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Lightning Bolt Opens Flagship in Venice, CA
In anticipation of its 40th anniversary, Lightning Bolt officially opened the doors to its first ever flagship store in Venice, CA…
City Sports Readies for Georgetown Opening
City Sports will open its new flagship Georgetown store at 3338 M Street on Tuesday, Dec. 14th, at 10 a.m. with a day-long grand opening event. Deals include over $10,000 in gift bag giveaways, $3,000 in shopping spree giveaways, and hourly in-store raffl
Kohl’s November Comps Jump 8.1%
Kohl's Corporation reported November sales increased 8.1%. On a comparable store basis, November sales increased 6.1%. Year to date, total sales increased 7.5% and comparable store sales increased 4.7%…
Nordstrom’s Comps Grow 5.1%
Nordstrom, Inc. reported a 5.1% increase in same-store sales for the four-week period ended Nov. 27. Total sales of $815 million for November 2010 increased 8.8% compared with sales of $749 million for the same period in fiscal 2009…
FitnessKeeper Secures $1.1M in Financing
FitnessKeeper, the parent company of the RunKeeper smartphone app, has raised $1.11 million. The RunKeeper iPhone app uses GPS locating to track distance, time, elevation, pace and path…
Costco Post 6% Comp Gains for November
Costco Wholesale Corporation reported that comp store sales for the four weeks ended Nov. 28 rose excluding inflation in gas prices rose 6%…
NHL’s Sales Strong Over Black Friday Weekend
The National Hockey League (NHL) said it saw strong sales growth of its licensed product over the holiday shopping weekend (Nov. 26 -29). NHL Powered by Reebok recorded its largest Black Friday sales figures in the four year history of the New York City s
Quiksilver Sees Fourth Quarter Above Forecasts
Quiksilver, Inc., the parent of DC Shoes, said that based on preliminary data, the company estimates that revenues for its fourth quarter ended Oct. 31 were between $492 million and $497 million, compared to net revenues of $538.7 million a year ago. Pro-
Longstreth Women’s Sports Hires Field Hockey Specialist
Longstreth Women's Sports hired Christy Utter as its assistant field hockey manager and as a key member of its field hockey management team. Utter is a two-time NCAA champion and former Brown assistant head coach…
NRF: Retailers See More Holiday Traffic Over Black Friday Weekend
With one of the biggest shopping days of the year under their belts, retailers have reason to smile. According to a National Retail Federation survey conducted over the weekend, more shoppers visited stores and websites over Black Friday weekend – and spe
Puma Receives German Sustainability Award
Puma received the German Sustainability Award 2010 in the category “Most Sustainable Strategy.” The jury rewarded PUMA's strategy that envisages the transition of the company's product portfolio to sustainable products…
Hi-Tec Names U.S. Marketing Manager
Hi-Tec Sports USA has added Briana Sherry as U.S. marketing manager to the growing sales and marketing team based in Portland, OR. Sherry joins the team with an extensive background in sustainable business, including a recent MBA from Bainbridge Graduate
Bike Dealers Protest MEC Store Expansion
Mountain Equipment Co-op in encountering opposition from local bike shops to its plans to move its store in North Vancouver, BC to a much larger building in the town, according to nsnews.com, a website operated by one of Canada's largest newspaper p
Head NV Amends its 2009 Financial Statements.
Head N.V. and HTM Sport GmbH, a subsidiary of Head N.V., said it amended its 2009 financial statements. The sports equipment company said the adjustment “which is one off (non recurring) and technical in its nature has no effect on the key indicators of o
Aldila Partners with 3M
Aldila Inc., the maker of graphite golf shafts, and 3M signed a mutual commercialization agreement and a product supply agreement centered around 3M's unique Matrix Resins…
