According to the initial rankings of Dick's Sporting Goods' Jersey Report, Johnny Manziel is by far the top-selling jersey. Overall this season (NFL Draft begins season), nearly 10 percent of all jerseys sold have been Manziel’s No. 2. Thi
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Intrawest Buys Out Blue Mountain Ski Resorts Partner
Intrawest Resorts Holdings, Inc. has agreed to acquire the 50 percent interest in Blue Mountain Ski Resort that it does not already own from Blue Mountain Resorts Holdings Inc. for CAD $58.0 million…
EMS Sets Grand Opening for Relocated Stamford Store
Eastern Mountain Sports will celebrate the grand opening of its relocated store in Stamford, CT next week. The 8,144-square-foot store at the Ridgeway Shopping Center will carry kid's products and rent paddle sports gear for the first time…
Modell’s Jeff Karten Retires
Modell’s Sporting Goods has confirmed that Jeff Karten, its senior buyer for apparel, has retired…
ATK CEO New Chairman of Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation Board
ATK’s President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Mark W. DeYoung was elected chairman of Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF) Board of Directors at its annual meeting…
Hyperlite Mountain Gear Secures Financing to Bring Ultralight to the Masses, Jobs to Maine
Hyperlite Mountain Gear achieved an important milestone last week in its quest to bring ultralight gear to the masses and manufacturing jobs to Maine…
Sports Direct Reports Double Digit Sales Gains in First Quarter
Sports Direct International plc , the UK's leading sports retailer, reported Group sales for its first fiscal quarter ended July 27 climbed 12.2 percent to £711.2 million ($1.21 bn). Gross profit increased 11.8 percent to £301.2 million ($510 mm)…
Wolverine World Wide Expands Amazon Distribution
With customers increasingly shopping there, Wolverine World Wide has opened up distribution for all its brands on Amazon, as well as its sister company, Zappos. Asked last week about distribution with Amazon at CL King & Associates’ Best Ideas Confe
Ray Rice Jerseys Dumped by Stores
Dick’s Sporting Goods and Modell’s were among the retailers that quickly pulled Ray Rice jerseys last week from store shelves following the airing of a second video from TMZ that showed the football player's violent fight with his wife in
DSW to Open Stores in Texas, New York and Minnesota
DSW Inc. announced plans to open stores in Fort Worth, TX; Plattsburgh, NY; and Eden Prairie, MN. All the stores will open on Sept. 10…
Vero Vellini Signs New Sales Rep Groups
Vero Vellini, manufacturer of handcrafted gun slings, has announced that it has signed with two new sales representative groups, Owens Outdoor Sales and Mike Barnes & Associates…
NSSF Opens New Washington, D.C. Office
The National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF), the trade association for the firearms and ammunition industry, formally opened its new office in The Hall of the States Building on Capitol Hill…
Lululemon Says Success Chasing Trends Slowed Comps Decline in Fiscal Q2
Lululemon Athletica Inc. beat its second quarter guidance by selling through a line of fall apparel faster than expected, but reported a sharp reversal in same-store sales. Margins suffered as the company boosted spending 21 percent to open stores, a new
Livestrong Donations Tumble
Donations to Livestrong, closely associated with yellow rubber wristbands made by Nike, dropped to $15 million in 2013 from $22.7 million in 2012, according to an Internal Revenue Service filing that was posted on the Austin, Texas-based charity’s w
The NBA Opens First Store in Southeast Asia
The National Basketball Association (NBA) announced that the first NBA Store in Southeast Asia will officially open later this year in Manila, Philippines…
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