American Capital, Ltd., which owns Confluence Holdings Corp. and Riddell Sports Group Inc., acquired another 9.1 million shares of its common stock, or 2.8 percent of the company's outstanding shares as of March 31, in the second quarter. The company
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Cabela’s Inc. Announces the Closing of $500 Million Securitization
Cabela’s Inc. announced today that Cabela’s Credit Card Master Note Trust successfully completed the sale of $500 million of Asset-Backed Notes, Series 2012-II…
Li-Ning and Endomondo Help Runners “Rediscover the Run”
The U.S. division of leading athletic footwear and apparel company, Li-Ning, and community-based sports tracking provider, Endomondo, will host an online running contest throughout the month of June…
Nordstrom Plans First New York City Store
Nordstrom is planning to open its first flagship department store in Manhattan. According to The New York Times, Nordstrom has signed a deal to open a seven-story, 300,000-square-foot store inside a planned skyscraper on 57th Street, east of Broadway…
Pope Benedict Praises Team Sports
Team sports such as soccer can educate participants and spectators in important values, including self-sacrifice and respect for one's adversaries, Pope Benedict XVI said in a message to participants in the European Cup soccer tournament…
Easton-Bell Plans to Consolidate Rantoul Operations
Easton-Bell Sports, Inc. plans to build a modern new distribution, assembly and shared services center in Rantoul, IL to consolidate it operations there under a single roof. The proposed center would employ 300 and serve as one of the company’s prim
Shopkick, MasterCard Partner on Rewards Program
Shopkick began offering Wednesday MasterCard cardholders the ability to earn kicks, its proprietary reward currency, when they link their credit card to Shopkick’s Buy & Collect program and make qualifying purchases. Kicks can be redeemed for gift c
Astral Adds New Customer Service Associates
Astral said Kevin Mulligan joined its customer service team in June at it's headquarters in Asheville, NC…
U.S. Forest Service Buys 6,000 Spot Devices
Spot LLC said the U.S. Forest Service purchased 6,000 Spot Satellite GPS Messenger devices and satellite service to enhance employee safety. Spot messengers have initiated more than 1,800 rescues worldwide since Globalstar introduced the product in 2007..
New Balance Releases First Responsible Leadership Report
New Balance released its first comprehensive Responsible Leadership report this month that offers a deeper look into the company’s history, culture, values and sustainability efforts. It outlines the challenges faced by the company, initiatives to a
Sustainable Apparel Coalition Honored for Leadership
Patagonia, Nike and Timberland were on hand Monday night when the Apparel Sustainability Coalition they helped found was honored for leadership in a special ceremony by the Corporate Eco Forum…
Mountain Gear, Mammut Complete Paradox Sports Project
Outdoor retailer Mountain Gear recently wrapped up an exciting mountaineering and climbing collaboration with athletes from Paradox Sports, a non-profit organization that provides inspiration and opportunity to the disabled community, and Mammut, a Swiss
Shock Doctor Acquires Cutter Gloves
Shock Doctor, the leading mouthguard company, has acquired Cutters Gloves. Based in Phoenix, AZ, Cutter's founders, Jeff and Laura Beraznik, will continue to be involved in the business. Tony Armand, CEO, Shock Doctor, said, “Cutters is a perfect add
Foot Locker to Celebrate 100-Year Anniversary of NYSE Listing
Foot Locker, Inc. celebrated its 100-year anniversary as a publicly listed company on the New York Stock Exchange. The company, whose roots date back to the legendary retailer, F.W. Woolworth, commemorated its centennial listing on the Exchange by having
Summit Sports Births New Snowboarding Site
Snowboards.net has re-emerged with an enhanced user experience under Snowboards.com, according to its parent company Summit Sports, Inc. The revamped site offers a content-rich and informed shopping experience and is accessible independently as well as th
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