Wolverine Worldwide announced several key organizational moves to drive its future growth and global brand building following its October 2012 acquisition of the Performance & Lifestyle Group (PLG). The company will migrate from four to three brand Operat
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Famous Footwear Selects New Media Agency
Famous Footwear, a division of Brown Shoe Company, has selected Empower MediaMarketing as its media agency of record…
Stanley to Toast 100th Anniversary at OR Winter Market
Stanley will celebrate its 100th anniversary at the 2013 Winter Market Outdoor Retailer show by inviting attendees to meet at and around the Stanley booth (21001) for a whiskey toast at 4:15 pm Jan. 24. A shot of…
Patagonia Opens New Store in Santa Monica
Patagonia announces the grand opening of its 4th Street Santa Monica store…
Z-Man Fishing Returns as FLW Sponsor
Z-Man Fishing Products, the nation's fastest-growing fishing lure brand, will return as an associate sponsor FLW for the 2013 season. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.FLW is the world'
Skiershop.com, Bomber Ski to Sell Ski Designed for Northeast
Skiershop.com has teamed with premier ski manufacturer, Bomber Ski to produce and manufacture a ski built for Vermont that embodies skiing in the North East…
Patagonia Adds Skier Athletes in Advance of 2013 Outerwear Launch
Patagonia Inc. announced that skiers Pep Fujas and Kye Petersen have joined the company as brand ambassadors as it prepares to a major update of its outerwear line for Fall 2013…
Topo Athletic Names Chris Cohen VP of Sales
Topo Athletic, the new footwear startup being launched by Vibram USA's former CEO, Tony Post, named Chris Cohen vice president of sales. Cohen brings over 20 years of sales experience to the role, including 15 years in sales management; he’s he
Running Specialty Group Acquires Richmond, VA Store
The Running Specialty Group (RSG) purchased the Road Runner Running Store of Richmond, VA on Dec. 31. The acquisition marks the 25th running specialty store in the RSG portfolio…
The Finish Line Lowers Guidance on Weak Q3
The Finish Line, Inc. reported a small loss of $107,000, or less than 1 cent a share, in its third quarter ended Dec. 1. Comps were up 3.6 percent but came in below plan due primarily to a shift in athletic footwear trends and a less than favorable consum
State Parks Host 22,000 Hikers on New Years Day
America's State Parks reports that more than 22,000 people celebrated the New Year by hiking in a state park on New Year’s Day, up nearly 60 percent from last year…
Oakley Signs Bubba Watson
Oakley signed an endorsement agreement reigning Masters champion Bubba Watson…
Nike Golf Announces Three-Year Agreement with PGA Merchandise Show
Nike Golf announced a three-year agreement with PGA Worldwide Golf Exhibitions…
The Buckle’s December Comps Inch Up 1 Percent
The Buckle, Inc.'s comparable store sales increased 1.0 percent for the five-week period ended Dec. 29…
Stage Stores Comps Stores Sales Taper off to 2.7 Percent in December
Stage Stores, Inc. reported total sales for the five week December period ended Dec. 29, 2012 increased 5.0 percent to $287 million compared with the prior year five week December period. Comparable store sales were up 2.7 percent for December and 5.9 per
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