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NRF: Gift Cards Could Make Come Back

Gift cards could enjoy resurgence this year as consumers shift their gaze from heavily discounted merchandise back to America's favorite gift, according to NRF’s 2010 Gift Card Consumer Intentions and Actions survey…

Under Armour CEO to Sell More than a Million Shares

Under Armour CEO Kevin Plank is planning to sell more than a million shares of his company for estate planning and charitable giving purposes, according to a Securities & Exchange filing…

Finish Line to Offer Web-Only Thanksgiving Day Deals

Finish Line is introducing Thanksgiving Day discounts on its finishline.com home page. Finish Line plans to send customers e-mails about the deals and will also alert its Twitter followers and Facebook fans when deals become live…

Point6 Selects Five European Distributors

Point6 added five distributors to its European sales force to grow retail distribution in Austria, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and the United Kingdom (including Ireland). The company already distributes in Italy, Germany and Canada…

Foot Locker, Inc. Sees Q3 Gains Across Segments

Citing a healthy athletic cycle in the overall market, Foot Locker, Inc. reported earnings of $52.0 million, or 33 cents per share, in the fiscal third quarter ended Oct. 30 against a loss of $6.0 million in the year-ago period…

The Buckle Gets Q3 Boost from Online Gains

Trendy mall-based retailer The Buckle reported better-than-expected sales for the fiscal third quarter ended Oct. 30 on surging online transactions and solid growth for both women’s and men’s product…

Phoenix Footwear Q3 Sales Slide

Phoenix Footwear Group, Inc. lost $1.1 million, or 14 cents a share, in the third quarter versus earnings of $60,000, or 1 cent, in the year-ago quarter. Revenues slid 10.9% to $4.9 million. Sales were down 9% for the Trotters brand and off 6% at Softwalk

Bearpaw Responds to Deckers’ Ugg Suit — Kind Of

Bearpaw Footwear responded to the Deckers Outdoors lawsuit charging the brand with copying the designs of its Ugg brand. Bearpaw said the Deckers suit has only come about due to the “momentum” the company is experiencing in the marketplace and defended th

TapouT Parent Acquires Sinister

Authentic Brands Group, which recently acquired the Tapout brand, has purchased Sinister, an apparel and accessories company with origins in the mixed martial arts space…

Orange 21 Narrows Q3 Loss

Orange 21 Inc., the parent of the O’Neill and Spy Optic, reported Q3 sales decreased 6.3% in the quarter ended Sept. 30, to $8.2 million from $8.8 million a year ago…

Elk Foundation, NBFog Announce Marketing Alliance

The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation has announced a new alliance with NBFog Inc., a company that specializes in building outdoor brands. NBFog will help the nonprofit conservation organization with licensing agreements, sponsorship management and other mark