Richard Vazquez is joining Gander Mountain as executive vice president of merchandising. Vazquez has served in various positions at Home Depot since 1994, most recently as vice president, merchandising and marketing, Mexico Division, where he oversaw all
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American Hiking Society National Trails Fund Applications Under Way
American Hiking Society is currently accepting applications for the 2006 National Trails Fund. The National Trails Fund is the country's only privately funded grants program providing financial assistance to grassroots organizations working toward es
Pacific Sunwear Names Weiss to Board
Pacific Sunwear of California, Inc. announced the appointment of Michael Weiss to the company's Board of Directors. Mr. Weiss spent 23 years at Limited Brands where he was most recently CEO of Express, a 1,000-store division of Limited Brands. Mr. We
Kohl’s Outlines Five-Year Plan; Sees $24 Billion in Sales by 2010
Kohl's Corporation hosted an investor conference in Boston, Mass. on Wednesday where the company discussed its five-year financial objectives and supporting growth strategies. By the end of fiscal year 2010, Kohl's plans to operate over 1200 st
Urban Outfitters Announces 2-for-1 Stock Split
Urban Outfitters, Inc. announced a two-for-one split of its common stock. This split will be made in the form of a stock dividend of one share of its common stock for each share outstanding. The additional shares issued as a result of the stock split will
Columbia Seizes 80,000 Counterfeits in July
Columbia Sportswear Company has been leading an aggressive campaign to eradicate counterfeiting of their products in several key markets. Columbia worked with local authorities in China, Vietnam, and Australia to seize products that included apparel and a
prAna Launches New Wind Power Initiative for 100 Retailers
In a move that underscores the company's commitment to being part of the solution, prAna announces the prAna Natural Power Initiative, which will provide renewable wind energy to 100 of its retailers across the nation. PrAna's wind power
Golfsmith More Than Doubles Income on 5.8% Sales Gain
Golfsmith International, Inc. reported net revenues of $102.5 million for the quarter ended July 2, 2005, a 5.8% increase over $96.9 million for last year's quarter. Net income for the period increased 160.9% to $6.0 million from $2.3 million last ye
NRF: Back-To-College Spending Up 33.8%
Though college students will wait until later this month to hit the books, they’ve been hitting the stores all summer long to prepare for their return to campus. The third annual NRF 2005 Back-to-College Consumer Intentions and Actions Survey, conducted b
Dick’s Q2 Comps Increase 0.5%; Cuts Fiscal Year Guidance
Dick's Sporting Goods net income for the second quarter ended July 30, 2005, excluding merger integration and store closing costs and gain on sale of investment, was $24.2 million, or 45 cents per share, as compared to GAAP net income and earnings pe
Giannulli Withdraws Mossimo Bid
Mossimo Giannulli, founder, Chairman of the Board and Co-Chief Executive Officer of Mossimo, is withdrawing his proposal to acquire all outstanding shares of the Company not owned by him at $4.00 per share. Giannulli said that while he remains interested
Head NV Gets Q2 Lift from Winter Sports, Property Sale…
Head N.V. looked to the Winter Sports business in the second quarter to reverse the negative sales trend of the first quarter, but the total sales increase for the period was not enough to bring the year-to-date revenue line into positive growth territory
RECALL: Rear Wheel Hubs
Ritchey Design is recalling roughly 2,000 WCS – Protocol, Carbon, DS, DS Aero, and Girder rear wheels manufactured under license from American Classic Inc. American Classic voluntarily recalled about 2,850 of their road and mountain bike whe
Pacific Sunwear to Roll Out New Footwear Format as Business Matures…
Pacific Sunwear of California Inc. will need to expand store count to continue to deliver on their sales and earnings goals and will look to a stronger commitment in footwear to accomplish the task. The retailer has relied on apparel and accessories to g
Volcom Gets Balanced Gender Growth…
Volcom, Inc. saw much of its second quarter growth from significantly larger orders from Pacific Sunwear, its largest customer. The order increases began in the second half of 2004, and the company expects the back half of the is year to be somewhat more