Nike Inc. has extended its sponsorship of the United States Olympic and Paralympics teams until 2016, the U.S. Olympic Committee announced. The deal makes Nike the official outfitter of the U.S. Olympic team for the 2012 and 2016 Summer Games in London an
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REI Announces 2011 Board Election Results
REI (Recreational Equipment, Inc.) announced the results of the 2011 board elections during its annual membership meeting held Sunday, April 10 at its Seattle flagship store. Co-op members reelected Jesse King, Cheryl Scott and Michael Smith to the board.
Backcountry.com Donation Resuscitates Utah Avalanche Center
Backcountry.com donated $6,300 to non-profit Friends of the Utah Avalanche Center (FUAC) Monday so it can continue backcountry avalanche forecasting through April 24. The UAC had announced April 3 that it had exhausted its funding for the season and would
Marmot Names Velocity Sales as New England Rep
Marmot named Velocity Sales as its rep throughout the Northeastern region effective May 1, 2011 a week after announcing its would stop using John Bragg, who helped launch the brand in 1980 and was its first and longest serving rep…
NSSF Launches New Membership Campaign
With a record high of more than 6,500 members, the National Shooting Sports Foundation is launching a new membership campaign. The trade association represents the firearms, ammunition, hunting and shooting sports industry…
Retail Container Traffic to be Up 9% in April
Import cargo volume at the nation's major retail container ports is expected to be up 9% in April over the same month last year, according to the monthly Global Port Tracker report released today by the National Retail Federation and Hackett Associat
AAFA Praises Progress on U.S.-Columbia Free Trade Agreement
American Apparel & Footwear Association (AAFA) President and CEO Kevin M. Burke welcomed Thursday the announcement that the United States and Colombia have found a path forward on the long-stalled U.S. – Colombia Free Trade Agreement. The path requires Co
FansEdge.com Partners to Launch Customized Merchandising Solutions
Dreams, Inc., the parent of FansEdge.com, has partnered with Sportswear, Inc., an e-commerce solutions provider to consumer brands, retailers and media properties. The alliance will provide customized high school merchandise via the FansEdge.com website..
Frontier Group Opens Showroom
Frontier Group Sales, which represents Helly Hansen, Mountainsmith, adidas Outdoor, Serengeti, Bolle and ENO, has secured a showroom in the Pacific Market Center in Seattle for 2011…
Cramer Products Appoints West Coast Sales Rep
Cramer Products has hired Tim Maloney Sales, Inc. of Lake Forest, CA, to handle its west coast sales activity. The sales agency will cover the nine western states of Alaska, Arizona, California, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, and Washington for C
Vermont Retailer Grabs Old Navy Spot to Quadruple Space
The Outdoor Gear Exchange (OGE) will move into a former Old Navy store on Burlington, VT premier retail street in May in a move that will quadruple its overall space. The over 44,000-square-foot location will allow for expanded inventory and product selec
Stage Stores Same-Store Sales Fall 5.3% In March
Stage Stores Inc.'s same-store sales fell 5.3% in March. Comps were up in its cosmetics, junior's and young men's categories. Geographically, the Southeast and Southwest had same-store sales growth…
Buckle’s March Comps Climb 8.4%
The Buckle, Inc. announced that comparable store sales increased increased 8.4% for the five-week period ended April 2. Net sales increased 11.4% to $96.8 million from net sales of $86.9 million for the same period a year ago…
O’Neill Hires Girls Sales Manager for Swim/Active
O'Neill Clothing announced Sasha Hartloff as the new girls sales manager for the swim and activewear categories. Effective immediately, Hartloff will oversee the O'Neill Girls regional sales teams around the U.S. and spearhead distribution effor
Stein-Mart Comps Dip 3.9% in March on Easter Shift
Stein Mart, Inc. reported comparable store sales for the five-week period ended April 2, 2011 decreased 3.9%. Total sales for the period were $127.1 million, a decrease of 4.9% from $133.6 million in the same period in 2010…
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