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Ferrand Associates’ Bill Lockwood Elected EORA President
Bill Lockwood of the Mid-Atlantic region Ferrand Associates was elected unanimously by the EORA board of directors to service as the association's new president. Outgoing President Al Diamond had served as the association president for the past two y
Stein Mart August Comps Rise 8.5% on Sales Promotions
Stein Mart, Inc. said comparable store sales for the fiscal period ended Aug. 28, 2010 climbed 8.5% due to a clearance event which accelerated revenue into the last weekend of the month…
The Buckle Comps Trip 3.5% in August
The Buckle, Inc. said that comparable store net sales for the four-week period ended Aug. 28, 2010 decreased 3.5% from comparable store net sales for the same four-week period ended 2009…
Stage Stores’ Comps Rise 2.4%
Stage Stores, Inc. said its total sales for the four-week August period ended Aug. 28, 2010 increased 2.4% to $114 million from $111 million in the prior year four-week period ended August 29, 2009. Comparable store sales increased 0.5%…
Running Room Opens First Store in Montreal
Running Room opened its first store in the city of Montreal. The company now has 92 corporately owned stores, largely in Canada. It has seven stores in Minnesota and one in Iowa…
Life is Good Supports Packages for Troops
In honor of the National Day of Service, Life is Good will galvanize volunteers and partners to assemble care packages for local troops serving in Iraq and Afghanistan at the 2010 Life is Good Festival at Blue Hills…
Apple Licenses Ping Trademark
Ping and its parent company, Karsten Manufacturing Corporation, entered into an agreement with Apple under which Apple will use the Ping trademark in connection with Apple's new social music feature in iTunes…
Columbia Completes OutDry Acquisition
Columbia Sportswear Company has completed its previously announced acquisition of OutDry Technologies S.r.l., from Nextec S.r.l., based near Milan, Italy. OutDry Technologies S.r.l. owns the intellectual property and other assets comprising the OutDry bra
U.S. Apparel Sales Rise 2.6% in August
SpendingPulse, a macro-economic report tracking national retail and service sales, said U.S. retail industries in August rose 2.6% year-over-year follwoing a 1.1% drop in July. Nevertheless, the tendency has been more towards remaining stable and flat rat
West 49 Obtains Court Approval on Sale to Billabong
West 49 Inc. announced that following a hearing held on Thursday, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice issued the final order approving its proposed sale to Billabong International Ltd…
Mizuno Aims to Accelerate Baseball Growth
Mizuno Corp. has rolled out a caravan of royal blue-and-white vans to stadiums, amateur fields and sporting-goods stores in Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana and California to accelerate growth in its baseball gloves and bats business. According to Bloomberg News,
Kennamer Promoted to NWTF Chief Conservation Officer
James Earl Kennamer, Ph.D., has been named Chief Conservation Officer for the National Wild Turkey Federation…
Li Ning Reports 11.2% Revenue Gain in First Half
Li Ning Group Limited reported revenue grew by 11.2% in the six months ended June 30, to RMB4,504.6 million ($667 mm) with most the sales coming from its eponymous brand. The Chinese company said it will continue to up its sponsorship spending on elite at
Sears Holdings Names Marketing President
Sears Holdings said David Friedman will join the company as SVP and president, marketing. Friedman most recently served as president, Americas for Razorfish…
Sunice Becomes Rainwear Sponsor of U.S. Solheim Cup Teams
Sunice has been named the official waterproof rainwear licensee for the 2011 and 2013 United States Solheim Cup Teams…
