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Cramer Products Taps Conway as VP of Sales
Cramer Products has hired Matt Conway as the company’s new vice president of sales…
Mountain Gear Launches Textile Recycling Program
Spokane outdoor specialty retailer Mountain Gear has begun collecting used textiles at its store in Spokane, WA for recycling. Textile waste currently accounts for 5% of household solid waste streams, but only 10% of textiles are reused or recycled…
Hong Kong Economist Urges Exporters to Focus on China
Frugal consumers and an end to the inventory replenishment cycle will put downward pressure on prices of Chinese exports, according to a leading Hong Kong economist, who advised Hong Kong exporters to shift their attention toward China's booming dome
Sports Direct First-half Earnings Climb 40%
Sports Direct, the largest sporting goods chain in the United Kingdom, reported a 40% rise in first-half profit, helped by a boost from this summer's soccer World Cup…
Teva to Make Mountain Biking Shoes
Teva said it plans to launch its first-ever mountain bike shoe in Fall 2011. The brand collaborated with Teva athlete and professional mountain biker Jeff Lenosky to design the Links, a freeride mountain bike shoe with technical features…
Neiman Marcus Q1 Net Triples
Neiman Marcus, Inc. reported total revenues of $927.2 million compared to $868.9 million in the prior year. Comparable revenues increased 6.4%…
Argon 18 Appoints Director of International Sales
Following the departure of Marc-Andre Perron, Argon18, the Montreal cycling company, announced the hiring of Jeff Hammond as director of international sales…
Scott Sports Hires News Wintersports Marketing Director
Scott Sport’s Wintersports Division has hired Kerry McCarthy as its wintersports marketing coordinator. McCarthy will be responsible for driving the Scott brand in the Wintersport and Outdoor categories…
Pre-teen Up for National Geographic Adventurer of the Year
Voting begins today on the People's Choice Awards for the 2010 National Geographic Adventure’s (NGA) Adventurer of the Year. Among the 10 nominees is Mountain Hardwear athlete and Outdoor Nation Ambassador Matt Moniz, who is being recognized fo
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%…
