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Brian Anderson of EB Sport Group Elected to SGMA Board
Brian Anderson, president of EB Sport Group of Yonkers NY, has been elected to Sporting Goods Manufacturers Association (SGMA) Board of Directors…
State Stores Reports All Regions Had Positive Comps in February
Stage Stores, Inc. reported that its total sales for the four week February period ended Feb. 25, increased 7.1 percent to $101 million from $94 million in the prior year four week period ended Feb. 26, 2011. Comparable store sales increased 3.7 percent..
Stein Mart’s Sales Flatline in February
Stein Mart, Inc. eked out a 0.7 percent increase in comparable store sales in the four-week period ended Feb. 25 and reported total sales for the period reached $80.7 million, up 0.3 percent from $80.4 million in February…
Longstreth Sports Announces Retirement of Field Hockey Manager
Longstreth Sporting Goods, based in Parker Ford, PA, announced that Joni Garber, field hockey sales and service manager, is retiring after 13 years with Longstreth…
Macy’s Same-Store Sales Rise 4.6 Percent in February
Macy's, Inc. reported total sales of $1.860 billion for the four weeks ended Feb. 25, 2012, an increase of 5.5 percent compared with total sales of $1.763 billion in the four weeks ended Feb. 26, 2011. On a same-store basis, Macy's, Inc. sales w
TJX Companies Rides Warm Weather to 9 Percent Comp Gain in Febrary
The TJX Companies, Inc. reported that strong demand for spring apparel helped power a 9 percent increase in comp sales at its stores in the four-week period ended Feb. 25, 2012. Total sales reached $1.6 billion, up 12% over the year earlier period…
Amazon Reigns at Top of Retail Customer Satisfaction Index
Despite slipping a tad, Amazon remained at the top of the American Consumer Satisfaction Index for all retailers in the fourth quarter, again edging out traditional retailers such as Walmart, Target and Costco…
Billabong Appoints Retail Advisor
Following its decision to decline a revised offer from TPG Capital to purchase the company for $3.30 per share, Billabong said it had appointed former Target Australia managing director Launa Inman as a retail advisor…
European Outdoor Brands Put Conservation Grants to Public Vote
With record numbers of applications this year for the European Outdoor Conservation Association’s (EOCA) funding round, the association is now asking the public to get involved in helping decide which conservation projects to support in 2012…
Club Ride Names Scott Montgomery CEO
Club Ride had hired longtime industry veteran Scott Montgomery as its new CEO and partner. Most recently, Montgomery started Scott Sports' bike division and turned it into a significant player in the US…
Wal-Mart to Source Bicycles from India’s Hero Cycles
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. has signed an agreement to buy bicycles from India’s Hero Cycles for its more than 10,000 stores around the globe. The deal, which will be administered by Hero's new Denver, CO. office, marks the first time the discounter h
Phil Knight to be Inducted into Basketball Hall of Fame
Phil Knight, founder of Nike, was among five people elected to the basketball Hall of Fame in the “Contributor” category…
Callaway Golf Appoints Chip Brewer as New CEO
Callaway Golf Company appointed Chip Brewer as president and chief executive officer of the company, effective March 5, 2012. Brewer has been with Adams Golf since 1998 and has served as its president and CEO since 2002. Tony Thornley, who has served as i
Bogs, Rafters Power Sales Growth at Weyco Group
Weyco Group, Inc. reported that its purchase of the parent company of Bogs and Rafters footwear boosted its net sales to $75 million in the fourth quarter ended Dec. 31, up 20 percent compared to fourth quarter 2010 sales of $62 million…
Primaloft Operating Income Grew Twice as Fast as Sales in 2011
Primaloft’s net sales reached $27.4 million in 2011, up 17.8 percent from 2010, Albany International reported in its 2011 annual report. The increase came on top of 22 percent growth in 2010…
