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Phoenix Footwear Appoints CFO
Phoenix Footwear Group, Inc. hired Greg Slack to serve as its chief financial officer, effective April 1, 2011…
Icebreaker Opens Store in Vancouver
Icebreaker, the New Zealand merino wool apparel company, announced that March 23 will mark the grand opening for its first Icebreaker TouchLab store in Western Canada…
G-III Q4 Sales Up 40%
G-III Apparel Group, Ltd. reported net sales for the fourth quarter ended Jan. 31, 2011 increased by 39.4% to $270.2 million from $193.8 million during the comparable period last year…
Study: Average U.S. Women Own 17 Pairs of Shoes
According to a new national poll featured in the April 2011 issue of ShopSmart magazine, from the publisher of Consumer Reports, women own an average of 17 pairs of shoes (down from 19 four years ago) yet only typically wear three of those pairs on a regu
Spalding Signs Jessica Mendoz for Dudley Brand
Spalding announced the signing of Jessica Mendoza, one of the top best softball players in the world, to a multi-year endorsement deal with its Dudley brand…
Dick’s SG Secures Incentives to Build Oklahoma Store
Dicks Sporting Goods is reportedly receiving as much as $900,000 for the construction of its potential store in Broken Arrow, OK. The location would be Dick SG's first store in Oklahoma…
Scheels to Open First Utah Location
Scheels plans to open a 220,000-square-foot store in Sandy, Utah, its first in the state. The store will include a 65-foot-tall Ferris wheel and a 16,000-gallon salt-water aquarium…
Shoe Carnival Posts Record Fiscal Q4 Profit Growth on Strength Business
Strength across all categories and a healthy jump in comparable store sales carried Shoe Carnival, Inc. to 70% profit growth for the fiscal fourth quarter ended Jan 29, making it the second-highest Q4 earnings jumps in the company’s history…
Li Ning’s Revenue Grow 13% in 2010
Chinese sporting goods brand giant Li Ning Company Ltd reported revenue grew by 13.0% in 2010, to RMB9.48 billion ($1.43 bn). Profit attributable to equity holders reached RMB1.1 billion ($167 mm), up 17.4% from 2009…
Lululemon Fourth Quarter Profits Soar; Sales Per Square Foot Reaches $1,726
Seeming to only build further momentum, Lululemon Athletica Inc. reported fiscal fourth quarter revenues surged 52.8% to $245.4 million for the 13-week period ended Jan. 30. The increase was driven by a 28% comp gain on a constant-dollar basis, bringing a
Outdoor Industry in (Up)Hill Fight Over Budget
Despite strong opposition in the House of Representatives and the threat of a government shutdown, most leaders in the outdoor recreation community continue urging the U.S. Congress to maintain or substantially increase federal spending on key programs li
Birkenstock Expands Advertising Reach for 2011
Birkenstock USA launched its 2011 advertising campaign that will be featured in more publications than at anytime in its history. The extended reach is part of an overall program to pursue additional outdoor and specialty running accounts. The company al
Garmin sues Bryton for Allegedly Infringing Patent on Cycling Computer
Garmin Ltd. announced that a Garmin subsidiary filed a patent infringement suit against Bryton Inc. in the U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas. Garmin accuses Bryton's products of mimicking the appearance and functionality of Garmin's
Easton Lacrosse Adds First Women Endorser
Easton Lacrosse announced the signing of Danielle Spencer to a multi-year contract…
Perry Ellis Acquires Anchor Blue Name
Perry Ellis International paid $500,000 for Anchor Blue's intellectual property assets, which include Anchor Blue and Miller's Outpost trademarks, logos, and style and pattern books. Anchor Blue, a Corona-CA based teen retailer, had about 115 st
