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%…
Reebok to Sponsor Lacrosse Star
Reebok announced the addition of Zack Greer to their growing lacrosse roster. Reebok also indicated that this fall it will be launching its first full line of lacrosse products…
Academy Sports Sponsors NASCAR’s Erik Darnell
NASCAR Camping World Series Rookie-of-the-Year and current NASCAR Nationwide Series driver, Erik Darnell will make his Sprint Cup Series debut this weekend at Atlanta Motor Speedway in the No. 96 Academy Sports + Outdoors Ford Fusion…
REI Appoints Chhina as CFO
Recreational Equipment, Inc. (REI) appointed Ivar Chhina as its chief financial officer. Chhina, 46, has served REI as a member of the co-op's board of directors since March 2006, most recently, as vice chair and as chair of the Audit and Finance Com
Chums/Beyond Coastal Invests in Renewable Energy
Chums/Beyond Coastal recently made a business decision to offset its environmental impact by purchasing Rocky Mountain Power's Blue Sky renewable energy…
Woolrich Sponsors The Bank of the West Soldier Hollow Classic
Woolrich announced the sponsorship of the Bank of the West Soldier Hollow Classic in Heber City, Utah from September 4 – 7, 2009. In what has quickly become the foremost sheepdog trial in the world, national champions from South Africa, Switzerland, Ital
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
Collective Brands Q2 Revenues Drop 8.3%, Earnings Down Excluding Special Items
Collective Brands, Inc. reported sales in the second quarter dropped 8.3% to $836.3 from $911.7 million a year ago. Excluding sales in the year-ago period from the expired Tommy Hilfiger adult footwear license, sales were down 6.6%. Earnings dropped 41.6%
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…
Cabela’s Sells Taxidermy Subsidiary to Gridiron Capital
Cabela's closed on the sale of Van Dyke's Taxidermy, a division of Cabela's Inc., to McKenzie Sports Products, LLC, a Gridiron Capital portfolio company…
New Study Shows Camping on the Rise
A new report from The Outdoor Foundation, in partnership with The Coleman Company, Inc., reveals a sizable 7.4% increase in car and backyard camping in 2008…
Gander Mountain to Launch Fall Seminar Series for Women
Gander Mountain Company will launch a fall seminar series for women at all 116 retail locations. The “We Live Outdoors Women's Seminar Series” will take place at 7:00pm on Monday nights from September 14 through October 19…
Under Armour Donates 3,000 Pairs of Cleats to NYC’s Younth
American Youth Football (AYF), the nations largest youth football organization, will present its Big Apple Youth Football Conference with 3,000 pairs of Under Armour cleats for its NYC participants to start the 2009 season off on the right foot…
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
GSI Commerce Acquires Pepperjam
GSI Commerce Inc. has acquired certain assets of the Pepperjam affiliate marketing network and the Pepperjam full-service, interactive marketing agency which specializes in search. Terms of the deal were not dislosed…
