Sweden's New Wave Group AB reported sales at its Sport & Leisure segment grew 29 percent to SEK 522 million ($62 mm) in the second quarter, due primarily to growth in the U.S. promotional channel and the impact of exchange rates…
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Vans Partners with Truth
Vans is partnering with Truth, the nation’s longest-running and most successful youth smoking prevention campaign, on a new 2015 Vans x truth collection, “inspired by 100 ridiculously-awesome replacements for cigarettes”…
Ross Stores Q2 Earnings Climb
Ross Stores, Inc. reported that earnings per share for the second quarter ended August 1, 2015 increased 11 percent to $259 million, or 63 cents a share, up from $240 million, or 57 cents, in the prior year. Sales for the fiscal 2015 second quarter rose 9
NBDA Releases Interbike Seminar Program
NBDA (National Bicycle Dealers Association) released the schedule for Super Seminars Plus, which begin on September 15, the day before Interbike starts…
Easton Baseball/Softball Announces New Global Headquarters Location
Easton Baseball/Softball plans to open a new 90,000-square-foot global headquarters in Thousand Oaks, CA. Currently located in Van Nuys, CA, the company’s new multi-million dollar facility will feature office space for more than 100 employees, a st
Arc’teryx Ramps Up U.S. Expansion
Arc’teryx continues to push ahead with the expansion of stores in the U.S. Scheduled openings in coming months include locations in Denver, New York City, Boston and Chicago. Arc’teryx, based in North Vancouver, BC, Canada, now has seven store
Department Stores Deliver Subpar Q2
Impacted by sales shortfalls, several department stores reported second-quarter results that missed plan. Macy’s earnings slid 25.7 percent to $217 million, or 64 cents per share, missing Wall Street’s consensus estimate of 76 cents a share. R
Bass Pro Confirms Layoffs
Bass Pro Shops confirmed that it had laid off “fewer than 60” employees at its corporate headquarters in Springfield, MO, and at a woodworking shop in nearby Nixa. It also laid off an average of six employees at most of its stores across the c
The Buckle’s Q2 Profits Slip
The Buckle Inc. reported net income declined slightly in the second quarter, to $23.5 million, or 49 cents a share, from $24.5 million, or 51 cents, a year ago…
Kappa China Sales Surge in First Half
China Dongxiang (Group) Co., Ltd. reported revenue from the Kappa brand surged 46.4 percent to RMB464 million ($76 mm) in its home market of China during the first half…
Field and Stream to Open First South Carolina Store
Field & Stream, a specialty hunting and fishing retail chain being launched by Dick's Sporting Goods, will open its first store in South Carolina next week in North Charleston…
Bass Pro Confirms Layoffs
Bass Pro Shops laid off “fewer than 60” employees at its corporate headquarters in Springfield, MO, and at a woodworking shop in Nixa, MO, according to a report in the Springfield News Leader. It also laid off an average of six employees at mo
Oiselle Partners with Women’s Running Teams at Yale
Oiselle, the women’s athletic apparel company, signed on to become the official apparel of the Yale Women’s Cross Country and Track and Field programs starting in Fall 2015. This marks Oiselle’s first and only university affiliation…
Sierra Trading Post’s First Northeast Location Revealed
Sierra Trading Post will open its first outlet on the East Coast in Burlington, VT, The TJX Companies Inc. CEO Carol Meyrowitz disclosed Tuesday…
Spy Inc. CEO Marckx Steps Down
Spy Inc. reported Michael Marckx has stepped down as director and CEO of the company, which makes sunglasses, goggles and frames under they Spy and Spy Optic brands, according to a regulatory filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission…
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