Urban Outfitters’ Comps Grow 6 Percent in Fourth Quarter
Urban Outfitters, Inc. reported sales for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2015 increased 12 percent over the same quarter last year to a record $1.01 billion. Comparable retail segment net sales, which include its comparable direct-to-consumer channel, incre
SKLZ Launches Campaign Featuring Evan Longoria
SKLZ has launched its ‘Prepare to Be Ready’ campaign for baseball, featuring 3X MLB All-Star and Tampa Bay Rays third baseman Evan Longoria…
Spy Inc. Sees Sales Rise 13.2 Percent in Fourth Quarter
Spy Inc. reported strong goggle sales and continued growth in prescription frames helped drive up its fourth quarter sales by 13.2 percent to $9.8 million in the fourth quarter…
TomTom Connects Smart Watches to Nike+
TomTom announced that its range of TomTom Runner and Multi-Sport GPS Sport Watches will now connect to Nike+…
Columbia Sportswear Names Bryan Timm President
Columbia Sportswear Co. promoted Bryan Timm, a 17-year company veteran, to president as part of several moves addressing structural and succession issues…
Loudmouth Awards Green with CEO Title
Loudmouth President Dennis Green has been elevated to the president/CEO role and will spend 2015 exploiting the company's licensing deals with colleges and Major League Baseball…
Eagle Creek Turns 40
Eagle Creek celebrates 40 years of industry firsts and innovation in 2015, 40 years after Steve and Nona Barker started building backpacks in Idyllwild, CA…
Vestis Retail Group Appoints CFO
Vestis Retail Group, LLC, which owns Bob’s Stores, Eastern Mountain Sports and Sport Chalet, appointed Susan J. “Sue” Riley to the position of chief financial officer…
Buckle’s February Comps Slip
The Buckle, Inc. reports comparable store net sales in February decreased 2.7 percent…
Asics Celebrates 30th Year of LA Marathon
Asics, title sponsor of the Asics LA Marathon, will celebrate the 30th edition of the race by honoring its history and creating a series of larger-than-life activations across Los Angeles…
Quiksilver Q1 Earnings Delayed By Audit Commitee Probe
Quiksilver Inc. postponed its first quarter earnings release scheduled for March 5 pending an investigation of “a revenue cut-off issue” by company directors…
W.L. Gore, L.L.Bean and REI Make Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For List
L.L.Bean edged out rival Recreational Equipment Inc. on Forbes magazine's 2015 100 Best Companies to Work For list. W.L. Gore & Associates ranked 17th, while two other retailers, an investment bank and law firm with ties to the industry made the list
Vibram Partners with Girls on the Run
Vibram will partner with Girls on the Run International. Vibram will donate five percent of the sales of all Vibram-soled shoes, including sales of Vibram FiveFingers to the Girls on the Run charity through participating retail partners…
Kinetic Expands Logistics Infrastructure
Kinetic has expanded its global logistics facilities by doubling the size of its existing warehouse in Minneapolis, MN and relocating its European warehouse to Austria…
PeopleforBikes Report Says Bike Lanes Advance Social Equity
PeopleForBikes and the Alliance for Biking & Walking released a report Wednesday titled Building Equity. Race, Ethnicity, Class and Protected Bike Lanes: an Idea Book for Fairer Cities…
