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Annual NRA Convention Set to Kick Off in Charlotte, NC
According to the the National Rifle Association, this year’s Annual Meetings and Exhibits, which kicks of Friday and will go until Sunday at Time Warner Cable Arena in Charlotte, NC, will have an estimated 70,000 attendees, putting this on target to
Nordstrom’s Profits Soar in Q1
Nordstrom, Inc.'s earnings climb 43.8% in the first quarter to $116 million, or 52 cents per diluted share, from $81 million, or 37 cents per diluted share, for the same quarter last year. First quarter same-store sales increased 12.0% compared with
Kohl’s Profit Jumps 45%
Kohl's Inc. reported a first-quarter profit of $199 million, or 64 cents a share, up from $137 million, or 45 cents, a year earlier. Revenue rose 11% to $4.04 billion from $3.64 billion last year…
RECALL: Rome Snowboards Bindings
About 2,900 boot bindings from Rome Snowboards are being recalled due to a fall hazard. The base plate on the bindings can break at cold temperatures, creating a risk to the snowboarder, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said in a statement…
Fox Factory Sales Rise Nearly 63%
Fox Factory Inc. swung from a loss to nearly $3 million in profits in the first quarter on a nearly 63% gain in sales as OEM sales to the mountain biking and motorsports industries rebounded, according to a 10Q released by its parent company…
Bass Pro Shops Becomes Title Sponsor of the 2010-2011 Bassmaster Opens
BASS and Bass Pro Shops have partnered to build upon a 'marketing alliance' formed last year by assuming title sponsorship of the Bassmaster Opens in 2010-2011. With the agreement, final-day weigh-ins of select Bassmaster Open events will be hel
GSI Commerce Acquires VendorNet
GSI Commerce Inc. has acquired VendorNet, a Boynton Beach, Fla.-based multichannel e-commerce supply chain solutions provider to more than 100 retailers and brand marketers…
Head USA Appoints Racing and Promotions Manager
Head USA is pleased to announce that Ben Drummond has been named Racing and Promotions Manager for the company. He will manage the newly founded Head USA race department, as well as Head's freeride team and promotional efforts…
LUNA Sport Hires Reps for Rocky Mountains/Pacific Northwest
LUNA Sport LLC, the women's cycling and athletic wear company, has enlisted the services of Kelli Polychronis and Lori Hinton as independent sales reps…
K-Swiss Widens Q1 Loss on Continued Sales Declines, but U.S. Backlog Up
K-Swiss Inc. posted a much wider loss in the first quarter as sales continue to spiral downward, but there was some light at the end of the tunnel as backlogs started to improve in the U.S. and the brand starts to gain some traction in running…
NSSF Releases Guns/Ammo Economic Impact Report
The National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) has released a report detailing the economic impact of firearms and ammunition on each state’s economy…
Burton CEO Steps Down
Following 15 years of continued service with the company, Laurent Potdevin, Burton’s CEO, has decided to step down in order to pursue other opportunities…
ASA Looks For Action on Gulf Oil Spill
In response to the oil spill caused by the Deepwater Horizon oil rig explosion in the Gulf of Mexico, the American Sportfishing Association (ASA) said it is calling upon federal and state officials to “act swiftly and diligently to mitigate the effe
Big 5 First Quarter Reflects Biggest Quarterly Comp Sales Gain Since 2006
Big 5 Sporting Goods Corporation reported improved revenues and better-than-expected profit for the fiscal first quarter ended April 4 as a prolonged winter and increases in traffic and average ticket prices boosted results for the period…
Federal Study Shows Obesity Rising Faster Among Girls
The percentage of obese girls in the United States increased more than twice as much as the percentage of obese boys from 2003 to 2007, according to a study by researchers at the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)…
