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Vermont Bill Addresses Swipe Fees

The National Retail Federation is urging the Vermont legislature to give final approval to legislation that would address credit card “swipe” fees, saying merchants should be able to give a discount to customers who pay by cash, check or debit

Under Armour Names Henry Stafford as SVP, Apparel

Under Armour announced that Henry Stafford will join the company as senior vice president, apparel in June 2010. Stafford has extensive experience in the apparel industry, which includes top positions with American Eagle Outfitters and Old Navy…

SGMA Discusses Rule Changes with NCAA and NFHS

On Wednesday, April 21 in Indianapolis, nearly 70 sporting goods industry executives from more than 35 different sporting goods companies met with the leadership of SGMA, NCAA, and the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) to discus

Columbia’s Q1 Driven by 11% Surge in U.S. Sales

Columbia Sportswear Company announced net sales of $300.4 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2010, an increase of 10% compared to net sales of $272.0 million for the same period of 2009, with 3 percentage points of that increase resulting from change

Mountain Lodging Occupany Rose 9.6% in March

In some of the most solid results seen in the mountain travel industry during the past 12 months, lodging occupancy was up 9.6% in March compared to March 2009, according to the latest data released by the Mountain Travel Research Program (MTRiP)…

Alpha 6 Distributions Names CEO

Alpha 6 Distributions, LLC, the maker of value-priced outerwear under the Arctix and SkiGear labels, announced that Michael Bruderman has been appointed as the company's chief executive officer…