Cabela’s Inc.'s board of directors approved a share repurchase program authorizing the company to repurchase up to $500 million of its common stock…
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Russell Athletic Renews Alliance with Western Kentucky
Russell Athletic and the Western Kentucky University Athletic Department announced a five-year, $3.5 million renewal to supply athletic apparel for its intercollegiate athletic teams…
Dick’s SG Sets Openings for Arizona and Alabama
Dick's Sporting Goods set grand opening celebrations for stores in Tucson, AZ, Cullman, AL, and Tuscaloosa, AL,…
Garmont Receives Equity Investment
Garmont International Srl has sold a 25 percent equity stake to Veneto Sviluppo, a regional holding company near Venice, Italy for €1 million…
Ruger Facility in North Carolina Visited by Congressman
U.S. Rep. Mark Walker (R-NC) toured the Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. manufacturing facility in Mayodan, NC, and met with employees and company executives in a show of support for the firearms industry and Second Amendment rights…
Caleres Q2 Sales Soft
Boosted by improved profitabillity at Famous Footwear, Caleres reported second-quarter earnings, excluding a charge for debt extinguishment, rose 22.4 percent, to $22.1 million, or 50 cents per share. Analysts’ consensus estimate had been 44 cents a
NES Headwear Expands U.S. Operations
NES Headwear, manufacturer of embroidered headwear, has expanded operations to focus on growth in the US market…
Tilly’s Inc. Q2 Earnings Slide
Tilly's Inc. reported second-quarter earnings slumped 55.8 percent to $560,000, or 2 cents a share, hurt by higher expenses. Revenues rose 5.7 percent to $130 million but comparable-store sales inched up only 0.5 percent…
Billabong Returns to Profitability
Billabong International Ltd. reported of a net profit of Australian $4.2 million in its year ended June 30 compared to a AUS$233.7 million loss in fiscal 2014. The Group returned to full-year EBITDA growth for the first time since 2008 with the first full
Skechers to Sponsor LA Marathon
Skechers has signed on as the title sponsor of the LA Marathon. The deal replaces two-year sponsor Asics and changes the race’s official name from the Asics LA Marathon to the Skechers Performance Los Angeles Marathon…
Nautilus, Inc. Provides Update on Share Repurchase Program
Nautilus, Inc. provided an update on its previously announced $15 million share repurchase program authorized by the company’s noard of directors in November 2014. Nautilus said it has repurchased $6.6 million…
Outdoor Retailer to Stay in Salt Lake Through 2018
Show organizers for the Outdoor Retailer show announced last week that they agreed to extend its contract with Salt Lake City through Summer 2018. The show had been contracted to stay in Salt Lake City through August 2016…
Caleres Q2 Boosted by Higher Gross Margins
Caleres, formerly Brown Shoe, reported that second-quarter earnings, excluding a charge for debt extinguishment, rose 22.4 percent, to $22.1 million, or 50 cents per share, versus second quarter 2014 net earnings of $18.1 million, or 41 cents per diluted
Earlier OR Summer Dates Frustrate Paddlesports Community
With the recent decision to move Outdoor Winter Market ahead by two weeks, it wasn’t a surprise that the organizers of Outdoor Retailer pulled back Outdoor Summer Market by one week. But it still seemed to frustrate those in the paddlesports communi
Ironman to Be Acquired by China’s Dalian Wanda
Dalian Wanda Group Co., Ltd., one of the leading Chinese private conglomerates, has reached an agreement to acquire 100 percent of the World Triathlon Corporation, the owner of the Ironman brand and races, for $650 million…
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