Zumiez Relocating E-Commerce Operations to Kansas
Zumiez Inc. will move their ecommerce fulfillment operations from their headquarters in Everett, WA to Edwardsville, KS in May to accommodate their growing online business and to increase the speed of product deliveries to online customers…
Descente’s Fiscal Q3 Sales and Profits Expand
Descente reported sales for the fiscal third quarter ended Dec. 31 increased 8.7 percent to ¥20.7 bn ($268 mm) from ¥19.0 bn ($231 mm) in the year-ago period. Gross margins slipped 80 basis points…
Midwest Mountaineering Donates $10,000 to Conservation Group
Midwest Mountaineering awarded a $10,000 grant to The Parks and Trails Council of Minnesota after the non-profit conservation organization won the retailer’s Wildlands Acquisition Voting Contest…
NFHS Delays Football Glove Rule
The National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) Rules Review Committee will delay implementation of what is known as the Football Glove Rule until the 2013-14 school year. The rule would require all football gloves worn in varsity games t
Mizuno’s Americas Business Powers Growth
Mizuno reported revenues rose 3.2 percent to ¥114.9 billion ($1.5 bn) in the nine months ended Dec. 31, 2011. In currency neutral terms, revenues rose 5.2 percent to ¥5.8 billion thanks to a strong double-digit performance in the Americas. Footwear and ap
FGL Sports Boosts Parent’s Sales, Gross Margins Despite Flat Quarter
Net sales at FGL Sports, formerly Forzani Group Ltd., reached $426.1 million, up 0.6 percent from the same quarter a year ago, according to a report by Canadian Tire Corp. (CTC), which acquired the sporting goods retailing chain last summer. CTC said FGL
New Balance Expands Custom Made in USA Program
New Balance announces the addition of the 993 to the brand's domestic manufacturing customization program. The program launched in April 2011 with the US574, the first customizable athletic shoe made in the USA. The 993 and US574 are made at the comp
Reef Resigns Rob Machado, Signs Jamie Mitchell
Cardiff, California’s Rob Machado, 38, surfing's longtime icon of style, re-signed a footwear deal with Reef, extending their relationship for the next three years. Machado will represent Reef’s premium leather sandal collection. Reef has
Barneys Hires Restructuring Advisers
Barneys New York Inc. has retained bankruptcy and restructuring lawyers at Kirkland & Ellis, sources told the Wall Street Journal. The fashion retailer is looking to rework its debt load stemming from its 2007 takeover by Dubai investors…
NOLS to Lead African American Team up Denali
The National Outdoor Leadership School (NOLS) said it intends to accomplish run the first predominantly African American expedition on Denali, the highest peak in North America in a bid to inspire African American youth to get outside, get active and beco
Jones Group 4th-Quarter Loss Narrows
The Jones Group Inc. reported revenues for the fourth quarter were $894 million, as compared with $874 million for the fourth quarter of 2010. The company reported adjusted earnings per share of 10 cents for the fourth quarter of 2011, as compared with ad
RECALL: Cartridges for Snowpulse Inflation System 1.0 Air Bags
Mammut has begun a recall of the cartridges for the “Inflation System 1.0” used in air bags made by Snowpulse because they have a defective pressure gauge and must be replaced.
Sport Chalet’s Q3 Same-Store Sales Dip 2.0 Percent
Sport Chalet, Inc. slightly widened its loss in the third quarter but significantly lowered it in the nine months. Comparable store sales in the quarter decreased 2.0 percent, primarily due to the unseasonably warm and dry winter weather. Non-winter categ
Sport Chalet Ekes Out Third Quarter Sales Increase
Sport Chalet, Inc. reported comparable store sales decreased 2.0 percent in the third quarter ended Jan. 1 due primarily to the unseasonably warm and dry winter weather. Still, the retailer was able to grow net sales 1.5 percent to $97.2 million thanks to
Saucony to Sponsor Yamaha Factory Racing
Yamaha Factory Racing has entered into partnership with Saucony as a premium supplier of shoes to the team for the 2012 season. The premium level training shoes will form part of the Factory Team’s 2012 uniform…
