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NRF: Gift Cards Could Make Come Back As Consumers Spend More Freely
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…
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…
Qatar Football Federation and Nike Sign Sponsorship Deal
Qatar Football Association President HE Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Thani announced a new sponsorship agreement with Nike Inc. to become the official national team kit supplier…
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…
Signature Eyewear Expands Into Footwear and Accessories
In a strategic expansion, Signature Eyewear, Inc. established a new division, Signature Fashion Group, to focus on women's footwear and fashion accessories…
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…
Hibbett Sports Ups Fourth Quarter, Full Year Guidance on Jump in Q3 Profits
Hibbett Sports said heightened demand for sporting goods, increased foot traffic and more dollars per transaction drove same-store sales to 12.5% growth for the fiscal third quarter ended Oct. 30, marking the third consecutive quarter of double-digit comp
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
