According to a survey from NPR, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, and Harvard School of Public Health, almost seven in 10 parents (68 percent) report that their child's school does not provide daily physical education classes…
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Retail Imports Expected To Be Up 1.8 Percent For December
Import volume at the nation’s major retail container ports is expected to grow 1.8 percent in December over the same month last year, and the year should end with an increase of 2.3 percent over 2012, according to the monthly Global Port Tracker rep
The NHL Opens In-Store Shops Inside Dick’s Sporting Goods
Dick’s Sporting Goods has opened NHL-branded “Super Shops” inside three stores in Cranberry, PA; Lombard, IL; and West Nyack, N.Y…
Brooks Wins IRRA’s Vendor of the Year
Brooks won Vendor of the Year from the IRRA (Independent Running Retailer Association). Brooks' neutral shoe, Ghost 6, was awarded IRRA’s Shoe of the Year award…
Genesco Trims Outlook, Q3 Profit Slips
Genesco Inc. reported adjusted earnings fell slightly due to operating earnings slides at Journeys, Lids and Schuch. Although earnings came in line with expectations and better than Wall Street’s targets, Genesco slightly lowered its full-year outlo
Pacific Vector Logs Steep Q3 Loss
Pacific Vector Holdings Inc., formerly Gatorz Inc., reported a loss of $1.8 million in its the third quarter ended Oct. 7, against a loss of $128,416 a year ago. Revenues reached $4.1 million, up from $445,515 the prior year…
2XU Secures Investment from LVHM Fund
2XU, the Australian-based compression apparel brand, has received backing from L Capital Asia, a private equity fund sponsored by French luxury retail giant LVMH…
Zumiez’s Q3 Earnings Dip
Zumiez Inc. reported total net sales for the third quarter ended Nov. 2 increased 6.2 percent to $191.1 million from $180.0 million a year ago. Comps rose 1.5 percent but earnings declined slightly due to higher expenses…
Genesco Trims Full-Year Guidance
Genesco Inc. reported adjusted third-quarter earnings dipped 2.0 percent. Comps were down 1 percent with a 5 percent increase in the Lids Sports Group offset by a 2 percent decrease in the Journeys Group. Earnings came in slightly better than Wall Street&
Johnson Outdoor’s Says Fiscal 2013 Operating Profits Hit 20-plus Year High
Johnson Outdoors Inc. reported double-digit growth in operating profit on higher revenue, and a 90 percent improvement in net income year-over-year for fiscal year ended Sept. 27…
Lids Acquires Canada’s Game On Sports
Lids Sports Group announced its acquisition of Canadian-based Game On Sports, a licensed apparel, headwear and novelty retailer. Established in 1994, and carrying the Game On Sports banner since 2000, Game On Sports primary focus has been NHL jerseys and
The Clarks Group Appoints New Chairman
The Clarks Group appointed Thomas O’Neill to the role of company chairman…
Gibbon Slacklines Hires New VP of Sales
Gibbon Slacklines hired Derick Cole as the new vice president of sales. Cole recently spearheaded the startup of Webley & Scott firearms as president of North American operations. Prior to that, Cole worked for Maurice Sporting Goods…
Stuart Weitzman Announces New Global President
Stuart Weitzman Holdings, LLC announced that Francois Kress has joined as global president…
PacSun’s Comps Climb for Seventh Straight Quarter
Pacific Sunwear of California, Inc. announced net sales from continuing operations for the third quarter of fiscal 2013 ended Nov. 2, were $206.6 million versus net sales from continuing operations of $215.5 million a year ago. Comparable store sales for
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