Vasque has hired Holton Sales Group to represent the brand in the Midwest territory of Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Upper Michigan and Wisconsin…
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MC Sports Honors Boat Maker as Vendor of the Year
Midwest retailer MC Sports recently named Pelican International as its 2013 Vendor of the Year….
Big Shot Bikes Doubles Warehouse and Distribution Center
Big Shot Bikes LLC, based in Fort Collins, CO is expanding its warehouse, shop and distribution center from 7,000 square feet to just over 12,000 squaref feet…
Nathan Launches Hydration Initiative at Run Specialty
Nathan is partnering with run specialty retailers nationwide to kick off spring with the brand’s new 2014 hydration initiative, 'What’s Your Hydration Plan?'…
Winter Sports Drive Sales and Profit Growth at Head NV
Head NV and HTM Sport GmbH said strong snowsports sales drove revenues in 2013 to €358.7 million ($476mm), up 4.5 percent, or 7.4 percent in currency-neutral (c-n) terms compared to the prior year…
Hibbett Sports Q4 Profit Slides
Hibbett Sports, Inc. reported earnings in the fourth quarter declined 12.9 percent to $16.9 million, or 64 cents a share, in line with previously-issued guidance. Comparable-store sales increased 1.7 percent. Hibbett saw a “significant slowdown” in sales
Brown Shoe’s Q4 Profit Advances
Brown Shoe company reported fourth quarter 2013 financial results, with net sales of $600.0 million, down 3.0 percent versus fourth quarter 2012 net sales of $618.7 million. Fourth quarter 2013 net earnings jumped 55.0 percent to $6.2 million, or 14 cents
Bill Hicks and Co. Adds RAS 12 to Product Line
Bill Hicks & Co., Ltd., a full-line distributor for hunting and shooting industries announces the recent addition of the RAS 12 from Intrepid Tactical to their product line…
FL’s Ken Hicks Talks up Women’s, Kids, Vendor Partnerships
At the Bank of America Merrill Lynch Consumer & Retail Conference last week, Ken Hicks, Foot Locker’s president and CEO, elaborated on the success Foot Locker has had since he took over in 2009 but particularly talked up the growth drivers of the fu
Genesco’s Q4 Earnings Miss Guidance
Genesco Inc. reported fourth-quarter earnings adjusted to exclude non-recurring items were down 0.8 percent, falling a penny short of the retailer's projected range. Comparable sales in the quarter increased 1 percent with a 4 percent increase in the
Freedom Group Receives Unsolicited Bid
Global Digital Solutions, Inc., a technology company, has reportedly made an unsolicited offer to purchase Freedom Group, Inc., also known as Remington Outdoor Company, Inc., for $1.082 billion in cash and shares of GDSI's common stock…
Thule Group Got Quarter of Energy From Renewable Sources in 2013
Thule Group AG now gets a quarter of its energy from renewable energy according to its second annual environmental report. The report highlights progress the Swedish company made in 2013 reducing its use of water, increasing its use of renewable energy an
Genesco Hurt by Juniors Fashion Trend Drought
Genesco Inc. reported fourth-quarter earnings on an adjusted basis were down 0.8 percent, missing its guidance range by a penny, largely due to lower-than-expected profitability at lids.com. The bigger disappointment, however, was the lowering of expectat
Sportsman’s Warehouse Introduces Loyalty Rewards Program
Sportsman’s Warehouse, with 48 stores around the United States and a strong web presence, has implemented a new loyalty rewards program for its valued customers…
Columbia Sportswear’s Raises $1 Million for Breast Cancer Research
Columbia’s Tested Tough in Pink Collection, a partnership with the National Breast Cancer Foundation (NBCF) and key participating retailers, raised over $123,000 in 2013 pushing the overall donation from the campaign to over $1 million since 2007…
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