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Retail Container Traffic to be Up 9% in April
Import cargo volume at the nation's major retail container ports is expected to be up 9% in April over the same month last year, according to the monthly Global Port Tracker report released today by the National Retail Federation and Hackett Associat
Frontier Group Opens Showroom
Frontier Group Sales, which represents Helly Hansen, Mountainsmith, adidas Outdoor, Serengeti, Bolle and ENO, has secured a showroom in the Pacific Market Center in Seattle for 2011…
Cramer Products Appoints West Coast Sales Rep
Cramer Products has hired Tim Maloney Sales, Inc. of Lake Forest, CA, to handle its west coast sales activity. The sales agency will cover the nine western states of Alaska, Arizona, California, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, and Washington for C
Asics Lauches Support Program for Japan’s Orphans
Asics Corporation announced the launch of A Bright Tomorrow through Sport, a support program for young survivors of the Eastern Japan Great Earthquake who have lost their parents in the disaster. Asics has budgeted a total of JPY100 million ($1.1 million)
Cybex Intl. Faces Possible NASDAQ Delisting
Cybex International, Inc. said that on April 5, it received a letter from the NASDAQ Stock Market notifying Cybex that based on the company's stockholders' equity at the close of the year it does not comply with the minimum stockholders' eq
Native Eyewear Sponsors New Hampshire Mountain Bike Park
Native Eyewear is sponsoring the Highland Mountain Bike Park in Northfield, New Hampshire this year. The sponsorship will put Native product in front of youth attending camps at the park and training center…
Saks Reports 11.1% Comps on 9.2% Increase in Owned Sales
Saks Incorporated's owned sales totaled $260.2 million for the five weeks ended April 2, 2011 compared to $238.2 million for the five weeks ended April 3, 2010, a 9.2% increase. The figure does not reflect sales from shop-in-shops departments like fu
Ross Stores Ups Q1 Guidance on March Sales Gain
Ross Stores, Inc. upped its EPS guidance for the first quarter after reporting sales increased 2% for the five weeks ended April 2, 2011 without the benefit of an early Easter. Comparable store sales for the month declined 1% compared to a very strong 14
2014 Winter Olympics to Feature Halfpipe Skiing and Women’s Ski Jumping
The International Olympic committee announced Wednesday afternoon that halfpipe skiing and women's ski jumping – two events dominated by American athletes – will be included in the 2014 Olympic Winter Games in Sochi. A decision for slopestyle skiing
Active Media Launching Schwaggle in New York, Chicago and Los Angeles
Active.com, a media property of Active Network that connects people with the sports and activities they love to do, is taking its Schwaggle deal-of-the-day program nationwide. Schwaggle was launched in New York Thursday April 7 and will be rolled out in n
Former Nike Exec Gets Probation on Tax Charges
A former Nike executive and his wife have been sentenced in Oregon to three years of probation after pleading guilty to federal tax charges involving income from a South Korean footwear manufacturer…
K2 Sports in Marketing Partnerships with Jones Soda
K2 Sports has partnered with Jones Soda Co. to create Jones Soda skis and snowboards…
Cabela’s to Open Store in Saskatoon Canada
Cabela’s reported recently it plans a store in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada in spring of 2012. skatchewan, Canada…
Remington, Marlin Parent Pulls IPO Registration; Posts Q4, Full Year Losses
The Freedom Group, Inc., which owns the Remington, Marlin, Bushmaster, Dakota and Mountain Khakis brands, among others, sent a letter to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Friday, requesting the withdrawal of the company’s Registration S
PAC Study: Over 60 Million Americans Considered Couch Potatoes
A just-released study by the Physical Activity Council (PAC) found 77% of Americans age six and over took part in at least one activity (217.0 million people) in 2009. This leaves 64.6 million people who are inactive, according to the survey…
