Respect Your Universe, Inc. has relocated its headquarters from Las Vegas to Portland, OR…
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MEC to Open New Store in Langley, BC
Mountain Equipment Co-op (MEC) will open its next new store in late June in Langley, BC. The 16,000-square-foot MEC store will mark the outdoor retail co-operative's third location in the Lower Mainland, its fourth in BC, and seventeenth in Canada…
Nike Inc. Fiscal Q3 Profits Climb 16 Percent
Nike, Inc. reported revenues from continuing operations rose 9 percent in its third quarter ended Feb. 28, to $6.2 billion, up 10 percent excluding currency changes. Nike brand revenues rose 10.0 percent with growth in all geographies except Greater China
Keen Launches CNX Twitter Campaign
Keen is launching a Twitter campaign to introduce consumers to the new Keen CNX line of low-profile footwear…
RECALL: 110,000 Aqua Lung Buoyancy Compensators
Aqua Lung is recalling about 110,000 buoyancy compensators with SureLock II weight pocket handles because their rubber handles can detach as divers are trying to remove the weight pockets to rise to the surface in an emergency. This poses a drowning hazar
BikeToursDirect Opens Office in South Korea
BikeToursDirect, which sends thousands of travelers on overseas bicycle tours each year, opened a new satellite office in Daegu, South Korea this month…
Congress Cuts FY 13 National Park Service Budget Deeper than Sequester
The House passed the Senate version of the FY13 Continuing Resolution that reduces the operations budget of the National Park Service by another $30 million beyond the $130 million cut by the sequester…
Izod Reaches License Agreement with Comercio Excelente for Mexico
PVH Corp. entered into a license agreement with Comercio Excelente Norte Sur S.A. de C.V. to market and distribute certain men’s and boys’ apparel, and men’s accessories and related goods under PVH’s Izod brand in Mexico…
Road Runner Sports Celebrates Third Illinois Store Opening
Road Runner Sports will celebrate the 29th Road Runner Sports store opening nationwide and the third store opening in Illinois during grand opening festivities Friday, March 22. The celebration, with a VIP exclusive event sponsored by Mizuno, will continu
Assault Weapons Ban Dropped from Senate Bill
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is not including a ban on so-called assault weapons in Senate Democrats’ legislative package on guns. Reid says he wants to bring a gun bill to the Senate with enough support to overcome any Republican efforts to bl
Sportsman’s Warehouse Buys Back 10 Stores Sold in 2009
UFA Co-Operative Limited has turned its 14 Wholesale Sports USA stores in Montana, Idaho, Oregon and Washington back to Sportsman’s Warehouse and a real estate investment company Alamo Group. Under an agreement UFA announced earlier this month, con
Edwin Watts Golf Opens Retail Shop in TN
Edwin Watts Golf Shops, LLC, one of the world’s largest specialty golf retailers, will open a new store in Bristol, TN. The grand opening festivities for the new Tennessee shop, located at 1315 Bluff City Highway, will take place from Thursday, Marc
Golfsmith Opens Largest Golf Store in Houston Area
Golfsmith International will open a new Xtreme store in the Houston, TX area, with a grand opening celebration to be held March 22-24. The company will also expand its Baybrook store in Webster, TX…
The Conservation Alliance Kicks Off 2013 Backyard Collective in Ventura, CA
The Conservation Alliance and member companies Deckers Outdoor, Horny Toad, Patagonia, REI and Vapur, will kick off the 2013 Backyard Collective this week by planting trees at a Venture, CA conservancy area…
Tilly’s Q4 Comps Dip Slightly
Tilly’s Inc. reported adjusted net income rose 11 percent in the fourth quarter. Revenues grew 14.5 percent while comps dipped 0.9 percent…
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