J. C. Penney Company, Inc. appointed Marvin Ellison, currently executive vice president of stores at Home Depot, as president and CEO-Designee, effective Nov. 1, 2014. Ellison will also join the board of directors. He will then succeed Myron E. (Mike) Ull
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Skechers Receives Manhattan Beach Award
Skechers received the Best of Manhattan Award from the Manhattan Beach Chamber of Commerce at a special event honoring Manhattan Beach’s best business and community success stories for 2014…
New Backcountry.com Parent Fails to Curb Slide in Share Price
Outstanding shares of Liberty Ventures Group (LVNTA) fell 14.2 percent last week despite a new stock buyback plan as investors reacted to news that it had issued 67.7 million of its shares for the assets of Backcountry.com, Bodybuilding.com and several ot
With 25th Anniversary Near and Its CEO Gone, OIA Ponders Its Role
With the departure of its long-time president and CEO in the mirror and membership engagement ebbing, Outdoor Industry Association members embarked on a bit of soul searching at the trade association's annual leadership conference last week…
United Sporting Companies Names VP
United Sporting Companies (USC) appointed Paul Carey to serve as vce president of new business development…
Michael Phelps Suspended By USA Swimming
USA Swimming has suspended Michael Phelps for six months, forced him to withdraw from next year's world championships and taken away his funding from the sport's national governing body. The move came as a result of the Olympic champion's s
NFL Associated with Negative Moral Values
When asked which of a list of popular U.S. professional sports they most associate with negative moral values, football (52 percent) is America's top selection by a nearly two-to-one margin over basketball (28 percent), the next most cited sport. Box
LeBron James Leads Athletes Ranking
The Cleveland Cavaliers' LeBron James (No. 1), Seattle Seahawks' Russell Wilson (No. 2), and Oklahoma City Thunder's Kevin Durant (No. 3) topped the Horrow Sports Ventures/MVPindex 2014 POWER 100 ranking of the world's most powerful pr
Mostly Bullish Holiday Forecasts Arrive
With one exception, several promising holiday forecasts were released last week. The National Retail Federation said the despite a turbulent start to 2014, it expects retail sales in November and December (excluding autos, gas and restaurant sales) to inc
MidwayUSA Earns Online Award
MidwayUSA, a shooting, reloading, gunsmithing and hunting internet retailer announced it has earned the 2014 Bizrate Circle of Excellence Award…
Canadian Tire Targets 9 Percent Growth at FGL Sports
Canadian Tire Corporation Limited outlined a three-year vision to keep the company on the offensive in a rapidly changing retail environment and grow annual sales by at least 3 percent at Canadian Tire, 5 percent at Mark's and 9 percent at FGL Sports
The Buckle’s Comps Rise 2.2 Percent in September
The Buckle, Inc. announced that comparable store net sales increased 2.2 percent in September. Net sales increased 4.1 percent to $103.1 million…
Soccerloco Partners with the American Business Women’s Association
Soccerloco, a leading soccer apparel & equipment retailer, has partnered with the American Business Women’s Association to award a $2,000 college scholarship through a essay-writing contest. Any female student who is currently enrolled in college fo
Steamboat Sues Salt Lake Tourism Bureau, Resorts Over “Ski City USA”
Steamboat Ski Resort is suing Utah tourism officials, claiming a $1.8 million Ski City U.S.A. campaign designed to lure tourists from Colorado violates their Ski Town, U.S.A. trademark…
Suzuki Marine Names New Executives
Suzuki Motor of America, Inc. Marine Division, has announced several organizational changes…
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