The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission settled an insider trading case against four individuals, including the former vice president of real estate at Dick's Sporting Goods Inc., related to the DKS acquisition of Galyan's Trading Company in
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WSA Show Can’t Live Up to Lowered Expectations
The WSA Show has rapidly devolved into a regional show once again – but the company that owns the show still has the floor space for a much bigger event. The empty aisles at the Sands Expo and Mandalay Bay had many wondering why show management had not c
The Finish Line Tests New Urban Concept…
The Finish Line Inc. plans to test a new concept called Decibel that eventually could replace its Man Alive chain, according to the Indianapolis Business Journal. The retailer is re-branding four Man Alive stores for an April launch and is remerchandising
EORA Show Store Count Up as Companies Save Money
Many of the southeastern retailers who skipped OR Winter Market headed to Greenville, SC for the EORA/SWRA trade show this week. While most of these regional shows lack the big party atmosphere present in Salt Lake City, many vendors reported that more bu
Electronic Arts Lends Names to Sports Toys
Electronic Arts, best known for its sports-themed video games like Madden NFL football and NBA Live basketball, is teaming up with Toy Island to create a line of athletic toys aimed at teaching kids how to play sports. The toys will use infrared sensors a
Karhu Sports and Karhu Holding Reach Settlement
Karhu Holding BV and Karhu Sports Oy have today announced that they have reached an amicable settlement of their dispute involving the ownership and control of the Karhu trademarks…
IPATH Sponsors Jamaican Surf Team
The Jamaica Surfing Association has attracted a sponsorship deal from IPATH, a footwear brand owned by Timberland. The contract which will run for two years in the first instance with a value in excess of a million Jamaican dollars per year includes cash,
Killerspin Signs India’s Table Tennis Champion
Shareth Kamal Achanta (Kamal), one of the world's top international table tennis champions, has agreed to an exclusive endorsement contract with Chicago-based Killerspin. Kamal, 26, is a native of Tamilnadu, India, and distinguished himself as the on
PROBAR Moves to Salt Lake City
PROBAR has said it will be relocating from the Park City area to a new and larger facility in Salt Lake City this month. Effective Feb. 16, 2009, PROBAR will call 4752 West California Ave, Suite 1000, Salt Lake City, their new home. During the transition
New Rep Joins Suunto
Judd Feingold of Up East Sales is now part of the Suunto Sales team. Feingold’s territory includes Massachusetts, Connecticut, Vermont, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Maine. Feingold has been in the New England territory for 7 years and brings plenty of
Nike, Inc. Making Staff Cuts
Nike Inc. plans to eliminate up to 4% of its nearly 35,000 worldwide workforce as part of a restructuring and cost-cutting initiative. The company called it the “next stage of its category business model execution, which includes the restructuring of its
Sport Chalet Fiscal Q3 Sales Decline 10.3%
Sport Chalet Inc. reported a double-digits decline in sales for the third quarter ended December 28, due primarily to the nation’s economic downturn that led to a much wider net loss for the period…
Adrenalina Launches Board Fight at Pacific Sunwear…
Adrenalina, which has made multiple bids to acquire Pacific Sunwear of California, has nominated a four-member slate to PacSun's board and called for the resignation of PacSun's CEO. In a letter dated Feb. 12, Ilia Lekach, chief executive of Adr
JJB Sports Divisions Headed for Administration
JJB Sports said it intends to place two loss-making footwear subsidiaries into administration, a form of bankruptcy protection. JJB said its lifestyle division, which operates 64 Original Shoe Company Ltd. stores and 13 stores under the Qubefootwear Ltd.
Retail Sales Rise 1% in January
According to the Commerce Department, retail sales increased in January 2009 compared to December 2008, but still showed a heavy decline compared to the year-ago month…
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