The American Fly Fishing Trade Association will charge exhibitors leasing inline booths at the 2010 International Fly Tackle Dealer Show 18% less than FlyFishing Retailer, according to copies of the show contract released by the trade association last wee
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REI Appoints Prominent Physican to Board
REI appointed Stephen Lockhart, M.D., Ph.D., to fill an open position on the company’s board of directors. Lockhart is chairman of the board of directors of NatureBridge, an organization that provides environmental science education to 40,000 young
Nfinity Lands Grassroots Girls’ Basketball Advocate
Nfinity, the women’s performance team sport footwear company, announced that one of girls’ basketball’s biggest advocates has joined the Nfinity team. Mary Thompson will lead Nfinity’s efforts with AAU and high school girls’
Keds Teams with Alice + Olivia
Keds is partnering with Stacey Bendet, creator of the alice + olivia fashion brand, on a limited edition line based on the classic Champion sneaker…
Gildan’s Q1 Earnings, Sales Spike on Activewear Strength
Gildan Activewear Inc. reported net earnings of $28.0 million and diluted EPS of 23 cents for its first fiscal quarter ended Jan. 3, 2010, after reflecting a restructuring charge of 1 penny per share related to the consolidation of its distribution activi
European Outdoor Group Restructures Board
Members of the European Outdoor Group (EOG), which has played a lead role in opposing EU duties on imports of Asian footwear, elected Monday a new president and agreed to restructure their board to better represent the growing diversity of the industry. A
Vapor Apparel Named Official Apparel Provider of FCC
The Family Circle Cup, one of twenty Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Premier Events, has selected Vapor Apparel to manufacture and design their 2010 apparel for this year's tournament, Lacoste has been the sponsor…
Ski Market Begins GOB Sales
Ski Market started going out of business sales on Saturday. In a bankruptcy auction in Boston held Feb. 5, Gordon Brothers Retail Partners LLC won the right to liquidate Ski Market's remaining seven stores…
Aldila, Inc. Joins OTCQX
Aldila, Inc. the manufacturer of graphite golf shafts, is now trading on OTCQX. Aldila began trading Monday on the OTC market's highest tier, OTCQX U.S. Premier…
Retail Container Traffic to be Up 25% in First Half
Import cargo volume at the nation's major retail container ports will be a full 25% higher during the first half of 2010 compared with the same period a year ago, according to the monthly Global Port Tracker report released today by the National Reta
January Retail Gains Wrap Up Stronger Holiday Season, but Analysts Warn of Regression
Fresh off a promising December that saw retailers report 2.8% growth against easy year-ago comparisons and a late holiday spending spree, January retail results foresaw consolidated same-store sales surge 3%– well above initial projections — despite nas
Adidas Restructures U.S. Staff
Adidas America, Inc., last week laid off a small number of employees as part of a U.S. restructuring at its Portland, OR headquarters but indicated that it still expects to see job growth in the U.S. this year…
Sport Chalet Sees Tax Relief Help Narrow Fiscal Q3 Loss; Comps Fall Again
With help from tax loss carry-forwards extended under last year’s stimulus package, Sport Chalet, Inc. cut its net loss for the fiscal third quarter by 88% despite a decline in sales…
Sport Supply Group Fiscal Q2 Sales Increase, but Earnings Down on Debt Retirement
Sport Supply Group reported that sales increased 4.4% for its second fiscal quarter ended December 31 to $55.5 million from $53.1 million in the year-ago period. Earnings fell by 12.4% for the quarter, from $1.1 million to $0.9 million in the latest quart
Timberland Fourth Quarter Earnings Soar Despite Flat Sales
The Timberland Company saw fourth quarter earnings jump nearly 70% despite flattish revenues as strong growth from the SmartWool brand and performance footwear were offset by declines in boots in North America and Asia…
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