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NBS Announces New Members
Nation’s Best Sports buying group has added the following new members in 2009: Complete Athlete, Port Neches, TX; D & D Sporting Goods, Houston, TX; Georgetown Sporting Goods, Georgetown, TX; GL Sports, Brainerd, MN; JLMP Sportswear, Newark, NJ; and
Fenix Outdoor to Acquire Brunton
Fiskars announced plans to sell its Brunton business to Fenix Outdoor AB of Sweden. Terms were not disclosed. In a statement, Fiskars, which is based in Finland, said it plans to focus on its Gerber brand in its US-based Outdoor operations…
Retailers’ Emails Soared Over Weekend
Online retailers turned on the email spigot over the Thanksgiving holiday, according to new research from the direct marketing firm Smith-Harmon. The percentage of Web retailers sending out promotional emails set a record every day during the weekend…
Adidas Unveils New World Cup Ball
Adidas unveiled its World Cup match ball Friday to coincide with the official group draw. The 32-team soccer tournament kicks off June 11 in Johannesburg and Cape Town, with preliminary-round fixtures split among nine host cities.
NHL Sees Robust Thanksgiving Weekend Sales
The National Hockey League (NHL) registered record-setting merchandise sales at both the NHL Powered by Reebok Store and at Shop.NHL.com over the 2009 Thanksgiving weekend. On Black Friday and through the holiday weekend, the NHL Powered by Reebok Store i
NSGA: Females Spend $5.6 Billion in 2008 on Athletic Footwear
Athletic and sport footwear purchased by females for their most popular sports and activities in 2008 accounted for $5.6 billion of the $10.1 billion in sales for footwear used in those activities, according to data contained in NSGA's two primary re
Shoe Palace Expanding Aggressively
Shoe Palace, based in San Jose, CA, said it is currently opening its 24th store in Ontario, California, the 12th Shoe Palace store opening in 2009 statewide…
Macy’s Comps Fall 6.1% Despite Black Friday Crowds
Macy’s, Inc. said November sales failed to meet expectations due to unseasonably warm weather and timing of a friends and family sale, despite strong traffic on Black Friday. Total sales fell 6.3% to $2.18 billion for the four weeks ended Nov. 28, 2
Gander Mtn. Q3 Sales Rise 2.5%
Gander Mountain Company reported consolidated sales for the third quarter ended Oct. 31 were $276.6 million compared to consolidated sales of $269.9 million for the third quarter of fiscal 2008, a 2.5% increase…
Dillard’s Comps Tumble in November
Dillard's, Inc. announced that merchandise sales dropped 13% in the four weeks ended Nov. 28, 2009 to $437.9 million from $505.8 million a year ago. Sales in comparable stores decreased 11% for the four-week period…
J.C. Penney’s Comps Decline 5.9%
J. C. Penney Company, Inc. reported that comparable store sales for the four-week period ended Nov. 28, 2009, decreased 5.9%, in-line with the company’s guidance for sales to decrease 4% to 7%. In last year’s November period, comparable store
Saks’ Comps Tumble in November
Saks Inc. announced that owned sales totaled $245.1 million for the four weeks ended Nov. 28, 2009 compared to $327.3 million for the four weeks ended Nov. 29, 2008, a 25.1% decrease. Comparable store sales decreased 26.1% for the month…
Nordstrom’s Comps Climb 2.2%
Nordstrom, Inc. reported a 2.2% increase in same-store sales for the four-week period ended Nov. 28, 2009. Sales of $749 million for November 2009 increased 5.9% compared with sales of $707 million for the same period in fiscal 2008…
PUMA Forms PUMA Golf North America
PUMA announced a new partnership to grow the North American golf business with the formation of PUMA Golf North America, as the official distributor and licensee of PUMA Golf in the United States and Canada…
Golfsmith Unveils 40,000 Sq. Ft. Store
Golfsmith International Holdings, Inc. announced the official unveiling of its new 40,000-square foot playground for golfers and tennis players in Los Angeles and Orange County…
