Adidas confirmed that it had signed an endorsement deal with rapper Kanye West. West had been with Nike…
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Manta Rails Hires Blue August as Public Relations Firm
Manta aka MantaRails, manufacturer of AR-15 rail covers and suppressor covers, has hired Blue August, a Jackson, TN based marketing and public relations firm to assist them with editorial relations and branding efforts…
Ruger Announces Gunarama Wholesale, Inc. as Independent Distributor of Ruger Firearm
Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. announces Gunarama Wholesale, Inc. as the 15th independent distributor of Ruger Firearms in the United States…
2XU Lands $75 Million Investment from LVHM Sponsored PE Fund
Luxury brand owner and retailer LVMH has paid $75 million for a 40 per cent stake in compression wear brand 2XU through L Capital Asia, a $1 billion private equity fund its sponsors…
Cabela’s to Open Outpost Location in Kentucky
Cabela’s Incorporated plans to open a 42,000-square-foot Cabela’s Outpost store in Bowling Green, Ky. The store will be Cabela’s second in Kentucky – joining the Louisville location – and is scheduled to open in…
Green Supply Adds Lew’s to Lineup
Green Supply, a full line wholesaler and distributor of hunting, fishing, outdoor and tactical products announces the addition of Lew’s to their line of fishing products…
McMillan Group International Sells Firearms Division to Strategic Armory Corps, LLC
McMillan Group International announced it has sold its firearms division, McMillan Firearms, to Strategic Armory Corps, LLC (SAC)…
Icebreaker Opens 11th North American Store
Icebreaker has opened its first store in the Midwest and its eleventh in North America, in Chicago…
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,
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