FGX International, a leading eyewear designer and marketer and wholly-owned subsidiary of Essilor International, has completed the acquisition of Suntech Optics Inc., which owns the Ryders performance sunglassess brand…
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DTLR Scraps Plans for IPO
DTLR Holding, Inc. will not proceed with its planned initial public offering due to an unspecified “business development,” the retailer announced. The urban retail chain had recently reported comparable store sales increased 16.8 percent for the 13 weeks
Piper Jaffrey Hires PCG Bankers to Expand LOHAS Practise
Piper Jaffray has hired Partnership Capital Growth investment bankers Janica Lane and Brian Smith to head up a new Healthy, Active & Sustainable Living Group within its consumer investment banking franchise…
Gander Mountain To Open First Missouri Location
Gander Mountain will open a store in Spring 2014 in Fenton, MO, its first in Missouri…
Traditions Performance Firearms Hires Sanders as VP of Sales
Traditions Performance Firearms, a manufacturer of muzzleloaders announces the hiring of Neil Sanders as their Vice President of Sales…
ADA to Build New Headquarters
The Athletic Dealers of America (ADA) team buying group announced plans to build a new executive office building in Viera, FL. The construction of the new building will begin later this month…
Vail Resorts Reports Acquisitions Boosted Third Quarter Retail Sales
Vail Resorts Inc. reported that its retail/rental revenues rose 8.1 percent to $28.9 million in the fiscal first quarter ended Oct. 31, reflecting its acquisition of Midwestern specialty retailer Hoigaard’s and three new mountain resorts earlier thi
Naperville Running Takes Best Running Store
Naperville Running Company in Illinois took home first place in 2013's 50 Best Running Stores in America contest, sponsored by Competitor magazine. The three runner-ups were Red Coyote Running and Fitness in Oklahoma City, OK; Rush Running Company in
Brooks Wins IRRA’s Vendor of the Year
Brooks won Vendor of the Year from the IRRA (Independent Running Retailer Association). Brooks' neutral shoe, Ghost 6, was awarded IRRA’s Shoe of the Year award…
The NHL Opens In-Store Shops Inside Dick’s Sporting Goods
Dick’s Sporting Goods has opened NHL-branded “Super Shops” inside three stores in Cranberry, PA; Lombard, IL; and West Nyack, N.Y…
Poll: Lack of Phys. Ed. in Schools Concerns Parents
According to a survey from NPR, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, and Harvard School of Public Health, almost seven in 10 parents (68 percent) report that their child's school does not provide daily physical education classes…
Women’s Powers PacSun’s Seventh Straight Quarter of Positive Comps
Pacific Sunwear of California, Inc. reported sales from continuing operation, gross margins and operating income declined in the third quarter, as another quarter of comparable store sales growth could not offset the impact of a shift in the retail calend
Quiksilver to Divest More Non-core Businesses
Quiksilver, Inc. announced plans to divest and exit Surfdome Shop, Ltd., Hawk Designs, Inc., its Moskova brand, and its business under license with Maui and Sons as part of its profit improvement plan…
Genesco Trims Outlook, Q3 Profit Slips
Genesco Inc. reported adjusted earnings fell slightly due to operating earnings slides at Journeys, Lids and Schuch. Although earnings came in line with expectations and better than Wall Street’s targets, Genesco slightly lowered its full-year outlo
2XU Secures Investment from LVHM Fund
2XU, the Australian-based compression apparel brand, has received backing from L Capital Asia, a private equity fund sponsored by French luxury retail giant LVMH…
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