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Macy’s Sales Rise Nearly 7%

Macy's Inc. earned $10 million, or 2 cents per share, for the period ended Oct. 30, rebounding from a loss of $35 million, or 8 cents per share, a year ago…

Fischer Sports Names New Creative Agency

Fischer Sports GmbH has named Zooom Productions as its lead creative agency. With offices in Austria and Venice Beach, CA, Zooom specializes in helping brands reach the youth market. It's current clients include Red Bull, Braun, Nike, Suunto, Salzbur

Total Apparel Group Sees Slow Start to FIFA and Kappa Launches

Total Apparel Group, Inc. management indicated that late shipments and deliveries caused many major retailers to cancel their orders for its Kappa and FIFA Collections. In a letter to shareholders, management said that while a campaign tied to the World C

Nielsen Shutters Action Sports Retailer Show

Action Sports Retailer, the biggest trade show in the action sports industry, has ended its 29-year run. Nielsen, the show's owner, said last week it was “indefinitely suspending” ASR due to consolidation in the action sports space as well as the cha

Spending Pulse Shows Economic Signs of Improvement

MasterCard Advisors’ SpendingPulse alluded that most retail sectors posted positive year-over-year growth in October. From a sector-by-sector point of view, categories continued to stabilize, building strength onto the more tepid growth seen in prev

Aldila Sheds Light on Consumer Confidence

Golf shaft specialist Aldila, Inc. said sales gains in both of its major categories boosted sales 14% for the third quarter and helped the company swing to a profit from a year-ago period that suffered from an overall weak market…

Voters Overwhelmingly Approve Conservation Funding

Despite anti-tax fervor, voters across the country Tuesday overwhelmingly approved a variety of measures that will raise $2 billion for land conservation, according to results tallied by The Trust for Public Land, a national conservation organization. The

Cloudveil Launches New 2010 line and New Website

Cloudveil unveiled its 2010 fall/winter line and said it would begin selling it at www.cloudveil.com. The new site will offer a full range of Cloudveil product and is designed to offer a shopping experience that includes the ability to zoom in on specifi

Pats QB Brady Sheds Nike for Under Armour

New England's Patriots All-Pro quarterback Tom Brady has left Nike in favor of Under Armour. The newest member of the UA team, Brady will appear in various in-store and advertising promotional campaigns. Brady will also receive a stake in the company

Johnson Outdoors Adds to Sales Team

Johnson Outdoors Watercraft hired industry veteran Gregg Gunderman as its regional sales manager for northeastern and southern territories…

Compass Diversified Sees Improved Cash Flow

Compass Diversified Holdings, the parent of Fox Racing Shox and Liberty Safe, reported a net loss of $29.4 million for the third quarter of 2010, which includes a $42.4 million non-cash impairment charge. But cash flow improved to $23.8 million from $11.7

Bushnell Outdoor Appoints CEO

Bushnell Outdoor Products, the maker of sports optics and hunting and shooting-related accessories, promoted Blake Lipham to president and chief executive officer, effective immediately…

RG Barry Shareholders Approve Board Change, Outlines Growth Plans

R.G. Barry Co., the parent of Dearfoams and Terrasoles, at its annual meeting last week received shareholder approval to reduce the size of its board to eight members from nine. It also outlined a growth strategy calling a continued focus on developing it

Dorel Industries Cycling Segment Revenues Rise in Third Quarter

Dorel Industries Inc. reported revenues at its Recreational/Leisure segment, which owns the Cannondale, Schwinn and Sugoi cycling brands, rose 18.8% to $172.5 million in the third quarter. The business was the only one of Dorel’s three segments not