Hibbett Sports, Inc. announced that Anthony F. Crudele has been appointed to the company's board of directors, bringing the board's current membership to nine directors…
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National Shoe Travelers Donates $1.5 Million to Two Ten Footwear Foundation
Two Ten Footwear Foundation made public a $1.5 million gift from National Shoe Travelers (NST). The gift is the largest NST has ever made and was unanimously approved by the 13-member NST Board…
Moji Fills Sourcing, Product Development and Customer Service Roles
Moji, a company devoted to helping athletes recover and feel great though sports massage, ice and heat therapy, recently hired Todd Searle as a sourcing and product development analyst and Christine Connolly as Moji’s customer service and operations
HanesBrands to Downsize Imagewear Business
HanesBrands, the parent of Champion and Hanes said it plans to narrow the focus of its worldwide imagewear business by restructuring to exit noncore segments and reduce risk. The company announced the sale of its European imagewear division and, in the U.
Finish Line Raises Q1 Forecast
The Finish Line Inc. updated its outlook for the first quarter ending June 2. Based on current projections, the company now expects first quarter comparable store sales to increase approximately 8.5 percent and diluted earnings per share to be between 22
Club Ride Hires Product Development Manager
Club Ride Apparel of Ketchum, ID has expanded its staff with the hire of a product development manager and a client services manager…
Shock Doctor Launches Performance Sports Therapy Line, Expands To Middle East/Sub Saharan Africa
Shock Doctor has expanded to the Middle East and a growing number of African countries, including Sub Saharan, Africa through distributor deals with Lion Fish and Xanamed respectively…
Zumiez’s May Comps Grow Double-Digits
Zumiez Inc. reported that sales for the four-week period ended May 26, increased 23.6 percent to $37.4 million, compared to $30.3 million in the May 2011. Comparable store sales increased 13.7 percent for the four-week period on top of a comparable store
Canadian Tire to Focus on Sport Chek, Atmosphere Banners
Canadian Tire Corp will open more than 100 new Sport Chek sporting goods stores and Atmosphere outdoor gear shops over the next five years, while shutting down 115 unprofitable outlets operated under different banners by its FGL Sports unit. Stand-alone B
Tilly’s Reports Q1 Sales Rose 16.1 Percent
Tilly’s, Inc. reported total net sales for the first quarter ended April 28, reached $96.5 million, an increase of 16.1 percent. Comparable store sales, which include e-commerce sales, increased 4.3 percent. E-commerce sales increased 31 percent to
Intertek Launches Online Life Cycle Assessment Tool
Intertek launched an online tool for life cycle assessment (LCA) and product eco-design that enables the textile and apparel industry to instantly measure and visualize the environmental impacts of products based on pre-defined eco-design scenarios…
Macy’s May Comps Rise 4.2 Percent
Macy’s, Inc. reported total sales of $2.02 billion for the four weeks ended May 26, an increase of 4.1 percent compared with total sales of $1.94 billion in the four weeks ended May 28, 2011. On a same-store basis, Macy’s, Inc. sales were up 4
Golfsmith Opens Store in San Antonio
The nation’s largest specialty golf retailer is swinging into San Antonio and opening the area’s largest experiential retail golf store. The newest Golfsmith location measuring 30,400 square foot facility is Golfsmith’s 12th Texas store
Retail Vancancies Declined in 2012
Cassidy Turley, a leading commercial real estate services provider in the U.S., reports the first vacancy declines for the U.S. retail sector in five years as the market's recovery gains momentum…
Adidas Accuses Former Reebok India Managers of Fraud
Reebok India, owned by Adidas, lodged a police complaint against two former top executives accusing them of fraud that had led the company to lose Rs 870 crore ($157 million). Adidas alleged that Subhinder Singh Prem, Reebok India's former managing d
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