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JD Sports Sees 2.5% Comp Gain in 2009
JD Sports has posted a rise in group profit before tax and exceptional items of 26% to 67.4 million pounds ($92 million) in its year ended Jan. 30, up from 53.6 million pounds ($81.4 million) the prior year. Total revenue increased 14.7% to 769.8 million
Quiksilver Sells Raisins Swim Brands
Quiksilver Inc. agreed to sell its Raisins portfolio of swim brands to AOM Holdings, LLC. The brands, which Quiksilver has operated since 1994, include Raisins, Raisins Girls, Leilani, Island Soul an Island Escape…
Ducks Unlimited Names Dale Hall New CEO
Ducks Unlimited Inc., the wetlands and waterfowl conservation group, announced today that H. Dale Hall has been named the organization's new chief executive officer…
New Footwear Bag To Cut Puma’s Paper Use 65%
Puma said by switching from shoe boxes to a “clever little bag” it will reduce paper use by 65% and cut water, energy and diesel consumption on the manufacturing level by more than 60% per year. The company presented the new packaging Tuesday as the lates
Nike Sues Vince Lombardi’s Family
Nike Inc. is is suing a businessman who licenses the names and images of famous dead people and the family of Hall of Fame coach Vince Lombardi…
Le Coq Sportif Debuts Joakim Noah Basketball Shoes
Le Coq Sportif debuted its first signature basketball shoe with the Chicago Bulls center Joakim Noah. Noah's father is tennis legend Yannick Noah, who wore Le Coq Sportif when he played pro-tennis in the '70s and '80s…
Yue Yuen’s March Revenues Jump 19%
Yue Yuen Industrial (Holdings) Ltd announced that its operating revenue in March grew 18.6% to US$447.6 million, whereas its operating revenue was $377.29 million in the same month of 2009…
CamelBak Inks Sponsorship with Team LUNA Chix
CamelBak signed an agreement to provide Team LUNA Chix with water bottles and hydration packs specifically designed and engineered for women…
Nikwax Releases Updated CSR Report
Nikwax listed achieving ISO 14001 certification and being named one of the “Top 60 Green Companies in the U.K. as two of the more notable developments in an update to its Corporate Social Responsibility Report…
Sierra Snow Pack Augers Well for River Outfitters
The same abundance of snow that prompted Mammoth Mountain to extend its season until July 4 last week has whitewater rafters in the region predicting a long and successful season. Snowpack water throughout the Sierra's is near or above average levels
Skechers Launches Shape Ups Education Website
Skechers has launched ShapeUps.EU, a new website offering detailed information on the health benefits of Skechers Shape Ups. The site is aimed at European consumers…
Ironman to Change Swimwear/Wetsuit Rules For 2011 Season
The World Triathlon Corporation announced it will be changing certain swimwear and wetsuit rules for all Ironman and Ironman 70.3 events starting in September of 2010…
OBIT: Trampoline Inventor George Nissen
George Nissen, who invented the modern trampoline, died at the age of 96 due to complications from pneumonia at UC San Diego Thornton Hospital in La Jolla…
Zumiez March Cops Surge 13.2%
Zumiez Inc. reported comps for the five-week March period ended April 3 increased 13.2% on net sales that increased 20.1% to approximately $35.8 million from $25.8 million im march last year…
EU Insists Duties on Chinese Footwear Will Withstand WTO Review
The European Commission rejected Beijing's call for a formal investigation by the World Trade Organization of EU charges on Chinese shoes. In December, Brussels extended import duties of up to 16.5% on Chinese shoes, claiming that they unfairly under
