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Backcountry.com has decided to enter the distressed merchandise market and has launched a new site called Backcountryoutlet.com. The company says that the new site will offer the same services and experience that backcountry.com offers while offering over

The Forzani Group Ltd., Canada’s largest sporting goods chain, found itself trying its case in public last week after settling a Competition Bureau investigation into advertising of sale prices at its Sport Chek and Sport Mart stores. FGL has reportedly

The Buckle's sales for the five-week period ended July 3, 2004 increased 16.9% to $34.7 million from sales of $29.7 million in the corresponding five-week period ended July 5, 2003. Comparable store sales, for stores open at least one year, for the f

Federated Department Stores total sales were $1.382 billion for the five weeks ended July 3, 2004, an increase in total sales of 3.4 percent compared to total sales of $1.336 billion in the same period last year. On a same-store basis, Federated's Ju

The May Department Stores preliminary net sales were $1.16 billion for the five-week period ended July 3, 2004, a 2.5% increase from $1.13 billion in the similar period last year. Store-for-store sales increased 1.9%…

After a comprehensive agency review process involving several premier advertising agencies, Callaway Golf Company has named Young & Rubicam Brands, Southern California as its agency of record. The agency will handle golf club and golf ball communication

David Jacobs, founder and president of Spyder Active Sports, Inc., was named Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year in the Rocky Mountain Region at a June 24 ceremony in Denver, Colorado. Jacobs was a finalist in the same competition in 1990, 1991, 1994,

Bell Canoe Works announced Don Otey has agreed to fill an independent representative vacancy in the New England territory. He assumes the post vacated this Spring by former Bell rep Tom Remsing. Otey’s appointment is effective immediately. Otey, who is a

Wolverine World Wide has signed a multi-year contract with Russ Berrie and Company, Inc. to manufacture and market Hush Puppies branded plush toys. The global license agreement will allow the Hush Puppies plush program to be available through the vast net

If you were surprised by last Monday evening’s announcement regarding the Dick's Sporting Goods acquisition of Galyan’s Trading Company, you probably have not been reading between the lines (or SEW) for the last six months…

In a move designed to cement its place in the Chinese sports apparel manufacturing before WTO quotas are lifted (SEW_0424), Yue Yuen has formed a joint venture with Luen Thai Holdings, a privately held fashion apparel manufacturing company. The new compan

L.L. Bean seems to have won the latest battle in its war against pop-up advertising. In spite of claims by Claria that Atkins Nutritionals and Gevalia Kaffee never took out ads designed to appear on Bean’s site, the two companies have decided to settle o

If you were surprised by last Monday evening’s announcement regarding the Dick's Sporting Goods acquisition of Galyan’s Trading Company, you probably have not been reading between the lines (or BOSS) for the last six months…

West Marine recently was recognized by the Voluntary Interindustry Commerce Standards Association for excellence in integrating the company's collaborative, planning, forecasting and replenishment operations. West Marine is primarily responsible for

Two industry giants, Yue Yuen Industrial (Holdings)
Limited and Luen Thai Holdings Limited , have formed a strategic alliance with the objective to “explore the promising sports apparel market”. The joint venture, Yuen Thai Industrial Co. Ltd, which is 5