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OR Winter Market is Sold Out
2006 Outdoor Retailer Winter Market will feature over 670 exhibiting companies across a record 277,500 square feet of floor space. With close to 20 new exhibitors, Winter Market is completely sold out for the first time in its 17-year history and has gro
Cabela’s Will Open First Idaho Location in Boise
Cabela's Incorporated is bringing their retail shopping experience to Boise, Idaho, and the surrounding region.
Cabela's expects to open the Boise retail showroom as early as summer of 2006. The 132,000-square-foot Boise retail store, located in
Bass Pro and Station Casinos Ink Deal to Open Reno Store
Executives from Bass Pro Shops and Station Casinos, Inc. signed a letter of intent and announced plans to open a Bass Pro Shops Outdoor World superstore in Reno, Nev. in conjunction with Station Casinos' proposed new resort hotel and casino located
Kim Coupounas Wins OIWC Pioneering Woman Award
Kim Coupounas, co-founder and CEO of GoLite, is the recipient of the Outdoor Industries Women’s Coalition 2006 Pioneering Woman Award. GoLite designs and produces ultra-lite and lightweight apparel and equipment. As the co-founder and CEO of GoLite, Coupo
Ashworth Fiscal Q4 Net Loss Expands on 14.5% Revenue Growth
Ashworth, Inc.'s consolidated net revenue for the fiscal fourth quarter, which ended October 31, increased 14.5% to $55.3 million compared to $48.3 million in the same quarter last year. Net loss for the fourth quarter was $2.2 million or $0.16 per b
Easley Recognizes Confluence with Business of the Month Award
Confluence Holdings Corp. has been selected by the Greater Easley Chamber of Commerce as the Business of the Month for December. Confluence was selected as the Business of the Month based on their recent employee hiring in the area and in recogn! ition o
Finish Line Launches Upscale Women’s Concept Shops
The Finish Line, Inc. unveiled the name of its new upscale women’s chain along with additional details about the concept. The company selected the name “Paiva” (pronounced pie-va), referring to a sun deity, or meaning ‘of the light’, because light is a so
Finish Line Sees Q3 Net Drops 62% on 16% Sales Jump
The Finish Line, Inc. announced that net income for the third quarter ended November 26, 2005 was $845,000, a decrease of 62% versus net income of $2.2 million last year's third quarter. Diluted earnings per share were 2 cents, down from 4 cents last
Ashworth Signs On for Second Term as U.S. Open Lead Apparel Vendor
Ashworth, Inc. announced that it has signed a long-term contract with the United States Golf Association to serve as lead apparel vendor for the U.S. Open for the 2006 through 2009 seasons. This partnership represents an unprecedented second term agreemen
Report: Online Shoppers Spent $18.6 Billion in First Six Weeks of Holiday Season
The Goldman Sachs & Co., Nielsen//NetRatings and Harris Interactive's Holiday eSpending Report released Monday reveals that online shoppers spent $18.6 billion, excluding travel, during the first six weeks of the 2005 holiday season. This year's
Bite Footwear Hires Hasson as Key Acct. Rep.
Bite Footwear hired Julie Hasson as the Key Accounts Representative for the West Coast. In her new role, Hasson will oversee key accounts in the West Coast territory as well as help Bite Footwear merchandise its specially designed footwear for women. Hass
Majestic Athletic Signs Deal with World Baseball Classic
Majestic Athletic inked a partnership to manufacture on-field uniforms, outerwear, authentic t-shirts and fleece for 11 of the 16 teams participating in the inaugural World Baseball Classic. These fully outfitted teams include Australia, Canada, Dominican
Golf Galaxy Exceeds Guidance on 57% Sales Increase
Golf Galaxy, Inc. fiscal third quarter net sales increased 56.7% to $31.8 million, compared with $20.3 million for the same period of the prior year. Comparable store sales increased 6.7% for the fiscal third quarter, compared with an increase of 9.9% for
OutDoor Launches New Asia Trade Show
One month after the OutDoor 2006 European retail trade fair in Friedrichshafen, the first ASIA OUTDOOR will be held in the Chinese city of Nanjing that has a population of seven million. The organisers are promising a further boost for the industry that i
Billabong Opens Chamonix Store
Billabong has officially opened a new partner store in Chamonix, the mountain resort in the French Alps, on the December 3 2005. Billabong’s partnership with one of the largest, most established retailers, Jean-François Coquoz in the region marks the fulf
