August Golf Rounds Improve
According to PGA PerformanceTrak, August 2013 golf rounds played were up 3.6 percent and days open were up 0.3 percent compared with August 2012…
PVH to Sell G.H. Bass to G-III Apparel
PVH Corp. announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to sell substantially all of the assets of its G.H. Bass & Co. division to G-III Apparel Group, Ltd. for approximately $50 million in cash. G.H. Bass has 160 G.H. Bass & Co. outlet stores…
Study: Exercise as Effective as Heart Disease Medicine
Exercise may be as effective as medication in preventing diabetes and repeat heart attacks, and it is potentially better than medication for averting additional strokes, according to new research…
NRF Forecasts Holiday Sales to Rise 3.9 Percent
NRF expects sales in the months of November and December to increase 3.9 percent to $602.1 billion, up marginally compared with last year's 3.5 percent increase and higher than the 10-year average growth rate of 3.3 percent. Shop.org forecasts online
Teva Opens First Retail Store
Teva, a division of Deckers Outdoor Corporation, will open doors to its first retail store this week in Orlando, FL. Located at the Orlando Premium Outlets at Vineland Avenue, the Teva store will showcase…
MasterPiece Arms Makes Customer Service Priority Number One
MPA re-directs efforts and personnel to ensure customer in-stock sales and warranty repairs are promptly serviced
FitStudio by Sears to Integrate with NetpulseOne
Sears Holdings, the largest U.S. retailer of fitness-related products, has agreed to integrate the NetpulseOne digital fitness platform into the FitStudio by Sears web community…
Golf Datatech And Yano Research Institute Announce Strategic Alliance
With the United States and Japan reigning as the world’s #1 and #2 golf markets, respectively, a major alliance was announced between the industry’s two leading independent golf research and data firms. Golf Datatech, LLC and Yano Research Ins
AND1 Signs NBA Prospects Isaiah Canaan and Jamaal Franklin
The AND1 Basketball and apparel brand announced the signing of Isaiah Canaan and Jamaal Franklin, two up and coming NBA prospects to join the growing list of professional basketball players to endorse AND1…
Kate Hudson Launches Workout Apparel Line
American actress Kate Hudson has co-founded a new fitness fashion line, Fabletics, in partnership with shopping website JustFab…
Smith and Wesson to Buy back $15 Million in Shares
Smith & Wesson Holding Corp. said Tuesday that it plans to buy back up to $15 million of its stock and has eliminated its “poison pill” provision.
Saucony Announces Run4Good Recipients
Saucony and the Saucony Run for Good Foundation, established to help combat childhood obesity by providing financial support to community-based youth running programs, announced its latest round of grant winners. Since 2006, the Saucony Run For Good Found
Benchmade Knife Launches Law Enforcement Division
Benchmade Knife Company has established a new law enforcement division to directly address the needs of law enforcement individuals and agencies…
Foot Locker Supports Fred Jordan Mission
About 60 Foot Locker associates sorted and organized 4,000 pairs of brand new athletic shoes and socks for what has become America's largest Back-to-School Giveaway, thanks to a unique partnership with Fred Jordan Missions & Foot Locker…
NYC, Marine Corps Marathons Ban Hydration Vests
In wake of the April 15 bombings at the Boston Marathon, both the New York City Marathon and Marine Corps Marathon have banned hydration vests. The list of banned items at the New York City Marathon includes strollers, vests with pockets, and “costu
