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Wilson Racquet Sports Expands Customer Service Hours; Gets Nod for Best Service
Wilson Racquet Sports is expanding their #1 rated customer service call center to now include Saturdays and expanded weekday hours for the upcoming spring & summer seasons, which generally marks the peak of tennis participation throughout the United State
Survey Finds 70% of Large Retailers to Implement RFID in Next 18 Months
According to the international survey entitled ‘RFID: How Far, How Fast: The State of RFID,’ small- to mid-sized retailers from Europe and across the globe are in various stages of exploring potential RFID investments. With many of the survey respondents
Cabela’s Will Open Reno Store in Late 2006
Cabela's is in negotiations to build one of its large-format destination retail stores in Reno, Nevada. Plans call for the 150,000-square-foot outdoor gear superstore to be open by late 2006 or early 2007. It will be similar in size to the Cabela
Thule Taps Wyckoff and Hewett; Expands Conn. Facility
Thule has appointed Tripp Wyckoff as its vice president of sales and service and Larry Hewett as western region sales manager. The company has also added over 28,000 square feet to its Connecticut manufacturing and warehousing facility. 25,000 square feet
Cherokee Inks Deal with Roots
Cherokee has signed an exclusive agreement with Roots Canada to represent the Roots brand in the United States. Under the terms of the agreement, Cherokee will engineer strategic retail direct licensing opportunities for Canada's leading athletic lif
Teko Wins Backpacker Editors Choice Award
Teko has been honored as a recipient of a 2005 Backpacker magazine Editors' Choice Award given annually to products in recognition of their innovation in design, materials and/or performance. Backpacker executive editor Jonathan Dorn and his staff of
Minority Shareholder Expresses Concerns Over Johnson Outdoor’s Going Private
Dolphin Limited Partnership-I, L.P., a Stamford, CT. based private investment partnership and an affiliate hold 200,000 shares of Johnson Outdoors, Inc. sent the following letter announcing that it would vote against the JOUT 'going private' tra
Favre Signs On as Starter Pitchman for Nike
Following Saturday’s announcement of a return to professional football, legendary NFL quarterback Brett Favre has teamed up with Starter to endorse the brand’s full line of athletic footwear and apparel for the value retail channel. The endorsement will i
Brooks Inks Sponsorship Deal for Twin Cities Marathon
Brooks Sports, Inc. announced a new licensing agreement with the Twin Cities Marathon (TCM). The two-year, Gold level partnership makes Brooks the official footwear and apparel sponsor of the TCM, the first U.S. qualifying marathon for the Olympic Trials
Top Flite Makes Sales and Marketing Appointments
The Top Flite Golf Company announced new additions to its marketing and sales team. Jamie Bosworth, vice president of marketing & sales has named Bob Arnold, Director of Marketing, Ben Hogan; Kevin Martin, Director of Insides Sales & Customer Service; Den
Three Sales and Marketing Promotions at AND 1
Seth Berger, CEO of basketball footwear and apparel company AND 1, announced three promotions at the company headquarters. Justin Cupps has been appointed Vice President of Sales, Mark Lange has been named Global Retail Marketing Manager and John Pierce
Dick’s Sporting Goods Moves Full Steam Ahead on Galyan’s Integration…
Dick’s Sporting Goods reported that net income for the fourth quarter ended January 29 increased 12.1% to $39.9 million, or 75 cents per share, compared to pro forma net income of $35.6 million, or 69 cents per diluted share, for the year-ago period. Pro
Hibbett Posts First Nine-Figure Quarter…
Hibbett Sporting Goods is also a shining star on the operations front, with store opening expenses figures down to the penny – not just pennies per share — and operational efficiencies that will enable them to service 800 to 1,000 stores from their DC in
The Sports Authority Continues to Struggle with Consolidation of Retail Brands…
The Sports Authority is still finding it difficult to mesh the various retail brands under the umbrella created more than 18 months ago when the old TSA was acquired by Gart Sports, joining that retail brand along with its Oshman’s and Sportmart nameplate
Gander Mountain May Be Starting to Compete with Itself…
Gander Mountain’s fourth quarter was hurt by the abnormally warm weather experienced by much of the country, some unforeseen cannibalization, and an inability to forecast accurate growth rates among its rapidly growing base of large-format retail stores.
