Shoe Carnival Q4 Boosted by Boots and Toning
Sparked by robust demand for boots and toning shoes, Shoe Carnival’s fourth quarter sales climbed 8.8% to $170.8 million on the same 8.8% comp gain. With fewer promotions, earnings reached $2.6 million, or 20 cents a share, rebounding from a loss of
NRF Names New President/CEO
Matt Shay has been selected to serve as the next president and CEO of NRF…
Easton-Bell Fiscal Fourth Quarter Suffers from Budget Cuts, Cycling
After a third quarter that saw weakness from the Team Sports business cripple overall revenues for Easton-Bell Sports, management at the Van Nuys, CA-based manufacturer said operations for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2009 had finally exhibited a degree
Blacks Leisure Rejects Bid
Blacks Leisure has rejected an offer of £26 million ($38.4 million) from main competitor, Sports Direct. Blacks Leisure proclaimed the offer as “wholly inadequate” and indicated plans to sell company stock to supplement the company’s tu
OIA: Affordable Footwear Act Still Alive in Congress
According to a report in Reuters, U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk told a meeting of the American Apparel and Footwear Association March 12 that the Obama administration is not supporting legislation that would eliminate most tariffs on imported footwea
Essilor Completes Acquisition of FGX Int’l
FGX International Holdings Limited, which makes sunglasses under the Anarchy, Gargoyles, Ironman, C9 by Champion and Body Glove trademarks, completed its merger with a subsidiary of Essilor International of Charenton-le-Pont, France…
RECALL: Bauer Hockey Sticks
Bauer Hockey is recalling 100,000 children's hockey sticks after Health Canada warned the company of the sticks' high lead content…
Nike Dominates Sweet 16
With the field of 65 teams having been whittled down to 16 over the past four days in the 2010 NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship, Nike was once again the brand seen the most by viewers of the event, as 77% of the teams (50 total) in the
Nike, UCF Agree to Footwear and Apparel Contract
In the wake of having is footwear and apparel contract with Adidas terminated after freshman men’s basketball player Marcus Jordan, the son of hall of famer Michael Jordan, refused to wear team issued footwear in favor of his father’s Air Jord
Deckers Hires Corporate Social Responsibility Chief
Deckers Outdoor Corporation said Mark Heintz has joined the company as director of corporate social responsibility, reporting to the chief operating officer, Zohar Ziv…
Paddlesports Companies Close Ranks Around OR
Just eight months after Canoe & Kayak Magazine announced it would launch its own paddlesports show, the industry’s leaders are clearly closing ranks around the Outdoor Retailer Summer Market…
A4 Steps Up for Haiti Relief
A4, the manufacturer of uniforms and athletic sportswear, recently coordinated with World Vision and Food For The Poor to send over 62,000 new garments to Haiti…
NHS Names Senior Sales Rep
NHS, the skateboard manufacturer, announced the addition of Jonathan Devoe to their team as senior sales representative…
FWS: U.S. Bobcat Proposal Fails to Receive International Support
The proposal to remove the bobcat (Lynx rufus) from the list of species of wildlife regulated in the international trade was rejected by the Parties reviewing proposals at the 15th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (CoP15) to the Convention on the
MountainSource Adds Bruce Gorden to Sales Force
The sales agency MountainSource has added Bruce Gordon to its team. Most recently the director of sales for Chrome Industries, Gordon will oversee the Mountain Source territory of Colorado's front range, Wyoming and Western Nebraska…
