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Nike Creates Pink Uniforms to Support Cancer Research

Nike announced that it will support the Women's Basketball Coaches Association's (WBCA) Kay Yow/WBCA Cancer Initiative week by creating head-to-toe pink uniforms for four of its partner schools. The special pink uniforms will be worn Feb. 10 whe

Allied Capital Commits $68 Million to Augusta Sportswear

Allied Capital Corporation said it has invested $68 million of secured second lien debt plus a minority equity co-investment to support the buyout of Augusta Sportswear Group by private equity firm Quad-C Management. As reported, Linsalata Capital Partner

Allied Capital Commits $68 Million to Augusta Sportswear

Allied Capital Corporation said it has invested $68 million of secured second lien debt plus a minority equity co-investment to support the buyout of Augusta Sportswear Group by private equity firm Quad-C Management. As reported, Linsalata Capital Partner

Stage Stores January Comps Inch Up 1.0%

Stage Stores, Inc. reported total sales for this year’s four-week January period were $82.1 million vs. $99.5 million for last year’s five-week January period. Excluding last January’s fifth week sales of $21.4 million, the company achieved an overall sal

BJ’s Posts 7.8% Comp Sales Increase

BJ’s Wholesale Club, Inc. reported that comp store sales in January increased by 7.8%, including a contribution from sales of gasoline of 2.6% and a negative impact from the absence of pharmacy sales of 0.3%. The company said total sales for the month of

TJX Posts 3% Comp Gain

The TJX Companies, Inc. reported consolidated comparable store sales for the four-week period ended February 2, 2008, increased 3% over last year. Total sales increased 7% to $1.13 billion from $1.06 billion…

Ross Stores Comps Rose 1% in January

Ross Stores, Inc. reported same-store sales rose 1% for the four weeks ended Feb. 3 and 2% for the 13 weeks ended Feb. 2, 2008 over the comparable periods a year ago. Ross said sales for the four-week period rose 9% to $350 million…

Sun and Ski Upgrades Online Product Reviews

Sun & Ski Sports has chosen PowerReviews to collect, organize, structure and moderate customer product reviews on its Web site. The 15-store retail chain's e-commerce site advertises 1,000 SKUs from 100 brands…

Turner PR Names Senior Director for NYC

Turner Public Relations, Inc. has added LoriBeth Slosek as senior director in its New York headquarters and showroom. In her new position, Slosek will lead accounts for the consumer lifestyle product team working with internationally recognized brands in

Ryka Hires Ad Agency

Frank About Women, a marketing-to-women consultancy, has secured marketing communications duties for Ryka, a division of American Sporting Goods. Frank About Women will develop the company's launch campaign highlighting Kelly Ripa, the new spokespers

LaCrosse to Ship More Cold Weather Boots to Marines

LaCrosse Footwear, Inc.'s Danner subsidiary won a $900,000 delivery order under its Mountain Cold Weather Boot contract with the United States Marine Corps. Danner will supply the troops in Afghanistan with 5,730 pairs of the boot in several shipment

Amer Sees Winter Sports Weakness Drag Q4, 2007 Results

Amer Sports reported a 14.5% decrease in fourth quarter sales to €497.1 million ($720.0 mm) from €581.6 million ($750.0 mm) for the year-ago period. For the full year, net sales decreased 7.8% to €1.65 billion ($2.26 bn) from €1.79 billion ($2.25 bn) last

Centerstone Software Processed $1.2Bn in Orders in 2007

CenterStone Technology’s e-commerce solutions, Escape and iVendix, processed more than $1.2 billion in wholesale transactions in 2007. The number of companies actively using iVendix grew 53 percent to 9,725 over 2006. iVendix processed 144,002 orders, an

LaCrosse Names Salesmen of the Year

LaCrosse Footwear, Inc. named winners of its three salesmen awards for 2007 at the annual Shooting, Hunting, Outdoor Trade (SHOT Show) in Las Vegas, NV. The salesmen were recognized for increasing sales of the company's Danner and LaCrosse brands.