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EMS to Celebrate New Massachusetts Store Oct. 3
Eastern Mountain Sports will host a grand opening Oct. 3 of its new location at Patriot Place, adjacent to Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass. The new location becomes Eastern Mountain Sports’ 15th store in Massachusetts and its 15th using a new store f
Nexcen Receives Offers for Blass and Waverly Units
NexCen Brands, Inc., the parent of The Athlete's Foot, said it has received multiple bids for its Bill Blass and Waverly businesses, respectively. NexCen is currently in active discussions and supporting diligence for the sale of each business…
Lucy to Open Three Stores, Enters Florida
Lucy Activewear, wholly owned subsidiary of VF Corp, is opening three new stores this Fall with an innovative new store concept. The new stores, including its first in Florida, takes the company to over 65 stores nationwide…
RECALL: Aqua Lung Regulators
The CPSC and Aqua Lung are recalling approximately 6,000 Titan DIN 1st Stage Scuba Regulators and Titan/Conshelf DIN Scuba Adaptors. Over-tightening of the DIN retainer by a technician during installation can result in the retainer breaking under pressure
Lululemon Founder to Transfer Shares
Lululemon Athletica inc. announced that founder and Chairman Dennis J. Wilson set plans to transfer about $11 million in restricted stock to an undetermined number of founding employees…
Epic Kayaks Hires New Technology Director
Dave Kruger, who played key design and manufacturing roles at Wenonah Canoe and Bell Canoe Works, has joined Epic Kayaks in the same role. Charleston, S.C.-based Epic name Kruger as its director of technology and manufacturing. At Wenonah/Current Designs
Canadian Ski Team to Wear CW-X Base Layers
As part of the four-year deal, Wacoal Sports Science Corp. (WSSC) will supply its CW-X compression base layer tops and bottoms to the Canadian Alpine and Para-Alpine Ski Teams. In return, WSSC has the right to use Alpine Canada Alpin’s imagery, phraseolog
Filson to Open Store in Pearl District
Filson announced it will open a new store in the Pearl District in Portland, OR this November, joining the likes of outdoor retailers REI, lucy and Icebreaker. The new store will occupy 2400 square feet on the ground level of the historic Confectionery Bu
TJX Comps Flat as BTS Sales Spill into September
The TJX Companies, Inc. reported that sales for the four-week period ended Aug. 30, 2008, rose 4% to $1.5 billion on flat comp store sales. The off-price retailer, which owns Marshalls, said the performance was below plan due to unanticipated foreign exch
Target’s August Comps Decline 2.1%
Target Corp reported that its net retail sales for the four weeks ended Aug. 30, increased 3.1% to $4.85 billion from $4.7 billion a year ago. August comparable store sales declined 2.1%…
Ross Sees Slight Increase in Comps
Ross Stores, Inc. today reported sales of $504 million for the four weeks ended Aug. 30, 2008, a 9% increase over the $461 million in sales for the four weeks ended Sept. 1, 2007…
Neiman Marcus August Comp Sales Remain Flat
Neiman Marcus, Inc. announced that in the four-week August period, comparable revenues in the Specialty Retail Stores segment (which includes Neiman Marcus Stores and Bergdorf Goodman) decreased 0.4%. Revenue growth trends were the strongest in the compan
Ocean Minded Names General Manager
Ocean Minded, Inc., which was acquired by Crocs in 2007, has appointed Andrew Palmer to fill the newly created position of general manager. Palmer joins Ocean Minded with more than 20 years of experience in the action sports market. Notably, Palmer was co
CBS Boardshop Battles the Giants
Brian Dani founded Ski-N-Stuff in Mission Viejo, CA, in 1989 after a wrist injury sidelined a career in construction. The store—which relocated five years ago under a new name, CBS (California Board Shop) Boardshop, in Lake Forest—has since become the le
The Contender: Everlast president Adam Geisler is ready to go the distance by diversifying the company’s business.
At the tender age of 32, Adam Geisler presides over Everlast Worldwide Inc., a company that has been synonymous with boxing for 98 years. And like the sport itself, Everlast has had its share of tough bouts…
