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New Balance Sues LVMH for Copyright Infringement
New Balance Athletic Shoe Inc. has sued LVMH Moet
Hennessy Louis Vuitton, alleging that the luxury goods
company copied its best-selling 574 casual sneaker..
Interbike Expands Interbike TV with New Video Partners
Interbike announced that a more robust Interbike video services program will be available to exhibitors, retailers and cycling enthusiasts worldwide during the upcoming 2009 Interbike Expo and OutDoor Demo…
Field and Stream Names Benelli’s Vinci Semi-auto “Best of the Best”
Benelli’s revolutionary new Vinci semi-auto shotgun has been selected for a Field & Stream “Best of the Best Award” in the shotgun category for 2009…
Macy’s Same-Store Sales Down 8.1% in August
Macy’s, Inc. reported total sales of $1.543 billion for the four weeks ended Aug. 29, 2009, a decrease of 8.5% compared with total sales of $1.686 billion in the year-ago period. On a same-store basis, sales were down 8.1%…
Stein Mart’s August Comps Fall 8.9%
Stein Mart, Inc. reported comparable-store sales fell 8.9% in August while total sales declined 12.3% to $76.1 million from $86.8 million…
Bon-Ton’s Comps Decrease 5.1% in August
The Bon-Ton Stores reported comparable store sales for the four weeks ended August 29 decreased 5.1% compared with the prior year period. Total sales for the four weeks decreased 4.8% to $197.0 million compared with $207.1 million for the prior year perio
Stage Stores Suffers 9.5% August Comp Decline
Stage Stores, Inc. reported that its total sales for the four week August period decreased 7.4% to $111 million from $120 million in the prior month. Comparable store sales decreased 9.5% this year versus a decrease of 8.3% last year…
Hoopsworld Names Top 55 Basketball Influencers
Foot Locker's Keith Daly, Nike's George Raveling, adidas' Lawrence Norman and Dick's SG's Ed Stack all ranked near the top of Hoopworld.com's list of its Most Influential In Basketball. The 55 “Influencers” also included nume
Cool Temperatures Chill July Outdoor Sales
Retail sales for all core outdoor stores combined (chain, internet, specialty) declined 4% compared to last July, moving from $371 million to $358 million, according to the most recent edition of the Outdoor Industry Association (OIA) Outdoor Topline Repo
Zumiez Sees August Comps Fall 12.1% on Declining Sales
Zumiez Inc. said total net sales for the four-week period ended August 29, decreased 2.9% to $51.7 million, compared to $53.2 million a year ago. Comps decreased 12.1% versus an increase of 0.2% in the year ago period…
Globe Int’l Posts Fiscal Year Loss as U.S. Sales Fall 20%
Globe International Limited reported that net sales were down 3% to A$116.9 million ($88 mm) for the fiscal year ended June 30. In constant currency terms net sales were down 14% versus the prior year, as Globe felt the impact of the global economic downt
Bernard Mariette Becomes President and CEO of Coalision
Bernard Mariette, the former Quiksilver president, was appointed president and CEO of Coalision Inc., the Montreal parent of the Orage skiing brand and Lolë technical apparel brand for women…
Pacific Brands Posts FY Loss as Sales Slide 5.5%
Pacific Brands Inc. posted an Australian $234.5 million ($194.2 mm) net loss in its fiscal year ended June 30, dragged down by big writedowns on brands, manufacturing plants and other parts of the business. That’s down from a A$116.6 million ($96.6
Globe Int’l Sales Fall 3% on Weakness from N. America
Globe International Limited (GLB) said recently the cost reduction and restructuring initiatives undertaken over the past twelve months have lead to improved results for the second half of the financial year…
Sportsmen’s Groups Call On Senate to Block Sunstein
Fifteen of the nation's leading conservation and sportsmen organizations sent a letter recently to all U.S. Senators requesting they oppose the nomination of Cass R. Sunstein to head the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), according
