J. C. Penney announced late Monday that William A. Ackman of Pershing Square Capital Management, JCP's largest investor, has resigned from the Board effective Aug. 12, 2013. Ackman is best known for his actions to bring in former Apple retail chief R
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SIA Releases Addendum to Retailer to Consumer Marketing Guide
SnowSports Industries America (SIA) has released an Addendum to the Retailer to Consumer Marketing Guide (RMG) it released last year that delves deeper into how snow sports dealers can drive traffic to their shops…
Imperial Headwear Opens New Production Facility in MO
Imperial Headwear has opened a new production facility in the Southern Missouri town of Ellington. It is the second manufacturing plant Imperial operates in Missouri…
U.K. July Retail Sales Post Highest Growth Since April 2011
U.K. retail sales values were up 2.2 percent on a like-for-like basis from July 2012, when they had increased 0.1 percent on the preceding year. On a total basis, sales were up 3.9 percent, against a 2.0 percent increase in July 2012, the fastest July gro
Foot Locker Rolls Out New Commercial Featuring NBA Stars Harden and Curry
Foot Locker, Inc. unveiled its newest national commercial highlighting its “Approved” sneakers and gear. The spot features James Harden of the Houston Rockets and Stephen Curry of the Golden State Warriors…
Trips for Kids Distributes $50,000 in Grants Raised Largely from Industry
The Trips for Kids board of directors is awarding up to $50,000 in grants to support the Trips for Kids' international network of chapters thanks in large part to the generosity of corporate sponsors across the cycling and outdoor industries…
U.S. Electric Bike Sales Doubled in Year Ended July 31
During the year ended July 31, U.S. sales of electric bikes doubled from a year earlier, according to the just released 2013 edition of Electric Bike Reports Worldwide, which is produced by eCycleElectric International Consultants…
Sea to Summit to Distribute CamelBak Hydration Products in China
CamelBak named Sea to Summit as the exclusive distributor of its hydration packs and reusable BPA-free water bottles in China…
July Retail Sales Inched up 0.3 Percent
Sporting goods, hobby, book and music stores’ sales were up 1.0 percent seasonally-adjusted month-to-month and 3.9 percent unadjusted year-over-year, according to data released by the U.S. Department of Commerce…
Nike’s VP of Sport Performance Footwear Retires
Bruce Connelly has decided to retire from Nike after nearly 26 years with the company. Connelly has served as Nike's VP of sport performance footwear for the past three years…
Easton-Bell Sports Reports Better Margins on Lower Sales in Q2
Easton-Bell Sports, Inc. reported net sales declined 5.8 percent from the second quarter of 2012, although margins improved. Team Sports net sales decreased $11.6 million, or 9.4 percent, for the quarter from lower sales of Easton hockey products related
Apex Sports Group Hires Product Manager, VP of Sales
Apex Sports Group, the makers of the Apex Ski Boot System, has expanded their North American sales force with two new hires, while also retaining a new product manager and promoting a new VP of sales for brand support…
Giant Group Reports Double-Digit Profit Growth in First Half
Giant Group grew pre-tax net profit 18.9 percent in the first six months ended June 30 on a 4.1 percent increase in revenue, which reached TWD27.2 billion yuan ($914 mm) during the period…
Mavic Names Podium Sales as Mid-Atlantic Sales Agency
Mavic, Inc. has hired Podium Sales Group to represent its brand in the Mid-Atlantic region beginning Aug. 15…
Fischer Sports Names News Reps
Fischer Sports added two new sales reps for their Alpine products in the Pacific Northwest and Rocky Mountains territories…
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