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Collective Brands to Close 475 Stores

Collective Brands, Inc. said that as part of its efforts to optimize the performance of its Payless and Stride Rite store fleet, it would close approximately 475 under-performing and low-volume, non-strategic stores in the next three years with more than

Rock/Creek Plans to Open Expanded Paddle Shop Oct. 1

Rock/Creek said it expects to open a new, improved retail paddling store, outlet and distribution center in Chattanooga, TN Oct. 1 just in time for the Rock/Creek StumpJump 50k and Chattanooga RiverRocks festival. The expanded location will make Rock/Cre

Shoe-Powered Battery May Charge Mobile Phones

Tom Krupenkin and Ashley Taylor at the University of Wisconsin at Madison's mechanical engineering program have invented a shoe insert that generates electrical energy from people's footsteps. According to the journal Nature Communications, the

Sports Authority to Bring S.A. Elite to Chicago

Sports Authority will open three S. A. Elite stores in the Chicago area, representing its first location for the concept outside of Colorado and California. The stores will open this fall at Water Tower Place in the city along with two other locations at

Sports Authority’s CEO David Campisi Resigns

David Campisi, the chief executive officer and president of The Sports Authority, Inc. has resigned. The company said Darrell Webb has been named the interim chief executive officer of the company. Webb is the chairman and chief executive officer of Jo-An

Alleson Athletic Appoints Director of National Sales

Alleson Athletic, a supplier of stock and custom uniforms, announced the appointment of Mark Watts as the new director of national sales. Watts most recently oversaw domestic and international sales, including big box retail accounts, for Schutt Sports as