Patagonia Register As Benefits Corporation

Patagonia became the first company in California to elect benefit corporation status, an increasingly population form on incorporation with socially conscious businesses. Patagonia Founder Yvon Chouinard led a dozen businesseson Tuesday, which marked the

Level Now Working Directly with U.S. Sales Rep

Level said it is now working directly with a U.S. rep to service U.S. dealers in an arrangement that will provide retail margins of up to 60 percent on its premium gloves. The Italian company specializes in gloves for snowboarders but also offers a line o

Blacks Leisure Expects to Announce Buyers Soon

Blacks Leisure expects to announce a sale of substantially all of its stores, assets and brands within the next few days. The UK company confirmed that some of the investors bidding on its assets have offered to acquire substantially all its assets, which

DC Shoes Launches New Campaign

DC Shoes released its new campaign, REDISCOVER DC, which features the newest additions to the skate team – Nyjah Huston and Mike Mo Capaldi. For its Rediscover DC campaign. DC created a video presenting the skate team, and for the first time in nearly a d

Lids Sports Partners with Super Baskets of Hope

Riley Children’s Foundation, Basket of Hope and former Indianapolis Colts Coach Tony Dungy have kicked off the first-ever Super Bowl host city service project that reaches across the nation. The Super Baskets of Hope project is made possible thanks

Igloo Sees Robust Growth

Igloo Products Corporation reported that since its October 2008 acquisition by J.H. Whitney, the company's three-year performance set records in all categories…

Jakson Kayak Names McBeath as Director of Marketing

Jackson Kayak has named James McBeath, who co-founded World Kayak with Eric Jackson, as its new director of marketing. A former software entrepreneur, McBeath is also a co-founder of Breathe Productions, Liquid Skills Kayak School and Kayak Futaleu and w

DeLorme Names Preus Director of Consumer Sales

DeLorme has appointed Chris Preus effective immediately as its director of consumer sales. Preus, who has been the driving force in taking two companies public and worked extensively on overseas sourcing, brings 28 years of experience in sales and marketi

Stein Mart’s Comps Flattish in December

Stein Mart, Inc. reported comparable store sales for the five-week period ended Dec. 31, 2011 were flat to last year. Total sales for the December five-week period were $166.0 million, a decrease of 0.2 percent from $166.3 million in the same period last

Stage Stores December Comps Inch Up 1.2 Percent

Stage Stores, Inc. reported that its total sales for the five week December period increased 2.9 percent to $274 million from $266 million in the prior year five week period ended January 1, 2011. Comparable store sales increased 1.2 percent…

Nantahala Outdoor Center Wins OIA Inspiration Award

Nantahala Outdoor Center will receive the 2012 Outdoor Industry Association (OIA) Outdoor Inspiration Award at a ceremony presented by the OIA and Adidas Outdoor on Jan. 20 in Salt Lake City, UT. The award is the industry’s top honor for businesses