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Golf Anti-Counterfeiting Group Carries Momentum Into 2013
The U.S. Golf Manufacturers Anti-Counterfeiting Working Group (Golf Group) announced the successful raids of two facilities responsible for supplying counterfeit golf products to numerous stores throughout a well-known Chinese golf market. The raids by lo
Express Adding Yoga Apparel and Activewear
Express, the fashion-forward apparel chain, is adding yoga and activewear merchandise to some stores after a successful online test earlier this year…
Neptune Mountaineering Expects to Complete New Museum By October
Neptune Mountaineering has completed its redesign of the museum housed within its retail store located at 633 South Broadway, Boulder, CO and expects to have it completed by Sept. 30, 2013…
Nike Swim Sees Double-Digit Q2 Growth for Perry Ellis
Perry Ellis International reported more modest gains in its golf apparel segment in the second quarter than recent quarters due to a slowdown in the mid-tier department store channel. But Nike Swim’s revenues were up over 40 percent as all channels
Rider Sandals Launches Foosball Tour
Rider Sandals continues its search for the best collegiate foosball players with the Fall Foosball Tour, making stops across the Northeast throughout the month of September. Rider will kick off its fall tour in Boston, MA at College Day at Fenway Park o
Data Show Privately Held Sporting Goods Retailers Outperforming
Privately held sporting goods stores may be outperforming their publicly traded competitors, according to Sageworks, which compiles private company financial data to help private companies benchmark their performance…
Yue Yuen’s Casual/Outdoor Sales Outpace Athletic in First Half
Yue Yuen Industrial (Holdings) Limited, a major contract manufacturer for western shoe brands, reported total sales rose 1.4 percent for the six months ended June 30 to approximately $3.70 billion. Sales of athletic shoes and casual/outdoor shoes were up
SIA Releases Engaging Gen Y in Snow Sports Report
The SnowSports Industries America (SIA) research team has released its latest findings in the report called Engaging Gen Y in Snow Sports, which is the first in the Snow Sports Consumer Profiles, SIA’s new audience-specific report series…
Sport Chalet to Boost Cost Cutting, Markdowns and Borrowing After Tough Quarter
Sport Chalet Inc. extended its bank line, eliminated jobs and renegotiated contracts to sustain strategic spending initiatives in the wake of a disappointing first fiscal quarter…
Nordstrom’s Q2 Earnings Jump
Nordstrom, Inc. reported a a 24 percent increase in earnings per diluted share of 93 cents for the second quarter ended Aug. 3, 2013, compared to 75 cents per diluted share for the same quarter last year. Net sales for the second quarter were $3.1 billion
Kohl’s Sales and Comps Up in Q2
Kohl’s Corporation reported that total sales increased 2.0 percent to $4.3 billion for the second quarter ended Aug. 3. Comparable store sales increased 0.9 percent, up from a decrease of 2.7 percent in the year-ago comparable period…
City Bike Partners with Pratt Institute
City Bike company Brooklyn Cruiser is partnering with Pratt Institute. The company will offer incoming Pratt students affordable and sustainable transportation options and an opportunity to design branded cycling accessories it will be put into production
National Geographic Explorer Journeys To Downtown L.A. Sport Chalet
Sport Chalet, Inc. will host National Geographic Emerging Explorer Juan Martinez for an exclusive in-store event at the FIGat7th location in Downtown Los Angeles on Saturday, Aug. 10…
Cramer Products Acquired by Performance Health
Performance Health, manufacturer and marketer of Thera-Band, Biofreeze, Perform and Hygenic branded products, announced a merger with Cramer Products, Inc. The partnership will result in little initial change in how each company conducts business with the
J.C. Penney Denies Report Of Credit Woes
J.C. Penney issued a statement Thursday denying a report of challenges gaining funding to support merchandise delivery. On Wednesday, the New York Post said CIT Group, the largest factoring firm, “abruptly” ceased financing deliveries to the d
