Life is Good Co. opened its 100th store in Pearl Street Mall in Boulder, CO. Jake's on Pearl, a Life is Good 'Genuine Neighborhood Shoppe,' had its grand opening Nov. 19 at 1468 Pearl St., according to a report in the Daily Camera in Boulde
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Finish Line to Offer Web-Only Thanksgiving Day Deals
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Skechers Signs Kim Kardashian as Endorser
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Pacific Sunwear’s Q3 Losses Narrow, Comps Slide 3%
Pacific Sunwear of California's sales slid 3.7% for the third quarter ended Oct. 30, to $258 million from $268 million a year ago. Comps dipped 3%. The retailer narrowed its loss in the period to $7 million, or 11 cents a share, net loss of $11 milli
Unifi Expands Central American Operations
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POINT 3 Basketball Launches Online Store
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I/O Bio Merino Promotes Kelley as VP of Sales and Marketing
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Buckle’s Earnings Rise Slightly in Third Quarter
The Buckle's net income for the third quarter inched up 3.3% to $34.4 million, or 73 cents per share, from $33.3 million, or 73 cents, a year ago. Sales climbed 5.2% to $243.3 million from $231.2 million…
Nike Increases Dividend by 15%
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Shoe Carnival’s Earnings Climb 21%
Shoe Carnival reported sales for the third quarter of 2010 increased 6.7% to $204.4 million on comps growth of 7.2%. Net earnings for the third quarter jumped 21% to $9.1 million, or 70 cents a share…
Aldila Declares Special Dividend
Aldila Inc., the golf equipment company, said its board declared on Nov. 17 a special cash dividend of $0.25 per share to be paid on Dec. 17 to shareholders of record as of December 02, 2010…
Xenith LLC Names VP of Sales
Xenith LLC, the developer of Xenith Adaptive Head Protection, said Robert Johns has joined the company as VP of sales. Previously, Johns served Rawlings as a sales representative, then Russell Athletic as a regional sales manager, field sales manager, and
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