Lord and Taylor Owner Buys Hudson’s Bay Co.
Hudson's Bay Co., Canada's oldest retailer, has been acquired by the U.S. equity firm behind the turnaround of Lord & Taylor in a deal that winds North America's two oldest department stores into the same corporate structure. Lord & Taylor
Lord and Taylor Owner Buys Hudson’s Bay Co.
Hudson’s Bay Co., Canada’s oldest retailer, has been acquired by the U.S. equity firm behind the turnaround of Lord & Taylor in a deal that winds North America’s two oldest department stores into the same corporate structure…
Boscov’s Emerges from Bankruptcy Proceedings
Boscov's successfully emerged from bankruptcy reorganization on Thursday. A judge in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Wilmington, Del., approved the Reading, Pa., department store company's plan to resolve creditor claims. The plan, which was approved b
Warrior Lacrosse Becomes Official Supplier To U.S. Men’s National Teams
U.S. Lacrosse has selected Warrior Lacrosse as the official equipment and apparel supplier to the U.S. men's national teams program. This is a six-year agreement between the two organizations to work together on a number of initiatives to promote Tea
Sport-Haley Announces Licensing Agreement for Como Sport
Sport-Haley, Inc. entered into a licensing agreement with Windsong Brands, LLC. Windsong has granted Sport-Haley an exclusive long-term license to distribute premium fashion apparel bearing the Como Sport label in the men's and women's sportswea
Amer Sports Board Authorizes Share Issue
An Extraordinary General Meeting of shareholders of Amer Sports Corporation authorized the Board of Directors to undertake a share issue for consideration in which the shareholders shall be entitled to subscribe for new shares in proportion to their prior
Weatherproof Signs Sponsorship Deal at Giants Stadium
Weatherproof, the outerwear company, will become the official “temperature sponsor” of Giants Stadium. The logo and the temperature will appear prior to kickoff on the Jumbotron and public address at all home games…
The North Face Launches PlanetExplore
The North Face announced the Bay Area launch of PlanetExplore, a new online community that connects people to the outdoors in meaningful ways by serving as a hub for outdoor activities and events in their community…
Life Time Fitness Restricting Use of New Nano
Life Time Fitness, a large fitness chain based in the Twin Cities, is restricting the use of Apple's new video-camera iPod Nano their use for privacy reasons…
Columbia Sportswear E-Commerce Site Urges Reused Box Shipping Option
Columbia Sportswear Co. announced its reused box initiative has become very popular among outdoor consumers shopping at www.columbia.com, which launched just over a month ago. Since the launch of Columbia's e-commerce site in August, more than 60% of
Sebago Names VP, Global Product and Marketing
Sebago announced that Chris Heffernan will fill the newly-created position of vice president for product development and marketing, effective immediately. Prior to joining Sebago, Heffernan was with Johnson Outdoors as the director of watercraft marketing
Forzani Group Back-to-School Comps Essentially Flat
The Forzani Group Ltd. reported that consolidated same-store store sales fo the back-to-school period increased 0.1% for the seven-seek period ended September 20, compared to the same period last year. Corporate store comps were down 1.6% for the period a
PGA of America Names Golf Sales Rep of the Year
Cleveland Golf/Srixon sales representative Mike Kelly of West Hartford, CT, has been selected by The Connecticut Section of The PGA of America as the 2009 Sales Representative of the Year…
Oregon Scientific Adds Five Sales Agencies
Oregon Scientific has partnered with five industry-leading sales agencies specializing in outdoor, action sports and fitness, three key areas of growth for the brand…
JD Sports Profits Rise in First Half
JD Sports Fashion revealed a 14.5% increase in group pre-tax profits before exceptional items to £14.2 million ($22.2 mm) in the 26 weeks to August 1. Total group sales for the U.K. sports fashion retailer jumped 8.4% to £324 million ($443.4 mm), while li
