Amazon and Walmart are issuing gift cards to some disgruntled customers after United Parcel Service failed to deliver gifts to their customers by Christmas, CNBC reported. UPS, which expected to carry 45 percent of retailer's shipments during the hol
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Mastercard: Holiday Sales Improve 2.3 Percent
Holiday sales between Nov. 1 and Dec. 24 rose 2.3 percent from the same period the year before, according to preliminary data from MasterCard Inc 's Spending Pulse unit. That marks improvement versus the 0.7 percent gain a year earlier…
ComScore: Last Minute Surge in OnLine Shopping Fell Short
ComScore said weaker than expected online spending in the final week before Christmas means U.S. retail sites from desktop computers fell short of its expectations for the Nov. 1- Dec. 23 period…
Amazon Racks Up Record Holiday
Amazon announced the entire 2013 holiday season was the best ever for Amazon, with more than 36.8 million items ordered worldwide on Cyber Monday. In the Sports & Outdoors category, the top three Holiday Best Sellers were: LifeStraw Personal Water Filter;
Outdoor Retailer Parent Acquires Surf Expo
Emerald Expositions, organizers of the Outdoor Retailer trade show, has agreed to acquire George Little Management, which operates the Surf Expo and other trade shows. The price paid was $335 million, subject to certain adjustments at closing…
Brick-and-Mortar Traffic Off Sharply Week Before Christmas
Last week was the last chance for procrastinators to finish last-minute holiday shopping, but the weather prevented many from getting to the stores, according to ShopperTrak. The company estimated shopper traffic at bricks-and-mortar stores decreased by 2
Nike Inc. Sees Brighter Futures Ahead…
Nike Inc. reported an impressive 9 percent gain in revenues on a currency-neutral basis in the fiscal second quarter ended Nov. 30, with a 9 percent gain for Nike Brand and 11 percent for Converse. Even more encouraging, future orders were up 13 percent a
November Outdoor Product Sales Impacted by Holiday Shift
Winter arrived in earnest early for many parts of the U.S. in November, but it was, for the most part, too late to impact the four-week fiscal month ended November 30. The potential positives from colder weather across much of the country and early mounta
Evo to Sponsor Skier Wiley Miller
Evo, the action sports and fashion apparel retailer, signed skier Wiley Miller to the Evo team…
Jones Group to be Acquired By Sycamore Partners
The Jones Group Inc. and Sycamore Partners have entered into a definitive agreement pursuant to which affiliates of Sycamore Partners will acquire The Jones Group for $15.00 per share in cash, or a total of approximately $1.2 billion. The transaction is v
Surfer Malia Manuel Joins Sanuk
Sanuk, a division of Deckers Outdoor Corporation, welcomed professional surfer Malia Manuel to its star-studded squad of brand ambassadors and athletes…
REI Discloses Location of Second Columbus Store
REI disclosed where it will open its second store in Columbus, OH next year. The specialty outdoor retailer will open a 23,000-square-foot store at Sun Center in fall 2014. REI had already announced plans to open a 23,400-square-foot store at Easton Gate
W.L. Gore Bringing SkiMo Event to All Mountain Demo
W.L. Gore & Associates announced it has partnered with US Ski Mountaineering Association (USSMA) and Utah Ski Mountaineering to bring a ski mountaineering race to Solitude Mountain Resort during the All Mountain Demo on the eve of Outdoor Retailer Winter
Neil Pryde to Retire
Neil Pryde will retire as Managing Director of Pryde Group, effective Dec. 31…
2013 Outdoor Industry Awards Nominees Selected
The 2013 Outdoor Industry Awards finalists for this year's best marketing and communications programs have been selected. An assembly of outdoor specialty retailers is now voting to determine the official winners in each category. The awards will be
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