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Customer Satisfaction Slips with Top E-Tailers
ForeSee Results released its annual holiday survey showing customer satisfaction with the top 40 online retailers overall has fallen since last year. The sixth annual ForeSee Results E-Retail Satisfaction Index slipped 1% to 78 on the study’s 100-po
Retailers Post Solid Q3, But See Rising Inventories
After paring down merchandise inventories to all-time lows in the year-ago period, retailers in the third fiscal quarter of 2010 ramped up their stocks in anticipation of better days ahead. Retail chains saw the back-to-school season come slightly later t
Industry Executives Mostly Hopeful About Outlook for 2011
While the sporting goods industry has recovered smartly for many retailers and vendors in 2010 after a brutal 2009, most industry executives appear to be only cautiously optimistic about the prospects for 2011…
Li Ning Sees Orders Slip for 2011 Second Quarter
Li Ning Co. reported recently that orders for the second quarter of 2011 have fallen 7% in footwear and 8% in apparel. Both apparel and footwear products saw their average retail prices increase by more than 8% for the quarter. Management for the Chinese
Amer Sports Appoints Duran to its Executive Board
Amer Sports appointed Victor Duran, it SVP over marketing and business-to-consumer, to its executive board effective Jan. 1, 2011. Amer Sports brands include Salomon, Wilson, Atomic, Arc'teryx, Precor, Suunto and Mavic…
Kwik Goal Appoints Technical Director
Kwik Goal hired Richard Hartis as the company's technical director. The maker of soccer goals, bench shields, and training equipment said Hartis will be the senior advisor to management regarding the latest trends in soccer coaching, and will consult
Combat Sports Appoints Lacrosse Division Manager
Combat Sports Group announced the hiring of Jamie Webster as lacrosse development manager for the newly formed lacrosse division…
Tourism Spending Outpaces GDP in Third Quarter
Real spending on travel and tourism grew more than three times faster than the overall economy in the third quarter, following an increase of 3.4% (revised) in the second quarter, according to the latest estimates by the Bureau of Economic Analysis at the
Sharapova Ends 10-Year Tennis Sponsorship Deal With Prince Sports
Maria Sharapova ended her 10-year sponsorship agreement with racket manufacturer Prince Sports Inc…
Brooks Sports Launches Brooks PR Invitational
Brooks Sports, Inc. announced the upcoming Brooks PR Invitational, an indoor track meet for the fastest high school runners in the U.S. Taking place on Sunday, Feb. 27, 2011, at the Dempsey Indoor track in Seattle, the Brooks PR Invitational will give qua
Haglöfs Names New Sales, Marketing and Retail Execs
Haglöfs disclosed that it has appointed a new marketing director and a new sales director to take over the positions of Nicolas Warchalowski, who will take over as CEO Jan. 1 The Swedish outdoor brand, which was acquired by Asics in August, also named a r
Puma Rated Leader in Dow Jones Sustainability Index
Puma AG said it has been rated the sustainability leader within its sector in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI), one of the most recognized indexes for sustainable investment worldwide. Puma achieved a company score of 86 points, while the average
SwingAway Sports Hires VP of Professional/Insitutional Division
SwingAway Sports Products hired Robert Ducey as vice president of SwingAway's newly created professional and institutional division…
Actress Zooey Deschanel Sues Steve Madden
Actress/singer Zooey Deschanel sued Steve Madden in Los Angeles Superior Court, claiming she's owed $2 million from an August endorsement deal she signed with the company…
Industry Vendors See Profit Growth Slow in Q3
The theme for the fiscal second quarter may have been “tighten, tighten, tighten” as sporting goods industry vendors focused on bottom line growth, but the trends for the third quarter have settled into a more normalized pre-recession pattern
