REI Moving N.C. Store into Former Borders Space
REI will relocate its Cary, NC store into a 27,000-square-foot space vacated by Borders, which is liquidating under bankruptcy. The move will allow REI to expand the store to 6,000 square feet. REI has six stores in North Carolina…
Timberland to Kick Off 2012 U.S. Pond Hockey Championships
Timberland announced plans for “Boots On, Face Off,” a boot hockey exhibition game being hosted in conjunction with the 2012 U.S. Pond Hockey Championships, where the retailer will sponsor the Boot Hockey category for the second year running. Its new Minn
Armada Skis and Gore Partner on Outerwear Line
W.L. Gore & Associates will join forces with Armada Skis, the ski company, to redefine the Vector Series, a high-performance line of outerwear inspired by needs of elite athletes and guides. The line, debuting at SIA and ISPO tradeshows in 2012, will use
Nike Partners with NASA, State Department to Explore Energy Sustainability
The U.S. Department of State is partnering with the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), NASA, and Nike Inc. to host the LAUNCH: Energy Forum November 11-13, 2011 at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida…
Raleigh America and Bike MS Team Up
Bike MS, the largest charity cycling series in the country with 100 events nationwide, and Raleigh, a bicycle brand, announced that they are teaming up to form a partnership and cycling program in 2012…
ComScore Estimates Q3 Online Sales Grew 13 Percent
Online retail spending reached $36.3 billion in the third quarter, up 13 percent versus year ago, according to the latest estimates from comScore, Inc. The market research firm noted that 40 percent of e-commerce transactions included free shipping, down
Sports Basement to Open Sacramento Store
Sports Basement plans to open a three-story location in downtown Sacramento. The company reached an agreement to move into the long-dormant Bank of America building at Eighth and I streets. It will represent the retailer's 5th store…
Thorlos to Sponsor Beaver Creek Racing Department
Thorlo, Inc. is partnering with Beaver Creek Resort at Vail as the official ski sock of the 2011/12 Beaver Creek Race Department, the official ski sock of the Beaver Creek World Cup Crew, and a presenting sponsor in the 2012 Beaver Creek Championship Race
Yue Yuen Revenues Rise 13 Percent in October
Yue Yuen reported revenues in the month of October reached $601.5 million, a gain of 13.0 percent over $532.2 million a year ago…
Head N.V. Sales Flat through Third Quarter
Head NV reported that overall sales for the first nine months of the year were flat as sales inched up 1.9 percent at its Winter Sports division, slipped 3.1 percent at its Racquet Sports division and were flat at the Diving division. Adjusted operating p
Nike Sees No Change In Penn State Relationship
Nike Inc. said Wednesday that its relationship with Penn State had not changed amid the child sex abuse scandal that has roiled the university. A Nike spokeswoman also told The Oregonian late Wednesday that the company also had no plans to change the name
Forzani’s Revenues Showing Momentum
Canadian Tire Corp. said sales at FGL (Forzani Group Ltd.) Sports rose 6.6 percent in the six-week period ended Oct. 1 on a 7.3 percent comp gain. Canadian Tire closed on its deal to acquire Forzani on August 19…
Adventure Medical Kits Hires Rep for Rockies
Adventure Medical Kits (AMK), which designs and distributes first aid and survival products for outdoor enthusiasts, has hired Hi Altitude Sales & Consulting Inc. to represent the company and its lines in Utah, Colorado, Wyoming and New Mexico.
Kohl’s 3rd-Quarter Profit Rises 20 Percent
Kohl's Corp. reported its third-quarter profit rose 20 percent, helped by cost cuts and demand for exclusive brands such as lines by Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony. The department store operator also raised its full-year outlook…
Mizuno Corp. Sees Fiscal First Half Profits Surge
Mizuno Corporation reported revenues for the fiscal first half rose 2.2 percent to ϒ78.15 billion ($980 mm) for the six-month period ended Sept. 30. Operating profit was up 5.7 percent to ϒ4.36 billion ($55 mm) and net income jumped 25.1 percen
