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NRF: Mother’s Day Spending to Fall Short of 2007
Mother’s Day might not be as rosy for mom this year, with consumers planning on scaling back on the quantity of gifts they buy for the holiday. According to NRF’s 2008 Mother’s Day Consumer Intentions and Actions Survey, conducted by BIGresearch, consumer
DSW Opens Three Stores
DSW announced the opening of three stores in Atlanta, GA; Dulles, VA; and Noblesville, IN. In 2008, DSW plans to open at least 30 new stores…
Golf Warehouse Teams with Golf Channel for Amateur Tour
Online retailer The Golf Warehouse (TGW) has been selected as “Official Retailer” of the 2008 GOLF CHANNEL Amateur Tour with tournaments in 70 cities contested between more than 7,000 golfers…
Mountain Biker Dies at Sea Otter Classic
A 48-year-old mountain biker died after colliding into an enbankment in the first ever fatality in the 18 years of the Sea Otter Classic in Monterrey, CA, SFgate.com reported today…
VF Corp’s Q1 Revenues Climb 10%
VF Corp. reported first quarter revenues rose 10% to $185 billion from $1.67 billion a year ago. Income from continuing operations climbed 11% to a record $149 million, compared with $134.1 million in the prior year's quarter. Earnings per share from
Etnies Aims to be Carbon Neutral by 2020
Sole Technology, parent company of etnies, eS, Emerica, ThirtyTwo and Altamont apparel, announced the results of its first corporate eco-audit to measure the company's overall carbon footprint, and its goal of becoming a carbon neutral company by the
High Sierra Adds Sourcing and PR Execs
High Sierra Sport Company named Jack Rohrbach, as Senior Director of Product Sourcing and Merchandising, and Stella Peterson, as Director of Public Relations…
OIA Announces Outdoor University Dates
The Outdoor Industry Association said its 2008 Outdoor University national tour will feature four, one-hour seminars covering the topics of sales analysis, leadership trianing, employee recruitment and retention and communication tips.
Nautilus Closes Sale of Pearl Izumi to Shimano
Nautilus, Inc. said it had closed the sale of its subsidiary DashAmerica, Inc., d/b/a/ Pearl iZumi, to Shimano American Corporation, a division of cycling and fishing equipment provider Shimano, Inc….
Industry Q4 Retail Hurt by Lack of ‘Must Haves’…
Retailers tracked by Sports Executive Weekly saw a reversal of fortunes in the fiscal 2007 fourth quarter as the ‘must haves’ that drove gains in the prior year period failed to materialize this past Holiday season. While vendors were still capitalizing
Crocs Shares Plummet on Lowered Guidance…
Crocs had a tough week as it fired a warning shot to Wall Street that it would fail to meet its earlier guidance for both the first quarter and the fiscal year. The Street shot back with the company’s stock closing down 43.1% for the week, closing at $10
BPA Bottles On The Way Out at REI, Nalgene and in Canada…
As Canadian retailers like Forzani and Canadian Tire moved to yank BPA bottles from their shelves, Nalgene said it will phase out production of such products over the next few months Friday. Nalgene said it will wind down production of its Outdoor line of
Canada’s West 49 Posts Q4 Loss…
West 49 posted a net loss of CA $1.2 million ($1.15 million) in the fourth quarter due to sluggish sales and a CA$3.4 million ($3.1 million) pre-tax goodwill impairment charge. Net sales for the Canadian operator of action sports stores increased 0.8% to
JJB Sports to Close 72 Stores…
JJB Sports Plc announced plans to close 72 of its 410 stores and cut 800 jobs while reporting an expected 28.5% slump in fiscal 2007 underlying pretax profit. The U.K.-based sports retailer and health clubs group also revealed a disappointing start to it
Woolrich Closes Sewing Plant…
Woolrich said it will close its Jersey Shore sewing facility by October of this year. The plant closing will result in the elimination of 49 jobs, primarily in garment assembly. The Jersey Shore sewing plant is the manufacturing plant for garments being s
