Nielsen Acquires The Sports Licensing and Tailgate Show
Nielsen Holdings N.V., which owns the Outdoor Retailer and Interbike trade shows, has acquired The Sports Licensing & Tailgate Show and the Tailgating Industry Association. The acquisition is effective immediately…
Currie Technologies Names Midwest Territory Manager
Currie Technologies appointed David Cabanban as the new Midwest territory manager for the IZIP Road Show. Cabanban has previously managed the Sanyo Eneloop E-bike program in the United States and has…
Wolverine Worldwide Names President for Wolverine and Hytest Brands
Wolverine Worldwide has promoted Todd Yates to president of Wolverine and Hytest brands. In this newly formed role, Yates will be responsible for developing and implementing all integrated sales, marketing and product strategies for the brands…
Lowa Boots Plans Big Splash at Ouray Ice Festival
Lowa Boots is planning a very visible and strong presence at the 2013 Ouray Ice Festival, which takes place Jan. 10-13 in Ouray, CO…
Shoe Carnival Extends Share Repurchase Program
Shoe Carnival, Inc. announced its board of directors extended the expiration date of its existing $25.0 million share repurchase program to Dec. 31, 2013…
RECALL: Academy Sports Crossbow Cocking Ropes
About 6,300 Game Winner crossbow cocking ropes sold exclusively at Academy Sports + Outdoors are being recalled. The hooks attaching the cocking rope to the crossbow string can break and cause it to recoil, posing a laceration hazard. Three incidents res
Broder Bros., Co. Acquires Imprints Wholesale
Broder Bros., Co., the nation's largest distributor of imprintable apparel, announced the acquisition of Imprints Wholesale. The acquisition of Imprints Wholesale represents the first by Broder since 2006 and the first since private investment firm
First Descents Names New Director of Development
First Descents, a non-profit providing outdoor adventure programs for young adults with cancer is starting off the new year with new leadership at the director level. Nina Sharma joins the team as director of development and Chris Sizemore is the new dire
ICSC: Holiday Retail Sales on Pace to Grow 3.0 Percent
Holiday retail sales are on track to grow 3.0 over last year, according to the latest readings from the ICSC\Goldman Sachs (ICSC\GS) chain store sales index. The index rose by 0.7 percent for the week ending Dec. 22 from the prior week, which continued to
Deal Averts East Coast Port Strike
The International Longshoremen’s Association and the U.S. Maritime Alliance, representing container carriers, struck a tentative agreement on a royalty payment for workers that had been a sticking point in negotiations. The two sides will push back
Gander Mountain to Open Fourth Alabama Store
Gander Mountain’s fourth store in Alabama, and the 121st nationwide, will open in Tuscaloosa, AL, in the late spring next year…
Holiday Retail Sales Tepid Across Most of Europe
Even with mostly conducive weather conditions, retail sales results were modest throughout most western industrialized countries, according to a report by Hong Kong Trade Development Council. Results were decent in the United States and, to a lesser exte
L.L. Bean Second in Online Customer Satisfaction Survey
L.L. Bean came in second in ForeSee's annual Holiday E-Retail Satisfaction Index. Amazon topped the list for the eighth straight year…
Consumer Confidence Plunges in December
The Conference Board said its consumer-confidence index declined in December, as a sub-gauge on expectations plunged to 66.5 — the lowest reading since November 2011 — from 80.9 a month earlier. Blamed were uncertainties over the fiscal cliff…
DSW Reopens Store Damaged by Hurricane Sandy
DSW Inc. has reopened its store in Lawrence, NY after extensive renovations in the wake of Hurricane Sandy…
