Lululemon Athletica Inc. beat its second quarter guidance by selling through a line of fall apparel faster than expected, but reported a sharp reversal in same-store sales. Margins suffered as the company boosted spending 21 percent to open stores, a new
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Livestrong Donations Tumble
Donations to Livestrong, closely associated with yellow rubber wristbands made by Nike, dropped to $15 million in 2013 from $22.7 million in 2012, according to an Internal Revenue Service filing that was posted on the Austin, Texas-based charity’s w
Currie Technologies Names Hugg Walton SW Territory Manager
Currie Technologies named Hugh Walton as its new Southwest territory manager at Interbike. Walton replaces Marty Schlesinger, who becomes Currie's in-house events manager…
RECALL: Cabrinha Kiteboarding Control System
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission issued a recall of about 1,700 Cabrinha Kiteboarding 1X and Overdrive 1X Control Systems from Pryde Group Americas…
Dog Bone Announces Partnership
Dog Bone, the Pulaski, Wi. based maker of dog training products that help you train your dog to find lost or wounded deer and other big game, has announced an official partnership agreement with United Blood Trackers…
Panera Asks Customers to Leave Guns at Home
Panera Bread, a bakery-cafe chain with more than 1,800 locations across the United States, is now urging customers to not carry firearms into their stores.
The NBA Opens First Store in Southeast Asia
The National Basketball Association (NBA) announced that the first NBA Store in Southeast Asia will officially open later this year in Manila, Philippines…
Norway’s Megasport Files for IPO, Changes Name to XXL
Norwegian sporting goods retailer Megasport AS announce plans to launch an initial public offering of its ordinary shares and to apply for a listing on Oslo Børs and change its name to XXL ASA 1…
Dragon Alliance Puts SoCal Sales Under Mike Erwin
Dragon Alliance added Mike Erwin to the sales team, where he will head up the vital Southern California region…
Manchester United Attributes Drop in Merchandising Revenues to Nike Shifting Focus to World Cup
Manchester United attributed a 12.3 percent decline in its Retail, Merchandising, Apparel & Product Licensing (RMA&PL) revenues in the fourth quarter ended June 30 to Nike shifting its focus toward selling jersey's for national team products leading
Juicy Couture Introduced to Kohl’s
Kohl’s Department Stores announced that Juicy Couture is now available at Kohl’s stores nationwide…
SIA Releases 2014 Snow Sports Market Intelligence Report
SnowSports Industries America (SIA) released the 2014 Snow Sports Market Intelligence Report Wednesday. The report reviews the ups and downs of the record-breaking $3.6 billion 2013/2014 season that included severe drought in the Sierras, polar vortex eve
ISA Names Ferguson as New Director General
The International Surfing Association [ISA] named Liam Ferguson as its new Director General effective immediately.
At the same time, Bob Mignogna has resigned his position, and will remain on as a Senior Advisor to the ISA President and the organization a
Polaris Exhibits Electric Mountain Bike at Interbike
Evantage USA Inc. exhibited an electric mountain bike under its licensed PolariseBike line with a regenerative electric drive at at Interbike 2014…
Court Dismisses Ralph Lauren Lawsuit Agasinst U.S. Polo Association
A U.S. District Court granted a motion Tuesday to dismiss a lawsuit Ralph Lauren Corporation's (RLC) brought against the United States Polo Association Inc. and its licensee Arvind Ltd. alleging trademark violations…
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