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Kellwood Acquires ISIS
Kellwood Company acquired ISIS, the outdoor company focused on women's performance and casual apparel. Terms of the deal, which was completed through Kellwood's American Recreation Products business, were not disclosed…
Holloway Sportswear Shifts Manufacturing to Mexico
Holloway Sportswear, Inc., headquartered in Sidney, OH, will shift manufacturing of wool varsity jackets in Jackson Center to a company owned facility in Mexico. The transition will begin in January 2010 and be complete by the first quarter of 2011…
Outdoor Cap Renames Team Division to OC Sports
Outdoor Cap Company, Inc. announced a name change for their Team Sports Division. By June 2010 communications and marketing initiatives using the new title, OC Sports, will replace the existing title, Outdoor Cap, to better align the brand with the compan
Yue Yuen’s December Sales Rise 0.7%
Hong Kong-listed Yue Yuen Industrial said its operating revenue rose 0.7% year in December to U.S.$469.2 million…
Connecticut AG Calls On Ski Market To Honor Gift Cards
Connecticut’s attorney general filed a motion urging the bankruptcy court to require Ski Market to honor gift cards despite its recent Chapter 11 filing. Ski Market has indicated that bankruptcy proceedings will not allow it to it honor the approxim
Tefron Expands Line of Credit
Tefron Ltd., an Israeli company that specializes in manufacturing seamless and engineered apparel for brands such as Patagonia, Nike, Lululemon Athletica and Reebok, said it signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with its principal lenders to continue
SIA: Snow Sport Sales Roughly Even From August Through November
Overall, snow sports sales from August to November were about even with August to November sales last season but equipment sales slowed significantly, according to the SIA Retail Audit. Early indications for December are very positive in the snow sports m
Tourism Spending Fell 10% in Utah in 2009
Tourism spending in Utah declined 10%, or by $700 million to $6.2 billion in 2009, according to a report released by the Governor's Office, the Salt Lake Tribune reported. Despite a decline in ski visits, however, traffic to state and national parks
Woolrich Hires Product Development and Sourcing Director
Woolrich named Gary Gifford as director product development and sourcing. Gifford will report directly to Woolrich President Jim Griggs…
Woolrich Hires Product Development and Sourcing Director
Woolrich has named Gary Gifford the Director of Product Development and Sourcing. Gifford will report directly to Woolrich President Jim Griggs.
Craig Levra, Mickey Newsome Join on Panel at NSGA Conference
Craig Levra, chairman & CEO of Sport Chalet; and former NSGA Chairman of the Board Mickey Newsome, chairman & CEO of Hibbett Sports, will be featured on a panel at the upcoming NSGA Management Conference. The panel's topic will be “The Next 5 Years “
Nordstrom’s December Comps Surge 7.4%; Prelim Topline Up 10.8% for Month
Nordstrom, Inc. reported a 7.4% increase in same-store sales for the five-week period ended Jan. 2, 2010 compared with the five-week period ended Jan. 3, 2009…
TJX Racks Up 21% Sales Gain in December
The TJX Companies, Inc. said sales for the five-week period ended Jan. 2, 2010, rose 21% to $2.9 billion from the comparable period a year ago and 8% for the 48 weeks ended Jan. 2, 2010. The discounter upped its earnings guidance to 31% over fiscal 2009..
Target Reports Stronger than Expected December Sales
Target Corporation reported that its net retail sales for the five weeks ended Jan. 2, 2010 rose 5.0% to $9.74 billion compared to the five weeks ended Jan. 3, 2009. Dec. comparable-store sales increased 1.8%, compared to a 4.1% decline in the same period
WaterplayUSA.com Names Sales Director
WaterplayUSA.com, which publishes an online directory of water related recreational amenities and businesses, appointed Rik Beitel as director of sales effective immediately…
