Icebreaker has opened its first store in the Midwest and its eleventh in North America, in Chicago…
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G-III Apparel’s Q3 Sales Climb 23 Percent
G-III Apparel Group, Ltd. reported sales for the third quarter increased by 23 percent to $668.7 million compared to $543.5 million in the year-ago period. Net income for the quarter also increased by 23 percent…
Rack Room Shoes, Off Broadway Shoe Warehouse Plots Accelerated Growth
Rack Room Shoes and Off Broadway Shoe Warehouse will increase their number of stores and sales at an accelerated pace beginning in 2014. In preparation for this goal, the company has hired Kirk Light as real estate director for Off Broadway Shoe Warehouse
McMillan Group Sells Firearms Division to SAC
McMillan Group International has sold its firearms division, McMillan Firearms, to Strategic Armory Corps, LLC (SAC). The sale does not include McMillan Fiberglass Stocks or McMillan Merchant Solutions, which will continue to be operated by McMillan Group
Golf Course Merchandise Sales Grew Faster Than Rounds Played in October
PGA PerformanceTrak reported merchandise sales at U.S. golf clubs increased 7.2 percent in October as rounds played rose 4.2 percent…
Justices Turn Away Amazon’s Appeal on NY Internet Sales Tax
The U.S. Supreme Court rejected claims by Amazon.com. and Overstock.com that a New York law compelling them to collect sales tax from their customers in the state is unconstitutional. The ruling, coincidentally made on Cyber Monday, could encourage more s
Dansko’s Mandy Cabot Awarded Humanitarian Award
Dansko Co-Founder, President and CEO, Mandy Cabot, was named the 2013 recipient of the T. Kenyon Holly Memorial Award for outstanding humanitarian achievement. Presented by the Two Ten Foundation, the award is bestowed upon an individual in the footwear i
Mobile Devices Propel Cyber Monday Sales to Record Levels
U.S. shoppers made Cyber Monday the biggest online shopping day in history with a 20.6 percent increase in online sales, according to the latest cloud-based analytics findings from IBM. Mobile sales led the way, exceeding 17 percent of total online sales,
Ambassador Program for Appalachian Trail Thru-Hikers Launched
Vasque has banded with other outdoor brands to form the Appalachian Trail (AT) Ambassador Program, which will provide selected AT thru-hikers with products and training to ensure they are on brand message when speaking about the brand on the trail and can
Dunlop Sports Americas to Distribute Diadora Tennis Footwear
Dunlop Sports Group Americas, manufacturer and distributor of Dunlop tennis racquets, balls and accessories, has reached an agreement with the Italian footwear brand Diadora to be the exclusive distributor of its line of premium tennis footwear…
Sport Chalet Warns of Possible NASDAQ Delisting
In a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, Sport Chalet Inc. noted that it received notice from the NASDAQ Stock Market about the company’s non-compliance with the exchange’s rules. Nasdaq requires a company to hold a minimum of $
Pearl Izumi Sets Ribbon Cutting for New Colorado Headquarters
Pearl Izumi will host an open house and ribbon cutting event at its new headquarters in Louisville, CO on Sunday, Dec. 8 at 6:00 PM…
Sweaty Betty Opens Second U.S. Store
Sweaty Betty, which was founded in London in 1998, recently opened its first two stores in the U.S. stores in the last four months — one in the Soho district in New York City and one in Greenwich, CO. A third is being planned for 2014…
Mobile Shopping Poised to Continue Gains on Cyber Monday
Nearly 25 million, or 18.9 percent, of Americans surveyed said they would use their mobile device to shop over the Thanksgiving Holiday weekend, up 22 percent from last year and eightfold since 2009, according to the National Retail Federation. The survey
Small Business Saturday Sales Up Again Over the Weekend
Consumer awareness of Small Business Saturday increased to 71 percent from 67 percent from Nov. 30 to Dec. 2 compared to the same period a year ago, according to a survey released today by the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) and America
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