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Modell’s to Open Two Stores in Long Island
Modell’s Sporting Goods will celebrate the grand opening of two of its newest locations Friday in Long Island in Rosedale and Huntington Station, bringing their total to 155 storefronts…
DSW to Open New Stores in Oklahoma and New York
DSW Inc. said it is opening a new store in Norman, OK as well as one in Victor, NY…
New LibertyMountain.com Goes Live
Liberty Mountain's newly upgraded version of LibertyMountain.com is live and open for business. The new design features many new and updated features to provide a better experience for browsing and placing orders…
Genesco Cuts Q3 Guidance on BTS Slowdown
Genesco Inc. slashed its profit outlook for the year after experiencing a drop-off in second-quarter sales and seeing the sluggish trend continuing so far in August…
Consumer Confidence Up Slightly in Mid-August
Consumer confidence inched up as of mid-August as Americans’ near term outlook for jobs and income improved, according to the Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index…
SFIA and Exponent Agree to Gold Level Corporate Partner Program Relationship
The Sports & Fitness Industry Association (SFIA) announced that Exponent, leaders in engineering and scientific consulting, has made a commitment to support SFIA as a Gold level Partner in the SFIA Corporate Partner Program starting September 1, 2013…
Brown Shoe Raises FY Guidance on Strong Q2
Brown Shoe Co., the parent of Famous Footwear, reported earnings before special items more than doubled in the second quarter, exceeding internal expectations. Famous Footwear delivered record second quarter sales and operating profit with comps ahead 6.8
DSW’s Top-Line Bounces Back in Q2
Benefiting from a rebound in sales and tighter expense controls, DSW Inc. reported earnings before non-recurring items jumped 48.1 percent, far exceeding Wall Street targets…
Saucony Partners with Fleet Feet on Obesity Challenge
This September, inspired by National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month, Saucony and run specialty retailer Fleet Feet Sports are issuing the Saucony Run4Good Challenge to runners nationally to generate awareness and grants for community youth running pro
Patagonia Footwear Partners to Support Flip Flop Recycling
Expanding on their collaboration and creation of 100 percent recyclable sandals made with PLUSfoam material, Patagonia Footwear and PLUS Compound Technologies, LLC recently launched accessible consumer incentive programs that encourage them to recycle the
REI Close to Naming New CEO
REI is close to hiring a former executive of Coach as its new CEO, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal. The paper identified the executive as Jerry Stritzke, 53, who steps down as president and chief operating officer of Coach at the end of t
VF Corp to Establish Three Global Innovation Centers
VF Corp, the parent of The North Face, Vans and Timberland, announced the company will establish three global innovation centers – to focus on game-changing product innovations in technical apparel, footwear and jeans. Declaring it a “groundbreaking move
Helly Hansen Fills New Sales Position for North American Sailing
Helly Hansen this week named Jenny Daudlin to the newly created position of sailing sales representative for North America…
NuCanoe Named Vendor Partner by Grassroots Outdoor Alliance
Grassroots Outdoor Alliance (Grassroots) is pleased to announce that NuCanoe has joined our organization as a Vendor Partner…
Spyder Finds Growth Partner
With a new owner and mega-sourcing partner, Spyder is set to jumpstart its growth. The buyer, Authentic Brands Group, LLC, has big plans to expand Spyder’s sportswear offerings while entering the footwear category.
