BSN Sports has completed the acquisition of Kohlmyer Sporting Goods, headquartered near Cleveland, OH…
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Sears, Kmart to Open on Thanksgiving Day
Sears and Kmart will open early and pull all-nighters on Thanksgiving…
Easton-Bell Sports’s Weak Cycle, Hockey Sales in Third Quarter Overshadowed Gains
Easton-Bell Sports, Inc. sales declined 6.5 percent in the third quarter ended Sept. 28 as its exit from the fitness products category and lower sales of Easton cycling and hockey products more than offset robust sales of Easton baseball and softball and
The Toms Marketplace Launches at Toms.com
Toms launched the Toms Marketplace, a new online retail destination hosted on Toms.com that features a curated collection of 200 socially conscious products from 30 different companies…
Are Retailers Ready for the Millennial Takeover?
Millennials are expected to outspend the Baby Boomers by 2017 and be a force to be reckoned with…
Lafuma Group Core Sales Drop 13 Percent in Fiscal 2013
Lafuma Groupe reported sales at continuing operations fell 13 percent in the year ended Sept. 30 and were essentially flat at the division that sells the Millet and Eider brands after excluding currency effects…
Black Diamond Q3 Sales Rise on Apparel, Gregory Japan Sales
Black Diamond Inc. reported shipments of its new apparel line and Gregory's new joint venture in Japan helped push up third quarter sales 8 percent. A recall at PIEPS, however, cut into margins. BDE CEO Peter Metcalf said Black Diamond and POC have e
Running Specialty Group Acquires Running Spot
The four Bob Roncker’s Running Spot stores in the Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky area have been acquired by the Denver-based Running Specialty Group, which now owns 46 retail stores…
Keen Launches Fan-Powered Grant Program
Keen is unveiling The Keen Effect a, fan-activated grants program designed to support projects that fuel people’s passion for protecting the environment and promoting responsible outdoor participation…
Outside Television Picks up More Red Bull Programs
Outside Television and Red Bull Media House announced a major expansion of their ongoing programming partnership through which Red Bull Media House will provide five more original series beginning over the next several weeks…
G-III Apparel Complete Purchase of G.H. Bass
PVH Corp. and G-III Apparel Group, Ltd. completed the previously announced sale of substantially all of the assets of PVH’s G.H. Bass & Co. division to a subsidiary of G-III. Gross proceeds from the transaction were approximately $50 million, paid i
Dick’s Sporting Goods to Run ESPN’s Online Fan Shop
Dick's Sporting Goods and ESPN today announced a multi-year agreement in which Dick's will serve as the exclusive e-commerce provider of licensed merchandise and sporting goods on ESPN.com and related digital properties…
New Balance Commemorates 25 Year Partnership With Susan G. Komen
New Balance announced will launch the Lace Up 365 program to mark the 25th anniversary of its partnership with Susan G. Komen…
Hydrapak Names New Director of Sales
Hydrapak welcomes Jordan Phillips as its new director of sales; focusing on consumer products…
Escalade Sports Continues Double-Digit Growth in Q3
Escalade, Inc. reported revenues for the fiscal third quarter were up 13 percent over the same quarter in the prior year. Revenues from the Sporting Goods business were up 23 percent for the quarter ended October 5 and 20 percent for the first nine months