Under Armour has signed on to supply uniforms, footwear and other athletic apparel for the University of Minnesota Duluth's sports team under a new five-year partnership…
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Ross Stores Q2 Net Grows 17 Percent
Ross Stores, Inc. reported earnings for the 2013 second quarter grew 17 percent to $213.1 million, up from $182.0 million in the prior year…
Dick’s Sporting Goods and ESPN Introduce “Hell Week”
Dick's Sporting Goods and ESPN introduced Hell Week, an original documentary chronicling the Station Camp High School football team as they endure a preseason overnight training camp deep in the Tennessee mountains. The documentary debuts Thursday, A
Braven LLC Acquired by Incipio Technologies
Braven LLC, a Provo, UT startup that makes ruggedized portable Bluetooth speakers for outdoor adventurers, has been acquired by Incipio Technologies Inc., an Irvine, CA-based designer and manufacturer of mobile device accessories…
Chaco Raises Over $7,000 for Conservation Alliance
Chaco successfully hosted its fourth annual flip sale to benefit the Conservation Alliance at the Outdoor Retailer Summer Market tradeshow this month. Chaco raised over $7,000…
Austin Canoe and Kayak to Open San Antonio Store
Austin Canoe and Kayak (ACK) plans to open a fifth location in Texas in northwest San Antonio…
BMC Switzerland Names Delehanty US Sales Manager
BMC Switzerland has hired Dan Delehanty as the new national sales manager for its U.S. operations…
Billabong Refinancing Offer Undergoes Revision
US private equity groups Centerbridge and Oaktree are considering whether to make a last-minute bid for Billabong after a Takeovers Panel ruling opened the company up to rival takeover offers, according to a report by the Australian. The panel had forced
Tern Names New Canadian Distributor
Tern, the Taiwanese company that specializes in making folding bikes for urban transport, named Outdoor Gear Canada (OGC) as its exclusive distributor in Canada…
European Outdoor Brands Raise $23K for Conservation at OutDoor 2013
European Outdoor Conservation Association (EOCA) raised €18,000 ($23,000) for conservation projects at OutDoor 2013, where it also signed up six new members…
CandA Commits to Reducing Water Footprint Via Organic Cotton
Swiss fashion retailer C&A has agreed on a new three-year program to further reduce its water footprint after a study by the Water Footprint Network (WFN) found that the grey water footprint of conventional cotton cultivation is five times greater than th
J.C. Penney Posts $586 Million Quarterly Loss
]C. Penney Company, Inc. reported sales of $2.66 billion in the second quarter compared to $3.02 billion in the fiscal second quarter of 2012. Comparable store sales declined 11.9 percent in the quarter, and were negatively impacted by the company's
Former Rep. Ellen Tauscher Elected Independent Chair of The Alliance for Bangladesh Worker Safety
The Alliance for Bangladesh Worker Safety elected the Honorable Ellen O'Kane Tauscher as the independent Chair of its board of directors. The coalition of North American apparel companies and retailers, industry associations, and non-governmental org
TJX Raises Guidance on Robust Q2
The TJX Companies, Inc. reported net sales for the second quarter of Fiscal 2014 increased 8 percent to $6.4 billion. Consolidated comparable store sales for the quarter increased 4 percent…
Parents Wrapping Up Back-to-school Shopping Early
The average family with school-age children in grades K-12 has already completed more than half (52.1 percent) of its shopping, up from 40.1 percent the same time last year and the highest percent in the survey’s history, according to National Retai
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