Just weeks after completing its merger with shareholder and former parent Retail Ventures, Inc., DSW Inc. met with analysts and investors at the Piper Jaffray Consumer Conference to discuss growth initiatives and outlook for the remainder of fiscal 2011 a
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Skullcandy Inc. Reports Fiscal Third Quarter Sales Spike As IPO Approaches
Skullcandy, Inc. which is in the midst of a $125 million IPO, filed a report with the SEC confirming that net sales for the third quarter ended March 31 increased $14.3 million, or 65.9 percent, to $36.0 million from $21.7 million for the three months end
Brazil Displaces China as Best Retail Expansion Market in A.T. Kearny Index
Brazil has replaced China as the most desirable country for global retail expansion, according to the latest Global Retail Development Index (GRDI) published by A.T. Kearny. Brazil rose from fifth place, while China fell to sixth place and Uruguay, Chile,
Respect Your Universe Appoints Erick Siffert as COO
Respect Your Universe, the MMA brand, appointed Erick Siffert as chief operating officer effective June 7th, 2011. Siffert previously served as director of product operations at lululemon athletica…
Nuun and Co. Appoints Mason Reay As President
Nuun & Co. appointed Mason Reay as its new president. In this role, Reay, who joined Nuun in 2010 as head of marketing, will expand his responsibilities to include oversight of finance, customer support, and business operations…
Under Armour Looks to Double Sales in Three Years
Speaking Thursday at Under Armour Inc.'s annual meeting, CEO Kevin Plank laid out a company goal to double its sales over the next three years, according to a report in the Baltimore Business Journal. The goal would bring the company's total rev
Knife Advocacy Group Challenges NY Knife Law
Knife Rights, a knife advocacy group that calls itself “America's premier organization representing knife owners and promoting the safe and responsible use of edged tools,” has filed a federal civil rights lawsuit to stop New York City from “exploiti
Keen and Grassroots Retailers Partner to Aid Red Cross
Keen and 31 retailers from the Grassroots Outdoor Alliance have partnered to raise at least $5,000 for the American Red Cross to support Spring Storms disaster relief efforts in the Southeast and Midwest. KEEN will donate $5 for every pair of its shoes so
JD Sports Outlook Remains Cautious
JD Sports Fashion, which operates 350 JD Sports and Size? outlets in the UK, said like-for-like sales for the first 18 weeks of the financial year declined 2.8 percent, compared to a 1.2 percent decline in the first eight weeks. The retailer said results
Market for Golf Distance Measuring Devices Approaching $170MM
Golf Datatech, LLC released a study finding that the size of the market for Distance Measuring Devices (DMD) is approaching the on-off course putter market in total sales, and may reach as high as $170 million in annual sales across all retail channels in
Teva Adds Action Sports Marketing Experts
Teva, which is owned by Deckers Outdoor Corp., has hired former Red Bull athlete manager Toshi Corbet as sports marketing manager and Mickel Tingley as new business development manager for action outdoor. The appointments follow Deckers Outdoor's ann
Greenrep.org Adds Teko and Life Factory Accounts
Greenrep.org has added Boulder, CO-based Teko Socks and San Francisco-based Life Factory water bottles to its line of environmentally conscious brands…
Fatal Shooting at Big 5
Police shot and killed a man who stole a shotgun from a display case at a Big 5 store in Watsonville, CA and fired the weapon multiple times…
Pennsylvania’s Outdoor Recreation Plan Wins National Award
Pennsylvania has earned top national honors for its five-year Statewide Outdoor Recreation Plan, which seeks to get residents to spend more time outdoors. Such plans must be updated every five years for states to remain eligible for federal funds, includi
May Sport Footwear Retail Sales Pace Weakens
With the month of May typically seen as the beginning of a clearance period for athletic footwear for many retailers, its importance is usually on the low end of the scale after the Easter and Spring Break periods are past and inventories are cleaned up h
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