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Brunswick Corporation Announces Proposed Private Offering
Brunswick Corporation announced its intent, subject to market and other conditions, to offer $250 million aggregate principal amount of senior secured notes due 2016 in a private offering to qualified institutional buyers in accordance with Rule 144A and
United Football League Launches UFL Store at GetUFL.com
The United Football League said its online retail store, GetUFL.com, will launch Monday, August 10(th). The UFL's e-commerce launch is in advance of the League's press conferences next week in Las Vegas, San Francisco, Orlando and New York to an
Cliff Keen Launches New Web Site
Cliff Keen Athletic has launched a new Web site for the 2009-10 scholastic calendar. The company said the new CliffKeen.com site is re-designed to better serve the company’s considerable stable of growing customers, universities, retailers, and club wres
Nautilus Q2 Sales Fall; Considers Strategic Alternatives for Commercial Business
Nautilus second quarter net sales fell 36.4% to $60.8 million, compared to net sales of $95.6 million for Q2 2008. On an operating basis, the retail and direct businesses were profitable while the commercial business recorded a loss. The company is consid
Cordura Launches Cordura Cares Program
Invista's Cordura brand team has unveiled a new sustainability platform: the Cordura Cares program. The program consists of three pillars: Sustainable Performance, Enduring Materials, and Corporate Responsibility. These pillars are anchored by the t
Field Logic Promotes Weinkauf to EVP and CMO
Field Logic, the maker of the Block, the GlenDel Buck and Rage expandable broadheads, has promoted Mike Weinkauf to the position of executive vice president and CMO, effective immediately…
GSI Commerce to Offer 1.8 Million Shares of Common Stock
GSI Commerce Inc. announced a registered public offering of 1,811,150 shares of common stock to be sold by the company and 8,188,850 shares of common stock to be sold by selling stockholders…
Nordstrom Reports July Comps Slide 6.9%
Nordstrom, Inc. reported a decrease in same-store sales for July of 6.9% compared with the same period in fiscal 2008. Preliminary total retail sales were $806 million for the four-week period ended August 1, 2009, a decrease of 4.1 percent compared with
Target July Comps Fall 6.5%
Target Corporation sales for the four weeks ended August 1, 2009 were $4.42 billion, a decrease of 3.2% from $4.57 billion for the four weeks ended August 2, 2008. On this same basis, July comparable-store sales decreased 6.5%…
Escalade Sees 20% Drop in Sporting Goods Sales in ’09
Escalade Inc. reported that its Sporting Goods division's net sales declined 19.8% and 16.6% in the second quarter and first half of fiscal 2009 respectively. The company expects Sporting Goods sales to be approximately 20% lower in 2009 compared to
Neiman Marcus Comps Drop 27.3% in July
Neiman Marcus, Inc. announced the preliminary company-wide revenues for July 2009. The Company’s fiscal year 2008 ended on August 2, 2008, which included a fifty-third week…
Report: Governor Signs One-Gun-A-Month Bill
Governor Jon Corzine (D-NJ) signed Assembly Bill 339/Senate Bill 1774 into law on Thursday, according to a release by the National Rifle Association.
JD Sports Acquires Canterbury Rugby Brand
JD Sports Fashion Plc, the U.K. chain, said it acquired the rugby brand Canterbury for £6.5 million ($11mm)…
Small Outdoor Business Owners Pessimistic About Economic Recovery
In a survey released today by Outdoor Industry Association (OIA), small businesses reported their revenue expectations for 2009 continue to fall and employment indicators continue to decline. Bottom line: Outdoor businesses have a more negative view abo
U.S. Ski and Snowboard Team Foundation Names Silcock to its Board of Trustees
The U.S. Ski and Snowboard Team Foundation has named noted Dallas skier and financial leader Julie Silcock to its Board of Trustees. Silcock, who has 25 years of investment banking experience in the Southwest, is presently co-head of Southwest investment
