Standard & Poor's shuffled several indices due to the recent acquisition of Guidant Corp. by Boston Scientific Corp. As a result, Legg Mason Inc. will replace Guidant Corp. in the S&P 500; Oshkosh Truck Corp. will replace Legg Mason in the S&P MidCap
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AHS Distributes $50K in Grant Money
American Hiking Society's National Trails Fund grants program helped 17 nonprofit organizations across the country by granting a much needed boost to their efforts to establish, promote, and protect foot trails and hiking opportunities. AHS will dist
Teva Launches New ‘Running Club’ Marketing Campaign
Teva, a division of Deckers Outdoor Corporation is focusing on the trail running category with a new trail specific running club and multi-channel marketing campaign.
The Teva Mountain Running Club is designed to create a community of trail runners seekin
Sport Division Slows for Exel
Exel Sports finished 2005 with a slower fourth quarter than anticipated, while investments in emerging Nordic Walking markets are still waiting on a return. Total company net sales for the fourth quarter increased 10.6% to €21.9 million ($26.1 mm). The sp
Gullam Takes Over Western Sales for Yakima
Yakima appointed 20-year company veteran Elizabeth Gullam as sales director for Yakima’s western region. Gullam, a seasoned sales manager, will be responsible for Yakima’s western region, which includes the Pacific Northwest, Northern and Southern Califo
McGeough Appointed VP of Footwear at TNF
The North Face appointed Barry McGeough Vice President of Footwear. McGeough will focus on building internal design and development infrastructure to drive The North Face footwear innovation and unique product aesthetics. He will be managing The North Fac
Pacific Sunwear Opens First One Thousand Steps Stores
Pacific Sunwear of California, Inc. opened its first three One Thousand Steps stores. The company's new specialty footwear and accessories concept makes its initial debut at the Galleria at Tyler in Riverside, California; Los Cerritos Center in Cerri
PacSun Lowers Q1 Guidance on Double-Digit March Comps Decline
Pacific Sunwear of California, Inc. total sales for the month of March were $116.8 million, a decrease of 2.9% over total sales of $120.3 million during the same period last year. Total Company same store sales decreased 10.9% during the same period. By c
J. C. Penney March Comps Slip 1%
J. C. Penney Company, Inc. department store sales were flat with last year for the month of March, 2006. Comparable department store sales decreased 1.0% compared to a 0.4% decline in last year's March period. Sales were below initial guidance for a
Wal-Mart March Comps Inch-Up 0.8%
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. reported net sales for the month of March increased 6.8% to $20.0 billion compred to $18.7 billion last year. Comparable store sales increased 0.8%…
Bon-Ton March Comps Fall 4.6%
The Bon-Ton Stores, Inc. total sales for the month of March, 2006 increased 143% to $243.8 million compared to $100.5 million for the same period last year. Fiscal 2006 sales include $149.6 million from the acquired Northern Department Store Group effecti
Dillard’s March Comps Flat
Dillard's, Inc. sales for the month of March, 2006 were $632.6 million compared to sales for the five weeks ended April 2, 2005 of $636.6 million. Total sales decreased 1% for the five-week period. Sales in comparable stores were unchanged on a perce
Kohl’s Comps Climb 3.7% in March
Kohl's Corporation sales for the month of March, 2006 increased 12.7% over the five-week period ended April 2, 2005. On a comparable store basis, sales increased 3.7%. For the nine weeks ended April 1, 2006, total sales increased 13.5% while comparab
U.S. Snowboarding Halfpipe Coach Retires
U.S. Snowboarding Head Halfpipe Coach Robert “Bud” Keene, who recently coached American riders to two gold and two silver medals at the 2006 Winter Olympics, will retire at the end of the season after four years with the program, announced U.S. Snowboardi
Court Upholds Jury Award in Icon – Nautilus Case
The Federal District Court in Salt Lake City, Utah has refused to modify the terms of a jury verdict against Nautilus, Inc. initially issued in November 2005. The jury had previously found Nautilus liable for certain language in the Company's adverti
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