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Clark Wendlandt Joins Cabela’s Pro Staff

Professional angler Clark Wendlandt has signed on to become part of Cabela's Pro Staff team. In 2009, Wendlandt was named FLW Angler of the Year for the third time, more than any other angler, ranking him among the most successful tournament bass ang

AAFTA Names Swisher President

After serving as VP and marketing director since Jan. 1, Randi Swisher has been promoted to president of the American Fly Fishing Trade Association, or AAFTA.

Cornell Activists Protest Nike over Plant Closings

Cornell University's Chapter of Students Against Sweatshops (CSAS) launched a new campaign dubbed, 'Just Pay It,' to protest events surrounding the closing of two factories in Honduras that had been operated by Nike subcontractors. As repor

Costco Sees 5% Comp Increase in February

Costco reported net sales of $5.61 billion for the four weeks ended Feb. 28, 2010, an increase of 11% from $5.06 billion in the same four-week period of the prior fiscal year. Comparable-store sales in the U.S. rose 5%…

The Buckle’s February Comps Climb 5.1%

The Buckle, Inc. reported comparable store net sales for stores open at least one year, for the four-week period ended Feb. 27, 2010 increased 5.1% from comparable store net sales for the four-week period ended Feb. 28, 2009…

Winter Weather Cut into February Apparel Sales

After January's increase of 0.6%, U.S. apparel sales fell 1.8% in February 2010 on a year-over-year basis as severe winter weather depressed sales in many areas of the country, according to MasterCard Advisors' SpendingPulse. Overall online sale

Target Reports February Comps Up 2.4%

Target Corporation reported that its net retail sales for the four weeks ended Feb. 27, 2010 were $4.64 billion, an increase of 6.0% from $4.37 billion for the four weeks ended Feb. 28, 2009. On this same basis, February comparable-store sales increased 2