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Cabela’s Income Slips Despite Double Digit Sales Increase
Cabela’s total revenue for the third quarter of fiscal 2007 increased 11.5% to a $546.8 million compared to $490.5 million for the same period last year. Third quarter net income was $13.2 million, or 20 cents per diluted share, compared to $15.0 million,
Camelbak Shifts Away From BPA Bottles
CamelBak is converting its entire line of re-useable water bottles to a new material that is 100% free of bisphenol-A (BPA). CamelBak has teamed with Eastman and the bottles will now be made from Eastman Tritan copolyester…
Ryno Names National Sales Manager
Ryno Ltd. has named Phil Steele as the company's national sales manager. Most recently, Mr. Steele was Vice President of Sales at Official Issue, an athletic apparel manufacturer in Harwood Heights, IL. From 2003 – 2006, he was Chief Operating Offic
NikeID Studio Opens in London
Nike Inc. opened a new NikeID Studio in its NikeTown store in central London. The store follows the opening of NikeID installations in New York, Paris and Osaka, Japan. The London location features a touch screen in the front window of the store where con
Report: PrAna May Be Sold In Package
PrAna, which is owned by Liz Claiborne, may be sold as a package with three other women's brands: Dana Buchman, Ellen Tracy, Sigrid Olsen, according to a report from Women's Wear Daily. The fashion paper reported that the Regatta division of Hon
Report: Starbucks Exec to Become Converse CMO
Converse is expected to name Geoff Cottrill, VP-global entertainment at Starbucks, as its new chief marketing officer, according to a report from Brandweek. He will replace VP and global marketing director, Dave Maddocks, who left the company over the sum
NSGA Appoints Four to Hall of Fame
Ron Kruse, Hayden's Athletic; Augie Nieto, Life Fitness and Octane Fitness; the late Kihachiro Onitsuka, Asics Corp.; and the late Randy Renfrow, Fitness Resource, were elected the NSGA's Sporting Goods Industry Hall of Fame. The four new member
Bob Corliss Becomes CEO of Utix
Robert J. Corliss, former president/CEO at The Athlete's Foot, became CEO and president of Utix Group, Inc, a leading prepaid gift tickets provider. Corlis resigned from The Athlete's Foot in May following the sale of the franchisor to NexCen Br
Under Armour Opens First Store
Under Armour Inc. on Thursday will open its first retail location at the newly expanded Westfield Annapolis Mall in Maryland. The 4,500-square-foot store is made to look like what's underground at a stadium and is intentionally designed to recreate t
Conservation Alliance Lobbies Congress for Wilderness
A group of four Conservation Alliance members traveled to Washington DC to talk to members of Congress about the importance of securing new Wilderness designations in Rocky Mountain National Park and elsewhere in Colorado. Representatives from Chaco, GoLi
Ski Lake Tahoe Inks Deal with Dispatch PR
Ski Lake Tahoe selected Dispatch, a San Francisco-based marketing communications agency, for public relations services for the 2007-08 winter season. Dispatch agency founder, Eric Doyne, previously assisted the resorts with publicity efforts and will retu
Black’s Leisure Comps Increase 3% in First Half
Black's Leisure, fiscal first half interim results for the 26 weeks ended 1 September saw Group comparable store sales grow 3.0% with a strong recovery at Millets as comps grew 6.4%. There was also marked improvement in Blacks and Millets performance
Smartwool Continues U.S. Ski Team Sponsorship
SmartWool will continue its partnership with the U.S. Ski Team and U.S. Snowboarding as the official sock supplier through 2011. The partnership spans nearly a decade…
Skechers USA’s Q3 Profits Climbs 11.3%
SKECHERS USA, Inc. reported a third quarter jump in net sales of 19.3% to $395.0 million from $331.1 million for the same period in 2006. Third quarter 2007 net earnings were $24.7 million versus net earnings of $22.2 million in the third quarter of the p
Payless to Enter Colombia Through Joint Venture
Payless ShoeSource and its new Joint Venture partner led by Colombian retail businessman Samuel Azout, will bring Payless ShoeSource to the Colombian market with 10 new stores expected to open beginning in summer and early fall 2008. Details of this new j
