AFIRM Announces Research Package Benefit
AFIRM, the Association of Fitness Industry Retailers & Manufacturers, announced its research package benefit for member companies. The program will deliver up to eight reports annually…
Far Bank Enterprises Names New Hard Goods Planner
Far Bank Enterprises named Ryan Cade as its new hard goods planner for its Sage, Redington and RIO fly fishing lines. Cade served as the category manager for Camping, Equipment/Gear and Optics with Brunton/Fiskars Outdoor. Prior to that, he was a senior p
Hanesbrands to Send Local H.S. Student on Everest Expedition
Hanesbrands Inc., which is leading Expedition Hanesbrands to climb Mount Everest this spring, said it will take Winston-Salem, N.C. high-school student LaQuishia Stone to visit the world’s highest mountain to inspire other students to set ambitious
Winmark Corp.’s Q1 Earnings Jump on 6.4% Sales Gain
Winmark Corporation, franchisor of the Play It Again Sports stores, said net income for the quarter ended March 27, 2010 rose 55% to $2.2 million on a 6.4% increase in revenues to $9.8 million…
Trek Loses Lawsuit Against Winery
Trek Winery, a family-run winery in Novato, CA, won a federal trademark lawsuit filed by Trek Bicycle Corp. over the winery's name…
Sport Chek Stores Adds Nevada Bob’s Golf Shops
The Forzani Group Ltd. said it opened nearly 60 Sport Chek stores nationwide, with plans to expand the shops to even more stores in even more cities…
Cybex Announces ‘Eat, Drink and Drive with Greg Norman’ Promotion
Cybex International, Inc., the exercise equipment manufacturer, announced its “Eat, Drink and Drive with Greg Norman” promotion, providing country clubs, resorts and other facilities that purchase the CYBEX Golf Fitness Sweet Spot solution prior to July 3
Trek Partners for MTB Team
Trek Bicycle, and the Trek Store of Toronto, have teamed up to form the Trek Canada Mountain Bike Race Team…
Software Company to Sponsor Outdoor Nation Delegates
A Boulder, CO software became one of the first company's from outside the outdoor industry to announce its search for delegates to attend the Outdoor Nation Youth Summit and Festival scheduled for New York City’s Central Park June 19-20…
Macy’s Up 10.8% in March Comps
Macy's, Inc. announced total sales of $2.143 billion for the five weeks ended April 3, 2010, an increase of 11.0% compared with total sales of $1.931 billion in the five weeks ended April 4, 2009…
Bon-Ton March Comps Surge 11.4%
The Bon-Ton Stores, Inc. announced comparable store sales for the five weeks ended April 3, 2010 increased 11.4%. Total sales for the five weeks increased 11.2% to $272.4 million compared with $245.0 million for the prior year period…
Stein Mart March Sales Slip Despite 1% Comps Gain
Stein Mart, Inc. said its comp store sales rose 1.0% for the five week period ended April 3, 2010, but declined 3% quarter to date. Overall sales for the five-week period declined 1.2% to $133.6 million and declined 5.1% quarter to date to $208.1 million,
PGA Fall Expo Returns to Vegas
The 2010 PGA Fall Expo is returning to the Las Vegas Strip with new August dates (Aug. 16-18) that coincide with the apparel industry's “Fashion Week” and a move to the upscale Venetian Resort & Convention Center to position the annual golf marketpla
Costco’s U.S. Comps Climb 5%
Costco Wholesale Corp. said comparable stores rose 10% in March, buoyed by strong growth overseas. The warehouse club operator said its international sales at store open at least a year grew 28%, with U.S. results up 5%…
The Buckle Reports March Comps Up 7.2%
The Buckle, Inc. said comparable store net sales for the five-week period ended April 3, 2010 increased 7.2% from comparable store net sales for the five-week period ended April 4, 2009. Net sales increased 12.4%t to $86.9 million from net sales of $77.3
