Super Retail Group Shutters Kiwi Chain to Focus on Australia’s Evolving Outdoor Market
Super Retail Group's (SRG), which is Australia's largest sporting goods retailer, began liquidating its three-year-old FCO Fishing-Camping-Outdoors retail chain in New Zealand Jan. 26 as part of a major restructuring of its $500 million-a-year L
Iconix’s Q4 Revenues Increase 7 Percent
Iconix Brand Group reported fourth-quarter revenues rose 6.8 percent to $112.4 million…
Big 5 Expects Positive Comps in Q1
Big 5 Sporting Goods expects same-store sales to grow in the low-to-mid-digit range in the current quarter thanks to robust sales of winter products in January, strong sales of some non-winter categories and a slowing decline in firearms related sales…
L.L.Bean Lands Atop Stella Benchmark in Fourth Quarter
L.L.Bean provided the best overall customer service in fiscal fourth quarter 2014, topping the first quarterly release of Stella Benchmarks…
Scott Sports Renews Sponsorshp of High School MTB League
Scott Sports renewed Wednesday its sponsorship of the Utah High School Cycling League for the 2015 season mountain bike racing season…
Adidas Football Signs Top Prospects
Adidas announced partnerships with 16 of the top NFL prospects including quarterback Brett Hundley of UCLA, wide receivers DeVante Parker of Louisville, Kevin White of West Virginia, Dorial Green-Beckham of Missouri, Phillip Dorsett of Miami (FL.), Tyler
Big 5’s Quarter-to-Date Same-Store Sales Up
Big 5 Sporting Goods reported same-store sales have increased in the low-mid-single-digit range since the beginning of the year as a low double-digit increase in January was offset by a low single-digit decline in February that the retailer attributed to
REI Begins Selling German-made Ghost Bikes
Recreational Equipment Inc. (REI) has begun selling German-made Ghost bicycles exclusively in the United States as part of its previously disclosed deal with Accell North America…
ShoeBuy Redesigns Website
Marking its 15th anniversary, ShoeBuy debuted a new look and feel to deliver a more intuitive website as well as a refreshed rewards program…
Asics Launches Global Advertising Campaign
Asics launched its 2015 global advertising campaign, 'It's a big world. Go run it.' The creative is designed to inspire sportspeople and fitness enthusiasts around the world to explore new territories and discover the huge variety of ways a
Chinese Brand Leads Q4 Rebound in Sun Business at Essilor International
The acquisitive French optics company Essilor International reported sales at its Sunglasses & Readers segment grew 35.6 percent in the fourth quarter thanks to the addition of the Costa and Native brands and strong organic growth at its Chinese brand Bol
Kenneth Cole Appoints CEO
Kenneth Cole Productions, Inc. appointed Marc Schneider to the position of chief executive officer. She formerly worked for PVH Corp and Timberland…
Sports Direct Sees Modest Sales Growth in Fiscal Third Quarter
Sports Direct International, the UK's leading sports retailer, reported sales for its quarter ended Jan. 25 grew 2.6 percent…
Foot Locker Board Approves 2015 Spending Plans
Foot Locker Inc.'s board of directors authorized increases in its dividend and stock buy-back program as well as a $220 million capital expenditure plan for 2015 in a bid to…
Adidas Starts Search to Replace CEO Hainer
Adidas has begun a search to replace its Chief Executive Herbert Hainer when his contract expires in March 2017, according to a letter Hainer sent employees Thursday, various news outlets reported…
