FitnessKeeper, the parent company of the RunKeeper smartphone app, has raised $1.11 million. The RunKeeper iPhone app uses GPS locating to track distance, time, elevation, pace and path…
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Kohl’s November Comps Jump 8.1%
Kohl's Corporation reported November sales increased 8.1%. On a comparable store basis, November sales increased 6.1%. Year to date, total sales increased 7.5% and comparable store sales increased 4.7%…
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,
Sportsman’s Warehouse to Open Fourth Store in Alaska
Sportsman's Warehouse plans to open a new store in Soldotna next spring, representing its fourth store in Alaska…
DC Shoes to Sponsor Monster Energy AMA Supercross
DC Shoes inked a three-year to deal as the official and exclusive footwear sponsor of the Monster Energy AMA Supercross, an FIM World Championship, which begins January 8, 2011 at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, CA…
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…
Tom Brady to Endorse UGG
UGG Australia, owned by Deckers Outdoor, is partnering with NFL star quarterback Tom Brady of the New England Patriots to launch its first men's marketing initiative. The multi-year collaboration between the three-time Super Bowl champion and the bra
Longstreth Women’s Sports Hires Field Hockey Specialist
Longstreth Women's Sports hired Christy Utter as its assistant field hockey manager and as a key member of its field hockey management team. Utter is a two-time NCAA champion and former Brown assistant head coach…
Quiksilver Sees Fourth Quarter Above Forecasts
Quiksilver, Inc., the parent of DC Shoes, said that based on preliminary data, the company estimates that revenues for its fourth quarter ended Oct. 31 were between $492 million and $497 million, compared to net revenues of $538.7 million a year ago. Pro-
Black Friday Sees Increased Consumer Traffic
The 2010 Holiday shopping season kicked off with nice increases in traffic and fuller parking lots, but malls and “brick ‘n mortar” stores took a backseat this year to the power of the Internet…
Puma Receives German Sustainability Award
Puma received the German Sustainability Award 2010 in the category “Most Sustainable Strategy.” The jury rewarded PUMA's strategy that envisages the transition of the company's product portfolio to sustainable products…
Genesco’s Earnings Jump on 9% Comp Gain
Genesco Inc., the parent of Journeys and Hat World, reported earnings climbed 47.8% in the third quarter, to $17.0 million, or 72 cents a share, compared to earnings from continuing operations of $11.5 million, or 50 cents, a year ago. Sales increased 1
Avalanche Claims Ski Patrol Instructor in Colorado
An experienced ski instructor became the first avalanche fatality n Colorado Monday when he was killed on groomed slopes at Wolf Creek Ski area in south-central Colorado…
180s Sues Brookstone for Infringing on Ear Warmer Patent
180s filed a patent infringement suit in the United States District Court for the District of Maryland (Baltimore) against Brookstone, Inc., a nationwide specialty retailer. The suit alleges Brookstone infringed 180's patents on the wrap-behind-the-h
J. Crew Sold to Buyout Groups
J.Crew inked an acquisition deal with TPG Capital and Leonard Green & Partners L.P. valued at $3 billion. Millard Drexler will continue as Chairman and CEO and maintain a significant equity investment in J.Crew…
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