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NBA Launches NBAStore.com on Facebook
The National Basketball Association announced a series of new social media activation for The Finals including the launch of the NBAStore.com on Facebook, special venues for “The Finals” on social networking platforms Foursquare and Gowalla, and fan inter
Report: Foot Locker Eyeing JJB Sports
Reports that Foot Locker Inc. is reviewing a possible acquisition or investment in JJB Sports sent shares of British retailer up, according to reports in British media…
BJ’s May Comps Up 11.3%
BJ’s Wholesale Club, Inc. sales for May 2010 increased by 11.3% to $871.9 million, from $783.4 million in May 2009. Comparable club sales for May 2010 increased by 6.8%, including a contribution from sales of gasoline of 3.3%…
Shoe Carnival’s Q1 Earnings More Than Double, Comps Run Up 13%
Shoe Carnival, Inc. reported sales for the first quarter increased 13.3% to $189.5 million from $167.3 million a year ago. Comparable store sales increased 13.1%. Net earnings jumped 124% to $9.2 million, or 72 cents a share, from $4.1 million, or 33 cent
J. Wayne Merck Joins Angelo, Gordon and Co.’s PE Group
J. Wayne Merck, the former president and CEO of K2 Inc., has joined Angelo, Gordon & Co. as a senior advisor. Merck will also serve on the board of the firm's portfolio company, KEE Action Sports…
Eastern Mountain Sports Partners with Adventureus.com
Eastern Mountain Sports has partnered with Adventureus.com to launch a new adventure travel feature (ems.adventureus.com) on ems.com…
Vail Resorts Buys OnTheSnow.com
Vail Resorts, Inc. has purchased Mountain News Corp., parent company of the OnTheSnow.com website, which draws 2.2 million monthly unique visitors by tracking snow conditions at more than 400 mountain resorts…
Pedro’s Continues to Retool Under Interim CEO
Pedro's continues to retool under its interim CEO. The Haverhill, MA maker of cycling tools and cleaning products, promoted Matt “Matty” Bracken to the position of VP of development, named a new marketing manager and engineer and is on the prowl to f
Intrawest Sells New Jersey’s Mountain Creek to Neighboring Resort
Intrawest ULC sold its Mountain Creek resort in New Jersey to nearby rival Crystal Springs Resort in a move that will better position the New York area resorts to compete with those in New England and the Carolinas…
GSI Commerce Acquires FetchBack
GSI Commerce Inc. announced its Marketing Services division has acquired FetchBack Inc., a Tempe, Arizona-based provider of retargeting solutions for more than 500 advertisers…
Clarus Completes Acquisitions of Black Diamond and Gregory
Clarus Corporation completed the acquisitions of both Black Diamond Equipment, Ltd. and Gregory Mountain Products, Inc. Clarus also announced that it has applied to list its shares of common stock on the NASDAQ Global Market under the ticker symbol “BDE.”
DSW Sees Toning Drive Double-Digit Athletics Gain in First Quarter
With toning driving strong gains in athletic footwear, DSW Inc. reported Q1 same-store sales increased 16.2% versus a decrease of 4.7% last year…
Famous Footwear First Quarter Athletic Gets Boost from Toning
Famous Footwear saw sales climb 14% in the first quarter to $363.2 million while operating earnings jumped to $28.2 million from $3 million a year ago…
Big 5 SG Hopes to Continue West Coast Storefront Growth
Following up on a promising first quarter that saw the company post its biggest quarterly same-store sales gain since 2006, management for Big 5 Sporting Goods met with investors at the B. Riley & Co. Conference to discuss growth initiatives for the upcom
Outdoor Sales Surge in April Despite Weather Woes
A lingering El Niño effect impacted retailers all over the country with a cool and wet April that dampened overall retail sales. However, over a year of pent-up consumer demand seems to have helped boost sales of Outdoor Equipment, Apparel and Footwear, w
