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Joe’s Readies Openings for Bellevue and Kirkland Stores
Joe's Sports, Outdoor & More, formerly G.I. Joe's, said it plans to host community-wide grand openings for new stores in Bellevue and Kirkland, Washington, beginning with ribbon-cuttings at each store at 9 a.m. on Thursday, April 5, 2007…
Delta Apparel Appoints Dr. Gatewood to Board of Directors
Delta Apparel, Inc. has elected Elizabeth J. Gatewood, Ph.D. to its board of directors. Dr. Gatewood is the Director of the University Office of Entrepreneurship & Liberal Arts at Wake Forest University, a position she has held since 2004. The Office of E
Mission-Itech Restructures Canadian Sales Team
Mission-Itech Hockey made several changes to the structure of its Canadian sales force. John Casey will move from his current position as the director of Canadian sales into a position as an independent sales representative with his company – John Casey M
Sports Direct’s Ashley Buys Adidas Stake
Sports Direct’s Mike Ashley has invested £183m (U.S. $350 million) on a 3.14% stake in adidas…
REI Announces Board Election Results
Recreational Equipment, Inc. announced its 2007 board election results during its annual membership meeting held March 26. Cooperative members voted to return incumbents Anne Farrell and Tom Harville, and elected John Hamlin and Edward M. Schmults to thr
El Naturalista Opens First U.S. Store
The first El Naturalista store in the United States has opened in Santa Monica, California. The new concept shop design is completely inspired by nature. There are currently three additional El Naturalista stores: the first one was built in Taipei (Taiwan
The SportsOneSource Group Sees Sport Footwear Growth Moderating Again in 2007…
After posting solid increases in the first half of 2006 sport footwear saw much of the gains slip away as the year progressed, finally settling into a 3.5% increase for the year, according to analysis conducted by The SportsOneSource Group. SOS estimates
Snow Sports Sales Declines Level-off in January…
The slow start to the ’06-’07 winter season continued into the New Year, but specialty retailers managed to gain some ground back from the losses experienced in December. At the end of December, overall Snow Sports sales were down 4% to roughly $1.1 billi
Forzani Shares Reach Three-Year High on Continued Upside from Repositioning…
The Forzani Group continued to see improvements to its bottom line from the repositioning it initiated last year. Even with relatively low sales increases and expanding G&A and operating expenses in the fourth quarter, the company’s significant growth in
Companies Offer up More Insight at Merrill Lynch Conf…
Executives at Golfsmith Inc., Brown Shoe, Iconix Brand Group, and Warnaco, Inc. discuss strategy at Merrill Lynch Conference…
Finish Line Taps Nordstrom Exec for Chief Merchant Role
The Finish Line appointed Samuel Sato as EVP and chief merchandise officer of Finish Line. Sato will be responsible for all product lines for Finish Line stores and reports to Glenn Lyon, president. Lyon had been overseeing merchandising for the retailer.
Horizon Fitness Receives ISO 9001:2000 Certification
Horizon Fitness has received ISO 9001:2000 certification. To receive ISO 9001:2000 certification, Horizon Fitness underwent an extensive auditing process by a third-party registrar company. The review process, which took more than a year to prepare for, e
Payless ShoeSource Hires Women’s Footwear Designer
Payless ShoeSource hired Bernard Figueroa, most recently head of Footwear Design for Michael Kors, as Payless' Director of Design for Women's Footwear…
Earth Committs to Ergo-Friendly Packaging/Products
Earth Inc., the maker of Earth footwear, announced a series of initiatives to devote itself to more eco-friendly packaging and products…
Golf Galaxy Rolls Out GolfWorks
Golf Galaxy, Inc., a subsidiary of Dick’s Sporting Goods, announced that all 69 of its stores have been newly built or remodeled to include The GolfWorks store-in-store department, which caters to the hobbyist and professional golf clubmaker…
