Sears Holdings announced that David Lukes joined the company as president, real estate development at its real estate unit. Lukes comes to Sears Holdings from Mall Properties, Inc. where he served as president and CEO of the privately owned $3 billion rea
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Tyr Appoints Steve Furniss as Team Sales Chief
Tyr has appointed founder and former owner, Steve Furniss, as director of team sales and Ryan Dolan to the position of director of sports specialty sales. Both will be responsible for the sales and service in their respective athletic communities…
Patagonia Footwear Partners with Retailers to Advocate Weeks Promote Conservation
In Fall 2010 Patagonia Footwear piloted the “Advocate Weeks” program with a handful of retail partners in an effort to increase local advocacy and drive further awareness of long-time partner 1% for the Planet. In one year (Spring 2011 to Spring 2012), ov
Adidas to Open First Brooklyn Store
Adidas will operate the Nets Shop in the Barclays Center, which will open in Brooklyn next year. The store will be Adidas' first store in Brooklyn, New York City's largest borough with more than 2.6 million people…
SandP Upgrades Foot Locker’s Credit Ratings
Standard & Poor's Ratings upgraded Foot Locker Inc. by one grade to double-B, citing the retailer's better-than-expected results due to revenue and margin improvement. It also noted that credit metrics have “strengthened substantially” over the
Skechers to Launch Online Review Rewards Program
Skechers is planning to set up a Skechers Elite rewards program to reward consumers who submit reviews or answer other consumers’ questions about Skechers products on skechers.com. Skechers Elite members will receive points for such actions that wil
New Balance HQ Expansion Plan Revealed
New Balance has unveiled its plans for a $235 million expansion of its Brighton, MA headquarters that will include a hotel, office buildings and a stadium for track and field and a hockey rink. Under the proposal filed on Wednesday at City Hall in Boston,
DSW Inc. Clocks in with 9.7 Percent Q4 Sales Growth
DSW Inc. reported sales increased 9.7 percent to $513.7 million in the fourth quarter ended Jan. 28, 2012. Comparable sales for the fourth quarter 2011 increased 5.6 percent on top of a 14.9 percent comps increase in Q4 2010. Fourth quarter net income was
Intersport International Awards Franchise for South China
IIC-Intersport International Corp., a Switzerland-based sporting goods retailer that generated $14 billion in sales of team, running, outdoor and fitness product in 40 countries in 2010, has finally entered the Chinese market through a franchise agreement
Sole Incorporates Soles4Souls into Warranty Policy
Sole has incorporated donating to Soles4Souls into its official 90-day satisfaction guarantee, product return policy. Going forward customers who are nut fully satisfied with their SOLE custom footbeds and other products can send them directly to Soles4So
Boa Hires PR Firms in Germany, France and South Korea
Boa Technology, makers of the patented, award-winning Boa Closure System, has retained PR firms in Germany, France and South Korea to support global marketing initiatives and support new and existing brand partners outside of the United States…
Mizuno Launches Golf Campaign Around Luke Donald
Mizuno unveiled the “The Iron Truth” – a marketing campaign built around the importance of irons and iron play in every golfer's ongoing quest to improve their game. One element of the campaign is “The Gospel According to Luke”, which plays on the s
American Rec Names New Territory Sales Manager
American Rec has added outdoor industry veteran Dan Eubank to their inside team of dedicated territory sales managers tasked with assisting current Kelty, Sierra Designs, Slumberjack, Wenzel, and Ultimate Direction clients and opening new accounts through
Late Snowfall Tempers Declines at Mountain Resorts
Overdue snowfall in many regions of the United States helped boost February bookings enough to limit the decline in overall actual occupancy during the month to 2 percent at mountain resorts tracked by MTRiP…
Columbia Trims Staff in Anticipation of Slower Growth in the Back Half
The other shoe dropped at Columbia Sportswear this week when its hometown newspaper reported it was cutting 80 positions, or nearly 2 percent of its workforce worldwide, to bring costs in line with lower growth expectations…
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