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Incrediwear Names National Sales Director
Star Nutrition, Inc., a California-based diversified health and wellness firm, has appointed Matt Itamura as the national sales director for its Incrediwear division. Itamura brings years of retail apparel and marketing experience to the Incrediwear brand
Columbia Sportswear Counterfeiters Convicted in China
The Huangpu District People's Court of Shanghai, China has convicted three individuals for distributing counterfeit Columbia brand products in Shanghai, according to Columbia Sportwear Company…
Best Buy Invests in Mobile Fitness Earbud Tech Firm
Valencell, Inc., a Raleigh-NC based mobile health and fitness technology company, said it has received $5.5 million in Series B venture investment. The round was led by Best Buy Capital, the investment group of Best Buy Co., Inc., with participation from
Travel Spending Lagged GDP Growth in First Quarter
Real spending on travel and tourism lagged overall GDP growth in the first quarter, growing at an annual rate of 0.6 percent, following an increase of 2.6 percent (revised) in the fourth quarter of 2010. The slowdown reflected a downturn in both domestic
Sources: ATF Director to Resign Following Gun-Running Operation
Kenneth Melson, the acting director of the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) is expected to step down because of a controversial gun-running investigation that allegedly allowed for weapons to be sold to suspected agents of
NBS Adds Eight New Members
Nation’s Best Sports (NBS) – the nation's largest sporting goods buying group in North America by volume – has added eight new members this year…
Sitka Announces Team of Official Sitka Gear Heads
Sitka Gear Inc., the manufacturer of hunting apparel, has formed an elite group of individuals known as “Gear Heads” to provide technical assistance for consumers…
Dick’s SG Board Member Resigns
David I. Fuente, former chairman and CEO of Office Depot, has resigned from the board of Dick's Sporting Goods, Inc., according to an SEC filing. Dick's SG said Fuente resigned to “pursue other interests.”…
Obermeyer Hires Veteran Merchandiser
Aspen-based Sport Obermeyer appointed Ryan Meyer as the brand’s newest merchandiser. In his new role, Meyer will serve as overall product category expert, helping to improve brand collections from starting concept through design, line development, s
Apple’s Retail Chief to Head J. C. Penney
Ron Johnson, who joined Apple more than a decade ago to build the computer company’s retail stores, has been named J.C. Penney’s next chief executive, effective November 1…
SEW Goes One-on-One with VF Outdoor’s Steve Rendle
VF Corporation last week announced it would acquire The Timberland Company in a deal valued at approximately $2 billion (see BOSS_1124). VF will move Timberland into its VF Outdoor and Action Sports coalition, which already includes the Vans, The North F
Dick’s Sporting Goods Sees Academy Competition Less Formidable Outside Texas
Speaking at William Blair & Co.'s Growth Stock Conference last week, Dick's Sporting Goods Chairman and CEO Ed Stack said that Academy Sports may become a tougher competitor following its acquisition by KKR…
Lafuma Reports 1H Profit for First Time in Four Years
Lafuma Group reported a profit for the first half of its fiscal year for the first time since 2007 despite flat sales thanks to tighter inventory and profit improvements at its Great Outdoor (Lafuma) and Mountain (Millet-Eider) divisions…
OBIT: Cameron Anderson
Cameron Anderson, who helped develop the Foot Locker chain while an executive with the Kinney Shoe Corp., died on June 11 at the age of 85…
Report: Daily Deal Customers Rarely Become Regulars
A week after Groupon filed paperwork for its IPO, a Rice University professor said his latest research shows that while such daily deal sites are very successful at attracting new customers, those customers rarely buy more than the heavily discounted deal
