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Insight Tech-Gear Names Hanson as Dir. of Commercial Sales

Insight Tech-Gear, a developer and manufacturer of illumination, laser aiming and thermal imaging solutions for the federal, law enforcement and commercial markets, has named Brent Hanson its director of commercial sales…

Georgia DNR Announces Changes To State WMA Program

The Department of Natural Resources’ Wildlife Resources Division today announced that beginning July 1, there will be three less wildlife management areas (WMA) in the state’s program and one WMA will be reduced in size…

Brunswick Names VP, General Counsel and Secretary

Brunswick Corporation has named Kristin M. Coleman its vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary. Coleman will assume her duties May 20, and will report to Dustan E. McCoy, Brunswick's chairman and CEO…

Yue Yuen April Operating Revenue Down 1.4%

Yue Yuen Industrial (Holdings) Ltd. said its operating revenue in April was U.S. $425.0 million, down 1.4% from the year-earlier period. The Hong Kong-listed company's operating revenue was US$430.9 million in the same month last year…

LaCrosse Footwear Acquires END Footwear

LaCrosse Footwear, Inc. created a newly-formed subsidiary which has entered into a definitive agreement to purchase certain assets of Environmentally Neutral Design Outdoor, Inc., or END Footwear. The new LFI subsidiary will continue to sell footwear und

Cost Reductions Lift Q2 Profits for Johnson Outdoors

Johnson Outdoors Inc. said second-quarter sales fell 12.5% to $106.6 million compared to $121.8 million in the prior year period. Net income from continuing operations of $2.5 million, or 27 cents a share, marked a threefold-improvement over net income of

SGMA: Economy Impacting Sports Participation

According to the Sports & Fitness Participation Study (2009 edition), produced by SGMA Research, female participation in both team and individual/fitness sports activities decreased by 10.2% and 7.2%, among ‘core’ participants, respectively.Among fitness

April Comps Up 18% for The Buckle

The Buckle, Inc. reported comparable store net sales for the four-week period ended May 2, 2009 increased 18.2% from comparable store net sales for the four-week period ended May 3, 2008…

K-Swiss Posts Q1 Loss on Continued Sales Declines

K-Swiss Inc. posted a net loss was $1.1 million, or 3 cents per diluted share, for the first quarter ended March 31, compared with net earnings of $7.1 million, or 20 cents per diluted share, in the prior-year period. Total worldwide revenues decreased 24

Wal-Mart’s Comps Climb 5% in April

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. reported same-store sales rose 5.0% in April. Excluding fuel, comps were up 5%. Total company sales increased 2.4% to $29.9 billion from $29.2 billion…

Kohl’s April Comps Slip 6.3%

Kohl’s Corporation reported total sales for the four-week month ended May 2, 2009 decreased 2.3% from the four-week month ended May 3, 2008. On a comparable store basis, sales decreased 6.2%…

Target April Comps Remain Steady

Target Corporation said net retail sales for the four weeks ended May 2, 2009 were $4.45 billion, an increase of 4.5% from $4.25 billion for the four weeks ended May 3, 2008. On this same basis, April comparable-store sales increased 0.3%…

DSW Opens 300th Store in Folsom, CA

DSW is opening its 300th store in the U.S. The store is in Folsom, CA, and is the 100th opening for the company in the past three years. Today, DSW operates stores in 37 states as well as an e-commerce channel…