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U.K. July Retail Sales Post Highest Growth Since April 2011
U.K. retail sales values were up 2.2 percent on a like-for-like basis from July 2012, when they had increased 0.1 percent on the preceding year. On a total basis, sales were up 3.9 percent, against a 2.0 percent increase in July 2012, the fastest July gro
Foot Locker Rolls Out New Commercial Featuring NBA Stars Harden and Curry
Foot Locker, Inc. unveiled its newest national commercial highlighting its “Approved” sneakers and gear. The spot features James Harden of the Houston Rockets and Stephen Curry of the Golden State Warriors…
Trips for Kids Distributes $50,000 in Grants Raised Largely from Industry
The Trips for Kids board of directors is awarding up to $50,000 in grants to support the Trips for Kids' international network of chapters thanks in large part to the generosity of corporate sponsors across the cycling and outdoor industries…
Apex Sports Group Hires Product Manager, VP of Sales
Apex Sports Group, the makers of the Apex Ski Boot System, has expanded their North American sales force with two new hires, while also retaining a new product manager and promoting a new VP of sales for brand support…
Giant Group Reports Double-Digit Profit Growth in First Half
Giant Group grew pre-tax net profit 18.9 percent in the first six months ended June 30 on a 4.1 percent increase in revenue, which reached TWD27.2 billion yuan ($914 mm) during the period…
Fischer Sports Names News Reps
Fischer Sports added two new sales reps for their Alpine products in the Pacific Northwest and Rocky Mountains territories…
Head NV Attains Q2 Growth On Strong Racquet Sales
Head NV reported unaudited net sales of €9.1 million ($11.8 mm) in the second quarter ended June 30, up 3.3 percent from the same period a year earlier as growth in its Racquet Sports division more than offset declines in its Winter Sports and Divin
Phoenix Footwear’s Q2 Revenues Gain 9 Percent
Phoenix Footwear Group, Inc., the parent of Trotters and SoftWalk, reported, net sales from continuing operations for the second quarter increased 9.2 percent in the second quarter ended June 29, to $3.44 million…
Ideal Feet Hires Public Relations Agency
Ideal Feet, a maker and retailer of pain-relief products focusing on the feet, back and knees, has selected Dallas-based TrizCom as its public relations agency…
NOCSAE Clarifies Statement Concerning Certification of Helmets Using Unequal Technologies
On July 16, 2013, the National Operating Committee on Standards for Athletic Equipment (NOCSAE) board of directors released a statement suggesting that the use of certain aftermarket helmet add-on products may void helmet certifications. To avoid potentia
NOCSAE Clarifies Statement Concerning Certification of Helmets Using Unequal Technologies
On July 16, 2013, the National Operating Committee on Standards for Athletic Equipment (NOCSAE) board of directors released a statement suggesting that the use of certain aftermarket helmet add-on products may void helmet certifications. To avoid potentia
Trek, Fatcyclist.com Help World Bicycle Relief Raise Record Sum in July
Trek Bicycle helped World Bicycle Relief (WBR) raise a record $90,000 in July by offering to match every dollar raised during the month. The campaign got a big boost from “Fatty” Elden Nelson, who used his popular website fatcyclist.com to rai
Zumiez Shows Slight Gain in July Comps
Zumiez Inc. announced that total net sales for the four-week period ended August 3, increased 19.3 percent to $56.1 million, compared to $47.0 million in the year-ago month. Comparable store sales increased 0.8 percent…
Peak Supports the Five Continents Basketball Championship
Peak, the Hong Kong-based basketball footwear brand and a global strategic partner of FIBA, will be the official shoe sponsor of FIBA for the five continent (Asia, Eurasia, America, Africa and Oceania) male/female championship and official clothing for th
Spy Inc. Grows Sales 7 Percent, Names CFO and Director
Spy Inc. continued its turnaround by reporting a 7 percent increase in the sale of its Spy-branded sunglasses and other products in the second quarter and appointing a CFO and direct with extensive public company experience…
