Zumiez Inc. reported a slowdown in sales in the fiscal second quarter accelerated in August and prompted an intense review of its fall merchandising plans…
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Lululemon’s Solid Second Quarter Overshadowed by Outlook
Lululemon Athletica Inc. reported second-quarter earnings that came in ahead of internal expectations and slightly raised its outlook for the year. But shares still came under pressure as its third-quarter guidance came in sharply below Wall Street’
Dick’s SG Seeing Momentum Online and at Field and Stream
At the Goldman Sachs Global Retailing Conference, Ed Stack, Dick’s Sporting Goods’ chairman and CEO, elaborated on the growth potential and underlying drivers online and at Field & Stream. Stack said that from 2010 to 2014, the company’s
Sterling Rope Announces Personnel Changes
Sterling Rope Company Inc., which has been ramping up to relaunch its brand this fall, has hired four new employees and reassigned four others…
PacSun to Cut Costs, Consider Assets Sales in Wake of Disappointing Q2
Pacific Sunwear of California Inc. is looking to cut another $15 million in annual costs and possibly sell and leaseback buildings in a bid to shore up its finances following a disappointing fiscal second quarter…
DAK Americas to Expand Polyester Fiber Capacity
DAK Americas LLC will increase its Polyester Staple Fiber capacity at its facility in Bay St. Louis, MS to meet growing demand in the Americas starting in the second half of 2016…
European Week of Sport Campaign Kicks Off
The Federation of the European Sporting Goods Industry and its members are supporting the European Week of Sport campaign through a variety of initiatives and activities leading up to and during the week of September 7-13…
Body Glove Brings Back Old School Logo
Body Glove has launched a new ad campaign this fall, new initiatives and new key products for the core market headed into Surf Expo…
NSGA Announces 2016 Hall of Fame Class
The Sporting Goods Industry Hall of Fame Committee elected three industry leaders for the 2016 Class of the Hall of Fame: Bill Battle, founder of Collegiate Licensing Company, Jack Smith, founder of Sports Authority, and Jim Throneburg, CEO and owner of T
Greenpeace Expedition Finds PFCs in Remote Snowpack
Greenpeace again called on technical outdoor apparel brands to phase out use of poly-fluorinated chemicals (PFCs) by 2020 after releasing research showing traces of the persistent chemicals were found in snow and some water samples taken from remote mount
TIA Reveals Rally the Family Campaign
At the eighth annual TIA Tennis Forum held last week at the Grand Hyatt New York City, right before play began at the 2015 US Open, officials at the TIA (Tennis Industry Association) and USTA (United States Tennis Association) unveiled a new campaign, 
Genesco Q2 Shows Some Recovery
Aided by better-than-expected sales across banners, Genesco Inc. reported second-quarter earnings that easily exceeded Wall Street’s targets. On a conference call with analysts, Bob Dennis, chairman, president and CEO, said the healthy top-line grow
Venture Snowboards Suspends Operations Indefinitely
Venture Snowboards of Silverton, CO. informed its customers Thursday that it will not ship any product to market for the 2015-16 winter season…
Peak Signs Dwight Howard
Peak, the Chinese sportswear company, has signed Houston Rockets'center Dwight Howard to an endorsement deal. Howard had been with Adidas…
Report: Quiksilver Seeking Sale
Quiksilver Inc. has been holding discussions with a number of potential strategic bidders with the goal of a management-led buyout, ideally outside of a bankruptcy, Bloomberg reports…
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