Perry Ellis International reported fiscal 2013 fourth quarter revenues total $258 million, an increase of 13 percent from $229 million last year…
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Billabong Says Merger Talks Ongoing
Billabong International Ltd said it remains in talks with two groups exploring $544 million bids for the company. The statement came after Billabong had asked for a trading halt to investigate why its shares had fallen more than 20 percent earlier on Thur
Road Runner Sports Celebrates Third Illinois Store Opening
Road Runner Sports will celebrate the 29th Road Runner Sports store opening nationwide and the third store opening in Illinois during grand opening festivities Friday, March 22. The celebration, with a VIP exclusive event sponsored by Mizuno, will continu
Assault Weapons Ban Dropped from Senate Bill
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is not including a ban on so-called assault weapons in Senate Democrats’ legislative package on guns. Reid says he wants to bring a gun bill to the Senate with enough support to overcome any Republican efforts to bl
Sportsman’s Warehouse Buys Back 10 Stores Sold in 2009
UFA Co-Operative Limited has turned its 14 Wholesale Sports USA stores in Montana, Idaho, Oregon and Washington back to Sportsman’s Warehouse and a real estate investment company Alamo Group. Under an agreement UFA announced earlier this month, con
Edwin Watts Golf Opens Retail Shop in TN
Edwin Watts Golf Shops, LLC, one of the world’s largest specialty golf retailers, will open a new store in Bristol, TN. The grand opening festivities for the new Tennessee shop, located at 1315 Bluff City Highway, will take place from Thursday, Marc
Golfsmith Opens Largest Golf Store in Houston Area
Golfsmith International will open a new Xtreme store in the Houston, TX area, with a grand opening celebration to be held March 22-24. The company will also expand its Baybrook store in Webster, TX…
The Conservation Alliance Kicks Off 2013 Backyard Collective in Ventura, CA
The Conservation Alliance and member companies Deckers Outdoor, Horny Toad, Patagonia, REI and Vapur, will kick off the 2013 Backyard Collective this week by planting trees at a Venture, CA conservancy area…
Tilly’s Q4 Comps Dip Slightly
Tilly’s Inc. reported adjusted net income rose 11 percent in the fourth quarter. Revenues grew 14.5 percent while comps dipped 0.9 percent…
RECALL: 1,000 Yuba Cargo Bikes
Yuba Bicycles of Sausalito, CA is recalling about 1,000 of its Cargo bikes because the passenger’s feet can get caught in the rear wheel, posing a risk of foot injury…
DSW’s Q4 Profits Climb 35 Percent
DSW Inc. reported fourth quarter sales increase 15.7 percent to $594.3 million on a comparable sales increase of 3.6 percent. Adjusted net income, excluding one-time items, reached $31.4 million, or 69 cents per diluted share, up from $23.1 million, or 51
Zoot Sports Appoints VP and General Manager
Zoot Sports, the maker of performance apparel, wetzoots, footwear and accessories, named Erik Vervloet as its vice president and general manager. Vervloet, who has worked as vice president of sports marketing for K-Swiss and most recently as chief marketi
NEMO Equipment Launches New Website
NEMO Equipment, Inc. has launched the first phase of a new website that will offering customers a better shopping experience, dealers a centralized area to access brand documents and images, and a new outlet for the company’s military product line,
Division Six Sports Appoints Chief Merchandising Officer
Division Six Sports, Inc., a wholesaler of branded off-price footwear, apparel, accessories and hard goods, has hired Robert Kimmell as chief merchandising officer and Alan Katz as national account manager…
Hong Kong Exporters Cite Brighter Outlook, Tighter Labor Market
About half of the companies surveyed in the latest Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) Export Index experienced labor shortages first-hand or with their suppliers after the Chinese New Year holiday. Some 59 per cent of respondents said the labor s
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