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Sierra Club members turned out in unprecedented numbers
this year to elect five new members to the 112-year-old environmental organization's Board of Directors. A record 22.7 percent of the Club's membership returned 171,616 ballots, compared t

Aside from Footstar and Foot Locker and its investors, its tough to find many people that like the deal announced last week that would see the world’s-largest-athletic-specialty-retailer become even larger after acquiring 353 Footaction stores out of bank

The newly-minted division of Sears has moved quickly to settle a dispute at its El Salvador operation after a number of universities severed licensing contracts with the apparel-maker under pressure from the Workers Rights Consortium, the Fair Labor Assoc

Fitness is ‘king’ once again – as twelve of the top 30 sports/activity categories are fitness related. That’s the conclusion of SGMA International’s analysis of the 2004 edition of the annual

Jay Norfleet, Chief Operating Officer of Rain & Snow, Inc. announced the appointment of Michael Perry as the Director of Technology. Michael comes to Rain & Snow, Inc. from his most recent positions at Ameriwood Industries, Cimatron Technologies, and Xsnc

Big Agnes has recently increased its support of the outdoor industry by building relationships with the American Alpine Club and the American Mountain Guides Association. As a corporate partner of the AAC and a corporate sponsor of the AMGA, Big Agnes pro

Foot Locker, Inc. has signed a definitive agreement with Footstar, Inc. to purchase approximately 350 of its Footaction athletic footwear and apparel stores for $160 million in cash. The proposed agreement is subject to certain closing adjustments. The a

The dominoes keep falling into place at adidas-Salomon after the fall appointment of Erich Stamminger as CEO of adidas America. Jim Stutts, the former Asia chief who had moved back to adidas as interim CEO for North America after Ross McMullin’s leave of

Gildan Activewear was the first imprinted activewear firm in North America to be awarded the Oeko-tex Standard 100 certification for health and environmental sustainability.

West Marine, Inc. reported that net sales for the five weeks ended April 3, 2004 were $62.4 million, a 12.2% increase from net sales of $55.6 million for the five-week period a year ago. Comparable store net sales for March increased 6.9% compared to the