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Schutt Sports Set for Bankruptcy Court Auction

A bankruptcy court judge last week approved an auction process to sell Schutt Sports on Dec. 14. Bids for the company are due Dec. 10. As previously reported, Schutt Sports, in bankruptcy proceedings since Sept. 6, last week received an offer from Kranos

JJB: Breaching Bank Covenants Likely

Struggling U.K. sports retailer JJB Sports has indicated the recent poor sales means the company is likely to breach some banking covenants. Management for the chain said sales have remained below forecast since the company last updated investors on Nov.

Icebreaker Brings Merino Wool Message to NYC

Icebreaker last week opened its first flagship store in the U.S. in New York City The 2,500-square-foot store, located at 102 Wooster Street, between Spring and Prince Streets, sits directly across the street from Patagonia’s SoHo location…

Outdoor Specialty Sees a Solid Start to Holiday Season

Early numbers from OIA VantagePoint™ indicate a very strong start to the holiday selling season. The weekly retail point-of-sale numbers reporting through the system, which has been dubbed, “The Official Research of the Outdoor Industry” by O

Nautilus To Remain on NYSE

Nautilus announced that the New York Stock Exchange has accepted the company's plan of compliance for continued listing on the NYSE…

Ryn Appoints National Sales Director

Ryn USA LLC has named industry veteran Rory Mitchell as national sales director. Ryn said Mitchell tripled MBT's wholesale sales in less than three years back in MBT's thriving era…

TJX’s Same-Store Sales Rise 3%

The TJX Companies, Inc. reported sales for the four-week period ended Nov. 27 were $2.0 billion, up 7% over the $1.8 billion achieved a year ago. Comparable store sales increased 3%…

Brooks-Range Mountaineering Upgrades Website

Brooks-Range Mountaineering Equipment has re-launched their website to reach consumers not served by its dealer network. The site streamlines the ordering process for customers, adds more product images, adds editorial reviews of products on the Brooks-Ra

REI to Open Sixth Store in Washington DC Area

REI plans to open a new store in Woodbridge, Va. in the spring of 2012. The two-story, 25,000 square-foot store will join REI’s five other locations in the Washington, D.C. area, including Bailey's Crossroads, Va., College Park, Md., Columbia,

New Balance to Sponsor Cherry Blossom 10 Mile

New Balance has signed on as the official sponsor of the Credit Union Cherry Blossom 10 Mile. The company will serve as a supporting sponsor of the race and presenting sponsor of the virtual training program…

Sports Inc. Names Todd Adams its CEO

Todd Adams will become the CEO of Sports, Inc. on January 1, 2011. Adams replaces Dave Salvi who will stay on as an advisor to the CEO for one year. Salvi has been at Sports, Inc. since 1990, and has been CEO since 1999…