Rawlings Sporting Goods has signed a license agreement with Sting Free Technologies to use Sting Free on its baseball products…
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Coleman Files Patent Infringement Suit Against Exxel Outdoors
The Coleman Company has filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Exxel Outdoors, Inc., in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas. Coleman asserts that Exxel Outdoors has infringed on three patents relating to unique sleeping
Eddie Bauer Plans Three New Locations
Eddie Bauer plans to open three new stores. The first will be at the Westfield San Francisco Centre in conjunction with the mall grand opening. The second is will be located at Avenue at West Cobb in Marietta, Ga., and the third is in The Shoppes at Susqu
Northwave Names Riordan as EVP Snowboards
Northwave North America named EJ Riordan as Executive Vice President for its snowboard division. Riordan will be handling the snow side of the Seattle based subsidiary, for Northwave Boots, Drake Bindings, Bakoda Design Logic Accessories and Venue Snowbo
Nike Pays London Borough for Logo Use
Nike Inc. will pay the London borough of hackney over half a million dollars for the unauthorized use of the borough’s name and crest on a line of World Cup soccer apparel. The logo, a round letter H surrounded by the words “The London Borough of Hackney,
Y.P.S. Inc. Wins Thule Agency of the Year
Y.P.S. Inc. of Seattle, WA recently won Thule's Agency of the Year honors. The Y.P.S. team of Ned Johnson, Kathy Southard, Steve Plass, and Rob Scott were recognized for the strong sales and service they demonstrated in 2005, in which they pioneered
Cabela’s Opens 3rd Nebraska Store
Cabela's will open its newest destination retail store in La Vista, Neb., just south of Omaha, on Friday, November 3, 2006. The La Vista store is Cabela's third location in its home state…
Back-to-School Footwear Sales Suffer from Shift from Classics…
The downward slide for athletic footwear that has progressed since the retail first quarter and slowed further in the second quarter continued into August, although the rate of decline for the month was a clear improvement over the July period. While ret
REI Targets 100% Renewable Energy
Recreational Equipment Inc. will purchase an additional 1 million kilowatt hours of wind power annually to supply its three stores in Maryland. The addition of the three Maryland stores brings the total number of stores powered by renewable energy to 20 o
Federated Sees August Comps Improve 3.8%
Federated Department Stores, Inc. reported total sales increased 61.6% to $1.73 billion for the month of August from $1.07 billion in the same period last year. The results for August 2006 include sales from the acquired May Company stores, which is not i
Finish Line Sees Q2 Sales Slip 0.9%
The Finish Line, Inc. saw second quarter consolidated net sales decrease 0.9% to $338.6 million from $341.6 million for the same quarter last year. Total company comparable store net sales for Q2 decreased 6.6%. By concept, Finish Line comparable store ne
Retailers Happy at Smaller Fly Fishing Retailer in Denver
More than 2,700 of the fly fishing industry’s most motivated and knowledgeable business people converged on Denver for FlyFishing Retailer 2006. Compared to last year, the 2006 show was a smaller event. 1,691 exhibitors made the trip to Denver this year,
Gildan to Build new Distribution Center
Gildan Activewear Inc., as part of its overall plan to integrate its recent acquisition of Kentucky Derby Hosiery, is investing approximately $7 million in a state-of-the-art 400,000 square feet retail distribution centre in a leased building in Martinsvi
Collegiate Pacific Moves to Tap into Sport Supply Back-End…
Collegiate Pacific Inc. continues to make its push for taking complete control of Sport Supply Group, Inc., this time entering into a service agreement that will see BOO utilize several of SSG’s back-end functions to its own benefit. Currently, Collegiat
Eddie Bauer Posts Q2 Loss on Weak Comps…
Eddie Bauer Holdings, Inc. second quarter revenues were $225.7 million, a 7.4% decline compared to $243.8 million last year. Merchandise sales were $211.6 million, a decline of 7.8% compared to $229.4 million last year. Comparable store sales for the seco