Backwoods Life On Pursuit Channel Signs Sponsorship Agreement With Backwater Outdoors
Backwoods Life Television has signed an official sponsorship agreement with full service hunting and archery pro shop Backwater Outdoors…
Paralyzed Veterans of America-Outdoor Recreation Heritage Fund Launches “100,000 Patriots
Paralyzed Veterans of America-Outdoor Recreation Heritage Fund (PVA-ORHF) recently announced the launch of “100,000 Patriots”–their newest program to help injured veterans step outside again and enjoy hunting, shooting, and fishing…
Ruger Named “Manufacturer Of The Year” by NASGW
Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. has been presented with the Firearms Manufacturer of the Year award by the National Association of Sporting Goods Wholesalers for the third consecutive year…
Batters Up Schedules Annual Meeting
Batters Up USA will hold its annual meeting in conjunction with the American Baseball Coaches Association convention on Jan, 7-10 in Dallas at the Hilton Anatole Hotel…
Badger Sport Acquires Pro-Line to Enter Headwear Market
Badger Sport, of Statesville, NC, announced the purchase of Pro-Line Athletic, Fort Worth, TX. Terms were not disclosed. In a statement, Jerry Carr, president and owner of Badger Sport, said, “Pro-Line is a great fit for Badger Sport. It has been our goal
M.J. Soffe Looking to Add Capacity
M.J. Soffe is looking to increase capacity in screen printing following strong demand for its decorated products. In an interview with The Fay Observer in Fayetteville, NC, Soffe President Ken Spires said that “our sales guys really did a great job in get
Mountainsmith Hires Western Reps
Pacific Recreation Sales (PacRec), based out of Bakersfield, California, has been retained by Mountainsmith LLC to oversee sales and marketing efforts in California, Arizona, Nevada and Hawaii…
Bakers Footwear Reports Q3 Comps Slide 5.1%
Bakers Footwear Group, Inc. reported sales declined in the third quarter to $39.0 million from $41.1 million a year ago. Comps decreased 5.1%, compared to a comparable store sales increase of 4.5% for the third quarter of fiscal 2008…
Cabela’s and FLW Outdoors Form Major Partnership
Cabela's has formed a major partnership across all platforms of FLW Outdoors and its 189 tournaments, including a significant contingency award program. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed…
Urban Outfitters Third Quarter Comps Dip 2%
Urban Outfitters reported that total company net sales increased by 6% to $506 million for the fiscal third quarter versus the same quarter last year. Total company comparable store net sales declined 2%. Direct-to-consumer net sales jumped 21% and whole
Adidas Drops UCF Sponsorship After Marcus Jordan Wears Jordans
Marcus Jordan, the son of Michael Jordan, took to the floor recently for the University of Central Florida wearing his father's namesake shoes. However, UCF currently has a sponsorship deal with Adidas that guarantees all student-athletes will wear a
Macy’s Comps Slip 0.8% in October
Macy’s, Inc. reported total sales of $1.69 billion for the four weeks ended Oct. 31, a decrease of 1.3% from $1.71 billion a year ago. On a same-store basis, Macy’s, Inc. sales were down 0.8% in October…
Target’s October Sales Up 2.8%; Comps Slip 0.1%
Target Corporation reported that its net retail sales for the four weeks ended Oct.31, 2009 were $4.54 billion, an increase of 2.8% from $4.42 million for the four weeks ended Nov. 1, 2008. On this same basis, October comparable-store sales decreased 0.1%
J.C. Penney Comps Drop 4.5%, Raises Q3 EPS Guidance
J.C. Penney Co., Inc. reported that comparable store sales for the four-week period ended Oct. 31, 2009, decreased 4.5%, slightly better than the company’s guidance for sales to decrease 5% to 8%. In last year’s October period, comparable sto
TJX’s October Comps Surge 10%, Hikes EPS Guidance
The TJX Cos. reported sales for the four-week period ended Oct. 31, were $1.7 billion, up 15% over the $1.5 billion achieved a year ago. Consolidated comps increased 10%…
