Winmark Corp., the parent of Play It Again Sports, reported net income for the quarter ended June 28 jumped 116%, to $930,500, or 17 cents a share, from $430,500, or 8 cents, a year ago. Revenues grew to $8.7 million from $7.6 million…
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Lenzing, Weyerhauser Team Up for New Fabric
Lenzing, the world market leader in cellulose staple fibers, and Weyerhaeuser, one of the world’s largest forest products companies, will work together on the development of novel lyocell-based nonwoven fabrics…
Carl Zeiss Optical Announces Hires
Carl Zeiss Optical, Inc. has created the positions of Eastern and Western regional sales team leader to increase sales coverage and regional focus…
Trek Kicks off Challenge with USA Today Ad
Trek Bicycle launched its “Go By Bike Challenge,” a national pledge campaign sponsored by 1 World 2 Wheels — Trek's cycling advocacy initiative — that challenges people to put down the car keys and instead go by bike. To promote the challenge natio
Rocky Mountain Bicycles Names Director of Sales, Products
Rocky Mountain Bicycles (RMB) announces the appointment of Charles Russell as the director of sales, marketing and products for the brand globally, effective August 5th 2008…
Realm Holdings Signs Licensing Contract with Liquid Culture California
Realm Holdings, LLC, owner of The Realm trademarks, has signed an exclusive licensing contract with Liquid Culture California, LLC, for manufacturing, design, sales and distribution of The Realm branded apparel and accessories in the USA…
Realm Holdings Signs Licensing Contract with Liquid Culture California
Realm Holdings, LLC, owner of The Realm trademarks, has signed an exclusive licensing contract with Liquid Culture California, LLC, for manufacturing, design, sales and distribution of The Realm branded apparel and accessories in the USA…
Lorpen, Lenzing Ink Exclusive Supplier Deal
Lenzing AG has become its exclusive supplier of Lyocell and modal fibers for Spanish sock maker Lorpen’s 2009 sock collection. Lenzing will provide three fibers for Lorpen – Tencel, Lenzing Modal and MicroModal. Tencel is made of eucalyptus wood, whle Mod
Comps Grow in June as Consumers Search Out Deals in Value Channels
Fiscal June proved to be a stronger month than anticipated by many industry observers as the first sustained period of warm summer weather met with the arrival of government stimulus checks to drive positive comparable store sales growth…
While PacSun and Zumiez Continue Swapped Comps Stance and Buckle Sets Pace
Pacific Sunwear of California, Inc. reported total PacSun sales for the five weeks of fiscal June ended July 5, 2008 were $127.2 million, an increase of 5% versus total PacSun sales of $120.8 million during the same period last year…
While PacSun and Zumiez Continue Swapped Comps Stance and Buckle Sets Pace
Pacific Sunwear of California, Inc. reported total PacSun sales for the five weeks of fiscal June ended July 5, 2008 were $127.2 million, an increase of 5% versus total PacSun sales of $120.8 million during the same period last year. Zumiez, Inc., Buckle
Sports Direct Still Singing England National Team Blues
Sports Direct International Plc. UK reported a decrease of 29.9% in full year underlying earnings. The discount sports retailer does not predict the trend to change in the new fiscal year citing the worst current trading conditions it has experienced in t
Lotto Gets Boost from Addition of Brazil Licensee
Lotto Sport Italia S.p.A closed 2007 with total sales of €300 million ($411 million), an 8% increase over their 2006 results. Driving this growth was Lotto Sport Italia’s’ new licensing agreement with Filon Confecções Ltda. of Brazil…
Olympic Swimmer Countersues TYR
Olympic medalist Erik Vendt filed a countersuit against TYR sports, which had filed a breach of contract claim against him for switching to Speedo's LZR Racer swimsuit…
Olympic Swimmer Countersues TYR
Olympic medalist Erik Vendt filed a countersuit against TYR sports, which had filed a breach of contract claim against him for switching to Speedo's LZR Racer swimsuit…
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