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Nordstrom, Inc., New Balance to Donate 11K Kids’ Shoes
As part of a holiday marketing effort, Nordstrom is teaming up with New Balance to donate shoes to needy kids. A minimum of 11,450 pairs will be distributed, with Nordstrom covering the costs of unsold tags and shipping…
November Retail Comps Soar Above Expectations
Spirits are high for the Holiday 2010 selling season after aggressive promotions, pent-up consumer demand and colder weather patterns drove retail chains to their best November in four years. If a stellar Black Friday and steady sales throughout the fisca
Quiksilver Prices European Notes Offering
Quiksilver, Inc. announced the pricing of its previously-announced offering by its wholly-owned European subsidiary, Boardriders S.A. of €200 million aggregate principal amount of its 8.875% senior notes due 2017…
Temperate Weather Drives October Golf Rounds Up
Mild temperatures and sparse rainfall in October was key to a nearly 20% improvement for rounds played compared to the year-ago period, according to Golf Datatech..
SEW Goes One-on-One with… Wolverine Outdoor’s Jim Zwiers
Merrell will be celebrating its 30th anniversary in 2011 but it's certainly not mellowing with age. Indeed, the outdoor footwear brand plans to launch its first clogs line for Fall 2011 as well as a much wider array of stylish boots to better capture
ChiLiving Hires New Chief Operating Officer
ChiLiving, the parent company of ChiRunning and ChiWalking, announced Jill Gleeson as its new chief operating officer…
Patagonia to Open First Canadian Store
Patagonia announced it will open its first Canadian retail store in Toronto in the historic Gurney Stove Works building at 500 King Street West. The retail store will open for business on Dec. 15…
FWS: Many Coastal Wetlands Likely to Disappear this Century
Many coastal wetlands worldwide — including several on the U.S. Atlantic coast — may be more sensitive than previously thought to climate change and sea-level rise projections for the 21st century, according to a release by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Serv
Ryn Appoints National Sales Director
Ryn USA LLC has named industry veteran Rory Mitchell as national sales director. Ryn said Mitchell tripled MBT's wholesale sales in less than three years back in MBT's thriving era…
SIA Announces 2010 SnowSports Retailers of the Year
SnowSports Industries America (SIA) announced the winners of the 2010 SIA U.S. SnowSports Regional Retailer of the Year Award. In its fifth year since inception, SIA received more than 1,200 nominations for this accolade from snow sports reps and retailer
Prana Appoints Scott Kerslake as its CEO
Prana Living, LLC, the maker of outdoor, yoga and active lifestyle apparel, announced that Scott Kerslake has become its new CEO, effective immediately. Kerslake succeeds Founder and current CEO, Beaver Theodosakis, who will remain on the Board of Directo
U.K. Bans Reebok Eastytone Curve Ads
The United Kingdom's Advertising Standards Authority has banned print and TV advertisements for Reebok Eastytone Curve shoes, saying research the manufacturer submitted was either too limited or failed to substantiate its claims that the shoes improv
Stage Stores Reports 2.4% Comp Gain
Stage Stores, Inc. reported that its total sales for the four week November period ended Nov. 27increased 5.2% to $116 million from $110 million in the prior year four week period. Comparable store sales increased 2.4%…
J.C. Penney’s Comps Advance 9.2%
J. C. Penney Company, Inc. reported that its comparable store sales for the four-week period ended Nov. 27, increased 9.2% over last year. All divisions and regions experienced comparable store sales growth in November with shoes and men's apparel re
TJX’s Same-Store Sales Rise 3%
The TJX Companies, Inc. reported sales for the four-week period ended Nov. 27 were $2.0 billion, up 7% over the $1.8 billion achieved a year ago. Comparable store sales increased 3%…
