Superfeet Moves to New Location, Larger Facility
Superfeet Worldwide Inc. has moved into a newly constructed, custom-designed facility that houses the company's production, shipping and administrative departments. The medium sized company has operated from three separate buildings in Ferndale, WA s
TaylorMade Launches New Campaign
TaylorMade Golf Company, Inc. has launched a “Burner Brotherhood of Speed” campaign to support its new white Burner SuperFast 2.0 driver.
New Balance Takes on Nike in Commercial
New Balance, in one of the commercials for its new “Make Excellent Happen” campaign, makes a relatively rare move of comparing one of its shoes to its largest competitor, Nike. The Nike Lunarglide is shown on digital scale weighing 11 ounces while New Bal
Combat Sports Acquires MF2 Hockey
Ottawa-based Combat Sports Inc. has recently acquired MF2 Hockey Inc.. The acquisition will see Combat takeover the MF2 Hockey manufacturing facility in St. Mathieu de Beloeil, QC. Michel Ferland, a 40 year veteran of the hockey industry has also agreed
Easton Moves into Baseball Helmets
Easton-Bell Sports CEO Paul Harrington joined Little League International President Stephen Keener, California Interscholastic Federation Executive Director Marie Ishida and Marin County high school baseball player Gunnar Sandberg in Scotts Valley on Mond
February Chain Store Sales Exceed Expectations
U.S. chain store sales posted a stronger than anticipated 4.2% year-over-year comparable-store gain for February 2011 according to the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC). The group is forecasting an increase of about 2% in March and 5% in Ap
Genesco’s Q4 Profits Climb 26% on 9% Comp Gain
Genesco Inc. reported earnings from continuing operations rose 25.7% for the fourth quarter, to $31.4 million, or $1.34 per share. Sales increased 17% to $560.5 million from $479.0 million with comps increasing by 9%. The Lids Sports Group's comparab
United Sporting Companies Taps Dick Rosenlieb as Director of Marketing
United Sporting Companies (USC) announces the appointment of Dick Rosenlieb as Director of Marketing. Initiatives will include placing increased emphasis on brand building, public relations and customer satisfaction…
Taylor Brands Taps Kyle Fischer as Director of Product
Taylor Brands, LLC has announced that Kyle Fischer has been appointed Director of Product…
BowTech Names Alday as National PR Firm
BowTech has named Alday Communications, Inc. (ACI) as its national public relations agency of record, announced Sam Coalson, BowTech’s director of marketing…
Burris Names Hunter Outdoor Communications as PR Agency of Record
The Burris Company has selected Hunter Outdoor Communications (HOC) as its public and media relations agency of record for the North American market…
The Buckle’s Comps Increase 2.1% in February
The Buckle, Inc. announced that comparable store sales rose 2.1% for the four-week period ended Feb. 26. Net sales increased 6.4% to $73.9 million from $69.4 million in the same month last year…
Wild Iris Mountain Sports Joins Grassroots Outdoor Alliance
Wild Iris Mountain Sports in Lander, WY has joined Grassroots Outdoor Alliance as a retail member…
SpendingPulse: February Sales Gains Smaller Than Recent Months
MasterCard Advisors SpendingPulse said the month of February recorded continuing growth across most categories, maintaining the positive performance that began in Fall 2010. However, February's year-over-year growth rates were smaller in most categor
Target Sales Rise 2.4% in February on 1.8% Comps Gain
Target Corporation's net retail sales for the four weeks ended Feb. 26, 2011 were $4.75 billion, an increase of 2.4% from $4.64 billion for the four weeks ended Feb. 27, 2010. On this same basis, February comparable-store sales increased 1.8 percent.
