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Report: Kohl’s Gets Bid For Real Estate
Private equity firm Oak Street Real Estate Capital, LLC has reportedly offered to acquire as much as $2 billion in property from Kohl’s Corp.
Salt Life Opens 21st Location
Delta Apparel, Inc. announced it opened a new retail store for its Salt Life brand in Jupiter, FL, marking the brand’s 12th retail location in the state and 21st overall.
Fiocchi Appoints Representation For Northeast
Fiocchi, the ammunition maker, hired Thomas F. Gowen & Sons, a full-service manufacturer’s rep agency, for Northeast sales.
DPS Skis Strengthens Product And Marketing Teams With New Hires
DPS Skis has hired Stu Gleason as ski and process engineer and Zach Clayton as global marketing manager to support its product and marketing departments. Harry Brown was added as dealer services manager and Bridger Royce as dealer services coordinator.
NICS Firearms Background Checks Slide 3.1 Percent In August
The August 2022 NSSF-adjusted National Instant Criminal Background Checks (NICS) fell 3.1 percent to 1.29 million compared to the August 2021 NSSF-adjusted NICS figure of 1.33 million.
Ammo, Inc. To Open Ammunition Manufacturing Plant
Ammo, Inc. will open its manufacturing plant, located at 6311 West Custer Street in Manitowoc, WI, on September 22.
Sportsman’s Warehouse’s Q2 Comps Drop 9.4 Percent
Sportsman’s Warehouse Holdings Inc. reported earnings declined 22.5 percent on an adjusted basis in the second quarter as sales retreated 9.4 percent. Results exceeded the high end of guidance.
Lululemon Hikes Outlook As Q2 Comps Jump 23 Percent
Lululemon Athletica, Inc. raised its outlook as sales and earnings in the second quarter easily topped the company’s guidance. Lululemon’s earnings on an adjusted basis grew 33 percent as a comp gain of 23 percent offset gross margin pressures.
Prana Hires VP Of Marketing From Nike
Prana, a subsidiary of Columbia Sportswear, hired Brianna Showell as vice president of marketing.
Clarus Issues Statement On Recent Stock Volatility
Clarus Corporation released a statement acknowledging the recent market volatility in the trading of shares of its common stock and related derivatives as well as the unauthorized purchases of common stock by Parallax Volatility Advisers.
Rapala Warns Of Profit Drop As Fishing Market Softens
Rapala VMC Corp., the manufacturer of fishing lures and other fishing-related products based in Helsinki, updated its full outlook for the year and now expects operating profits to decline “significantly below” previous year levels.
Otis Technology Announces Sales Team Promotions
Otis Technology, the maker of gun cleaning systems, announced several promotions within the sales organization.
Patagonia To Open Store In Baltimore
Patagonia, Inc. will open its first store in Baltimore, MD, next month.
VF Corp. Undergoes Layoffs
VF Corp. announced Tuesday in an internal e-mail that it has eliminated about 600 office-based positions at the company, including 300 current workers and 300 open positions, according to the Denver Business Journal.
Patagonia Executive Leads Eileen Fisher
Eileen Fisher, the women’s apparel brand, hired Lisa Williams, the former chief product officer at Patagonia, as CEO, replacing founder Eileen Fisher.
