Li & Fung reported net profit attributable to shareholders rose 17 percent in 2013, to $725 million, aided by a turnaround in its U.S. business. Sales grew 3 percent to $20.7 billion. The Hong-Kong sourcing giant also proposed a spin off of its global bra
Category: Sports/Fitness
Sports Afield Acquires Assets of Cabela’s Trophy Properties
Sports Afield has announced the acquisition of the assets of Cabela's Trophy Properties, LLC, the real estate listing arm of Cabela's…
Nfinity’s Cheerleading Event to Reach Cinemas
This spring, Fathom Events and Nfinity Athletic will bring the country’s top cheerleading teams together for a night of cheerleading, tumbling and stunts to select U.S. cinemas with the Nfinity Champions League Cheerleading Event…
Outdoor Nation, Paddle Companies, Outdoor Retailer and the National Park Service Announce the Launch of 2014 Paddle Nation Grants
Funds will be awarded to the best paddling initiatives that get young people on rivers across the U.S…
Outdoor Brands Dominate Adweek List
Outdoor specialty brands took a third of the spots in a short list of brands that still offer lifetime warranties. The short list was published as a sidebar to the cover story for the March 17 edition of the newspaper titled “For Some Retail Brands, Lifet
Iconix Brand Group Promotes Seth Horowitz to COO
Iconix Brand Group, Inc. announced several key management changes. They included the promotion of Seth Horowitz to chief operating officer and the appointment of Jeff Lupinacci as chief financial officer…
DSW’s Q4 Profits See Slight Decline
DSW Inc. reported net income, adjusted to exclude non-recurring items, fell slightly to $28.7 million, or 31 cents per share, from $31.4 million, or 34 cents a year ago. Results topped Wall Street's consensus estimate of 29 cents a share. Same-store
AMC’s ‘Outdoors Rx’ Director Honored at White House Event
Interior Sec. Sally Jewell honored a program director at the Appalachian Mountain Club’s for an innovative new outdoor prescription program “Outdoors Rx, at a special ceremony at The White House Tuesday. Launched last year with MassGeneral Hos
Costa Sunglasses Appoints Regional Sales Manager
Costa Sunglasses recently hired Emily Boynton as northeast regional sales manager for its Rx, sunglass specialty and department store accounts…
MC Sports Honors Boat Maker as Vendor of the Year
Midwest retailer MC Sports recently named Pelican International as its 2013 Vendor of the Year….
Big Shot Bikes Doubles Warehouse and Distribution Center
Big Shot Bikes LLC, based in Fort Collins, CO is expanding its warehouse, shop and distribution center from 7,000 square feet to just over 12,000 squaref feet…
Sporting Goods, Hobby, Book and Music Stores Down in February
Early estimates of February retail sales came in better than expected, with sales by sporting goods, hobby, book and music stores’ leading the way in growth over January, but falling the most when measure against year ago levels, according to advanc
Brown Shoe Q4 Profit Surges, Outlook Disappoints
Brown Shoe Co., Inc. reported fourth quarter 2013 net earnings surged 55.0 percent on lower costs and higher sales at the company's Wholesale division. However, same-store sales at Famous Footwear declined in the period and the footwear company forec
Columbia Sportswear’s Raises $1 Million for Breast Cancer Research
Columbia’s Tested Tough in Pink Collection, a partnership with the National Breast Cancer Foundation (NBCF) and key participating retailers, raised over $123,000 in 2013 pushing the overall donation from the campaign to over $1 million since 2007…
Thule Group Got Quarter of Energy From Renewable Sources in 2013
Thule Group AG now gets a quarter of its energy from renewable energy according to its second annual environmental report. The report highlights progress the Swedish company made in 2013 reducing its use of water, increasing its use of renewable energy an
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