million, compared to $72.2 million for the prior year period. February sales include $153.4 million from Carson's and Parisian stores acquired in 2006. B
Dillard’s February Same-Store Sales Tumble 9%
Dillard's, Inc. announced today that sales for the four weeks ended March 3, 2007 were $594,105,000 compared to sales for the four weeks ended February 25, 2006 of $644,349,000. Total sales decreased 8% for the four-week period. Sales in comparable s
Federeted’s February Comps Increase 2%
Federated Department Stores, Inc. reported total sales of $1.802 billion for the four weeks ended March 3, essentially flat compared to total sales of $1.800 billion in the same period last year. On a same-store basis, Federated's sales for February
TJX’s February Comps Rise 2%
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