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Nordstrom Introduces iPad App
Nordstrom, Inc. has launched a new iPad app to give customers a convenient and fun way to shop from Nordstrom using the device. The Nordstrom app is now available for free through the Apple iTunes store…
OBIT: Leslie Bohm Succumbs to Cancer
Leslie Bohm, founder and CEO at Catalyst Communication Inc. and a founding member of Bikes Belong, died at the age of 59 Monday after succumbing to brain cancer…
Vapur Deploys Refill Stations at Glacier National Park
Vapur Inc. has partnered with a company that makes water coolers and drinking fountains to deploy refill stations at Glacier National Park for its foldable and reusable “Anti-Bottle…
Texas Judge Rejects Armstrong’s Motion in Anti-Doping Case
A federal judge in Texas dismissed Monday Lance Armstrong’s lawsuit challenging the U.S. Anti-doping Agency’s (USADA) right to pursue its case against the legendary cyclist. Armstrong must now decided whether to fight USADA doping allegations
Libby Edelman Rejoins Sam Edelman Team
Libby Edelman, one of the creative visionaries behind the Sam Edelman brand, will rejoin the Sam Edelman team in a new role to help drive the marketing and licensing of the Sam Edelman brand. She will also provide a creative vision to the evolution of the
Spartan Race Inc. Lands Private Equity Investment
Raptor Consumer Partners (“RCP”), a consumer-focused growth equity firm, has made an undisclosed investment in Spartan Race, Inc., which produces the race series named as Outside Magazine’s Best Obstacle Race in 2012…
RECALL: 119,000 Gerber Bear Grylls Machetes
Gerber is recalling about 119,000 Bear Grylls machetes because a weakness in the area where the handle meets the blade can cause either to break during use, posing a laceration hazard…
Foot Locker’s Q2 Profits Soar on 9.8 Percent Comp Gain
Foot Locker, Inc. reported earnings jumped 59.5 percent in the second quarter ended July 28, to $59 million, or 39 cents per share. Sales increased 7.2 percent, to $1.37 billion with comps ahead 9.8 percent. Excluding the effect of foreign currency fluct
China’s Exceed Co. Adheres to Expansion Plans Despite Sharp Sales Decline
The company that owns one of China’s most popular domestic sporting goods brands will continue to open up new stores and remains on track to triple footwear production by next year despite rapidly declining sales…
Easton-Bell Project Qualifies for up to $2.3 Million in State Incentives
Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) will award Easton-Bell Sports Inc. up to $3.4 million in tax credits, job training grants and other incentives if it hits employment and other targets at a massive new distribution, assembly
Under Armour’s SVP of Sourcing Resigns
Under Armour, Inc. said Janet Fox, senior vice president of sourcing, has resigned from the company to pursue other interests. Her resignation will be effective August 24, according to a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission…
Perry Ellis Swings to Q2 Loss as It Divests Businesses
Perry Ellis International swung to a loss in the second quarter as expected as restructuring costs undermined margins and revenues decreased 2.3 percent to $209.4 million. The company said continued momentum within golf, direct-to-consumer, and women̵
Columbia’s Mick McCormick Resigns
Columbia Sportswear said its number two executive, Michael McCormick, executive vice president of global sales and marketing, has resigned from the company for personal reasons. Timothy Boyle, the company’s president and CEO, will be assuming McCorm
Alabama Park Wins Coca-Cola Contest to be Named America’s Favorite Park
Coca-Cola announced winners of its America's Favorite Parks contest, which pit 16,000 communities across the country against eachother for bragging rights and nearly $300,000 in cash grants.Pratt Park in Prattville, AL garnered more than 28 million v
Deckers Amends Credit Facility
Deckers Outdoor Corp. said that on August 10, it entered into a new credit agreement that increases the secured revolving credit facility under the original credit agreement from $200 million to $400 million. It also increases the sublimit for the issuanc
