Rapidly expanding outdoor specialty retailer Moosejaw Mountaineering named Eoin Comerford as president and CEO. In his new role, Comerford will oversee an major expansion of the company's brick-and-mortar…
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Shoe Carnival’s Q4 Net Slides on 3 Percent Comp Decline
Shoe Carnival reported sales for the fourth quarter increased 1.1 percent to $181.9 million from $179.9 million a year ago. Comparable store sales decreased 3.0 percent. Net earnings slid 25.0 percent to $3.3 million, or 24 cents per share, from $4.4 mill
SandP Upgrades Foot Locker’s Credit Ratings
Standard & Poor's Ratings upgraded Foot Locker Inc. by one grade to double-B, citing the retailer's better-than-expected results due to revenue and margin improvement. It also noted that credit metrics have “strengthened substantially” over the
OIA Members Get Data Driven with OIA VantagePoint; Upcoming Webinars Help Businesses Use this Tool
Outdoor Industry Association kicks off a webinar series Thursday afternoon highlighting how retailers and vendors are using the OIA VantagePoint tool to gain unequaled insight into trends in retail sales of outdoor products…
Skechers to Launch Online Review Rewards Program
Skechers is planning to set up a Skechers Elite rewards program to reward consumers who submit reviews or answer other consumers’ questions about Skechers products on skechers.com. Skechers Elite members will receive points for such actions that wil
New Balance HQ Expansion Plan Revealed
New Balance has unveiled its plans for a $235 million expansion of its Brighton, MA headquarters that will include a hotel, office buildings and a stadium for track and field and a hockey rink. Under the proposal filed on Wednesday at City Hall in Boston,
Sports Authority Welcomes Peyton Manning to Denver
Denver-based Sports Authority, stadium naming partner to the Denver Broncos, welcomed Peyton Manning to the city of Denver. As the official sporting goods retailer of the Broncos, Sports Authority promised to have name and number Peyton Manning t-shirts t
Sierra Trading Post Opens Fort Collins Technology Campus
Sierra Trading Post, the outdoor e-tailer, announced the grand opening of its new Fort Collins Technology Campus (FCTC). The 4,700-sqare-foot office will accommodate full-time, technology-focused employees as well as employees from other divisions who wil
Dancin’ Dogg Golf Names Joe Moses VP of International Sales
Dancin' Dogg Golf, the maker of the OptiShot Infrared Simulator in-home virtual golf system, appointed Joe Moses as VP of international sales…
Intersport International Awards Franchise for South China
IIC-Intersport International Corp., a Switzerland-based sporting goods retailer that generated $14 billion in sales of team, running, outdoor and fitness product in 40 countries in 2010, has finally entered the Chinese market through a franchise agreement
Moosejaw to Open Store in Kansas City
Moosejaw will open its first store in the Kansas City area in the fall, bringing to three the number of store openings identified by the multi-channel retailer for 2012…
SUP ATX to Open Factory Showroom March 24
SUP ATX scheduled the grand opening of its first factory showroom for March 24 from 11am to 3pm Pacific Time…
Evolv Hires Rincon Group to Rep in West
Evolv Sports added the Rincon Group as sales representatives in the western states of Colorado, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming…
Sutton Bacon Leads Buyout of NOC
The Nantahala Outdoor Center has completed a significant equity investment enabling the company to repurchase the majority of its common stock including its Employee Stock Ownership Plan. The investment was led by NOC President & CEO Sutton Bacon with par
Heelys Posts Q4 Loss, Sales Improve
Heelys, Inc. reported that on a consolidated basis, sales in the fourth quarter increased to $10.9 million from $6.7 million a year ago…
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