Greenpeace has launched a campaign aimed at several top-name shoe brands – including Adidas, Nike, Reebok and Timberland – claiming demand for leather may be supporting cattle ranches that are illegally de-treeing the Amazon…
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Stage Stores Reports May Comps Slide 7.2%
Stage Stores, Inc. total sales for the four week May period ended May 30, 2009 decreased 4.7% to $116.8 million from $122.6 million in the prior year four week May period ended May 31, 2008. Comparable store sales decreased 7.2% this year versus an increa
Nordstrom Sees 13.1% Fall in May Comps
Nordstrom, Inc. had preliminary retail sales of $653 million for the four-week period ended May 30, 2009, a decrease of 8.7% compared with retail sales of $716 million for the four-week period ended May 31, 2008. Same-store sales for May decreased 13.1% c
J.C. Penney’s May Comps Decline 8.2%
J.C. Penney Co. Inc. reported comparable store sales decreased 8.2% for the four weeks ended May 30, slightly better than the company's guidance for sales to decrease 9% to 12% and compared to a 4.4% decrease last year. Total sales in May decreased 6
Kohl’s Sees May Sales up 4.1%; Comps Down Slightly
Kohl’s Corporation reported total sales for the four-week month ended May 30, 2009 increased 4.1% from the four-week month ended May 31, 2008. On a comparable store basis, sales decreased 0.4%…
RECALL: REI Bicycles
After two reports of bicycle breakdowns causing a fractured clavicle, broken teeth, facial damage and head injuries, Recreational Equipment Inc. and the Consumer Products Safety Commission recalled the 2005 model Novara Trionfo bike today…
LaCrosse Footwear Closes on END Footwear Acquisition
LaCrosse Footwear, Inc. has closed its acquisition of
certain assets of performance footwear company Environmentally Neutral Design Outdoor, Inc. (END). Through the Agreement, LFI acquires substantially all the assets comprising END’s footwear business,
Jarden Team Sports Adds Business Director
Jarden Team Sports, maker of Rawlings, Worth, Miken, JT Sports, deBeer and Gait, announced today that Ren Pettinelli will join the deBeer/Gait lacrosse team as the Business Director. Pettinelli will report to David Zumbach, Vice-President, Marketing, Jard
Turfer Athletic Sponsors World TeamTennis (WTT)
World TeamTennis and Turfer Athletic announced a multi- year agreement making Turfer Athletic the official apparel supplier of both the Advanta WTT Professional and Recreational Leagues…
Beretta Names New Rep Group
Beretta USA recently selected Maschmedt & Associates as their new sales representative group covering the Western sales territory…
Dorel Recreational/Leisure Segment Names New Agency
The Recreational/Leisure segment of Dorel Industries, Inc. manufacturers and marketers of the Cannondale, Schwinn, GT and Mongoose cycling brands and SUGOI Apparel, has named Cossette New York as its agency of record…
Life Fitness VP of EMEA Joins European Health and Fitness Association
Frank van de Ven, vice president of Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) for Life Fitness, has been chosen as a board member for the European Health & Fitness Association (EHFA). Van de Ven will join fellow EHFA leaders in the industry to govern and incr
Boathouse Sports Partners with Inner-City Lacrosse Program
Boathouse Sports, a Philadelphia-based manufacturer of custom team athletic apparel, will partner with professional lacrosse players John Christmas (Boston Cannons) and Eric Gregg (Philadelphia Barrage) on its LEAPS (Lacrosse, Education, Attitude, Perseve
Outtech Archery Division To Represent Hunt Comfort
Hunt Comfort has signed Outtech as its national sales agency. Hung Comfort said the partnership is a strategic initiative to significantly expand sales and to develop brand awareness of Hunt Comfort’s products and services…
Stromgren Reiterates Legality of Girdles with Thigh Pads
In response to questions concerning the legality of thigh pads in an integrated football compression girdle following an April article in SGD TEAM Business magazine, Stromgren Athletics, a leader in football compression clothing and protective performance
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