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Nordstrom Rack Sets Openings for Tulsa and Columbus
Nordstrom Rack will open stores at Woodland Plaza in Tulsa, OK as well at Sun Center in Columbus, OH. Both stores will open in Spring 2014…
Uvex Sports and Leisure Sales Rebounded in FY 2013
Uvex Winter Holdings GmBH & Co. reported that its Sports and Leisure Segment grew in fiscal 2012/13 for the first time in three years.
Southern California to Launch Nation’s Second Middle School League for MTB Racing
The SoCal High School Cycling League will launch a middle school pilot program in spring 2014 in a bid to duplicate the success of the middle school program launched by the Minnesota High School Cycling League this fall. The expansion is just the latest e
Unifi More Than Triples First Quarter Income on Dip in Sales
Unifi, Inc., which makes Repreve recycled polyester fibers, reported net income increased more than threefold on a slight decline in sales in its first quarter…
Mountain Hardwear Selects Vendor to Manage Digital Marketing Assets
Mountain Hardwear, Inc, has selected a third-party vendor to manage product images and other digital content its employees and dealers use to market Mountain Hardwear and Montrail products…
Arc’teryx to Outfit Whistler Blackcomb Ski School
Arc’teryx will outfit the 750-member staff of the Whistler Blackcomb Ski School, which provide an estimated 225,000 lessons each winter…
Patagonia Promotes John Collins to VP of Global Sales
Patagonia Inc. formally announced the promotion of John Collins as the company’s new VP of global sales, effective immediately. He served as VP of the America’s and Asia Pacific for the last three years…
Cyclists 4 Jamestown Raises $75,000 for Flood Relief
Product Architects Inc and Headsweats were among the Boulder-based companies that helped raise $75,000 for flood relief efforts in Jamestown, CO through their support of a one-day bike ride Oct. 19…
Worldwide Concludes Successful Fall 2013 Trade Show
Worldwide, the member-owned buying group for independent retailers, based in Kent, WA, has just concluded their fall 2013 Trade show held in Reno, NV with a record number of members and vendors in attendance…
Sof Sole Signs On as Sponsor of Rock ‘n’ Roll Raleigh Marathon
Sof Sole will be partnering with Competitor Group, Inc. to sponsor the Rock ’n’ Roll Raleigh Marathon & 1/2 Marathon in April 2014. The Triangle-based footcare company has been the official insole of the nationwide Rock ‘n’ Roll Ma
Patagonia to Offer Fair Trade-Certified Apparel in 2014
Patagonia Inc. announced plans to offer Fair Trade Certified apparel starting with nine styles in the Fall 2014 season. Most widely known as a certification for coffee or chocolate, Fair Trade USA has spent the past three years developing an apparel stand
Kohl’s to Open on Thanksgiving Day
Kohl's became the latest department store chain to announced plans to open its doors at 8 p.m. on Thanksgiving Day, kicking off its Black Friday event earlier than ever. Macy's and JC Penney announced similar moves…
Alliance For Bangladesh Worker Safety Provides Update
The Alliance for Bangladesh Worker Safety released a list of Alliance member factories, adoped fire and building safety standards, and invested in on-the-ground staffing in Bangladesh in its ongoing effort to improve building and fire safety standards acr
EBay Now Delivery Service to Reach 25 Markets by End of 2014
EBay announced a series of steps it is taking to accelerate its efforts in local commerce, including plans to extend its popular eBay Now delivery service to 25 markets by the end of 2014, including Chicago, which launched Tuesday…
Uvex Sports and Leisure Resumed Growth in Fiscal 2012/13
Uvex Winter Holdings GmBH & Co. reported that its Sports and Leisure Segment grew in fiscal 2012/13 for the first time in three years, with most of the growth coming from cycling and skiing. The Germany company expects sales to increase 4 to 5 percent in
