SGB Update Sports & Fitness
DU Names Humphries New GLARO Director
Rebecca Humphries, director of the Michigan Department of Natural Resources and Environment, has accepted the position of Director of the Great Lakes/Atlantic Regional Office for Ducks Unlimited…
NOC Names Top Manufacturers of the Year
Nantahala Outdoor Center named Britain’s Pyranha USA, Inc. as top kayak manufacturer and Northwest River Supply of Moscow, ID as top paddlesports accessory manufacturer…
Bon-Ton Comps Drop 4.2% in October
The Bon-Ton Stores, Inc. reported comparable store sales for the four weeks ended Oct. 30, 2010 decreased 4.2%. Total sales for the four weeks decreased 4.4% to $214.2 million compared with $224.0 million for the prior year period…
Target’s Comps Edge up 1.7% in October
Target Corporation reported net retail sales for the four weeks ended Oct. 30 reached $4.64 billion, up 2.2% from $4.54 billion for the same period a year earlier. Comparable-store sales increased 1.7%…
Ross Stores Sees 4% Uptick in October Comps
Ross Stores, Inc. reported that sales for the four weeks ended Oct. 30, 2010 increased 8% to $600 million from $557 million for the four weeks ended Oct. 31, 2009. Same store sales for the month rose 4% on top of a 9% gain in the prior year…
Nordstrom Shows 3.4% Rise in October Comps
Nordstrom, Inc. reported a 3.4% increase in same-store sales for the four-week period ended Oct. 30, 2010, compared with the four-week period ended Oct.31, 2009…
Voters Overwhelmingly Approve Conservation Funding
Despite anti-tax fervor, voters across the country Tuesday overwhelmingly approved a variety of measures that will raise $2 billion for land conservation, according to results tallied by The Trust for Public Land, a national conservation organization. The
Groups Pledge to Double Federal Spending on Cycling and Walking by 2013
Backed by a pledge of $1.2 million from SRAM, the League of American Bicyclists and the Alliance for Biking & Walking announced a three-year campaign to double federal funding for bicycling and walking by 2013 even as the industry bemoaned the defeat of o
Under Armour to Sponsor Chelsea Piers in Manhattan
Under Armour has signed on as the official athletic apparel and footwear sponsor of Chelsea Piers, New York's amateur sports and entertainment complex…
Hanesbrands Prices Senior Notes
Hanesbrands Inc., the parent of Champion and Hanes, announced the pricing of its offering of $1 billion in aggregate principal amount of its 6.375% senior notes due Dec. 15, 2020, at par…
OC Sports Becomes the Official Headwear of NJCAA
The National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) has named OC Sports, a division of Outdoor Cap Company, as the organization's official headwear for a three year period beginning Nov. 1, 2010…
Imperial Headwear Appoints Doug Kelly as CEO
Imperial Headwear appointed Doug Kelly as its new chief executive officer. Kelly most recently served as president of Russell Athletic Group. He replaces former MLB Properties and Nike exec Rick White…
Orange 21 Gains Additional Financing
Orange 21 Inc., the owner of the Spy Optic eyewear brand, said that effective Nov. 1, its wholly owned subsidiary Orange 21 North America Inc. (O21NA), entered into a $1.0 million promissory note with one of Orange 21 Inc.'s shareholders, Costa Brava
Cabela’s Q3 Profit Climbs on 2.4% Comp Gain
Cabela's Inc. said that adjusted for divestitures, total revenue for the third quarter increased 3.9% to $643 million; retail store revenue increased 6.0% to $369 million; direct revenue decreased 1.1% to $219 million; and comps increased 2.4%. Exclu
Schutt Sports and Leon Lett Foundation Donate Gear to Youth
Schutt Sports joined the Leon Lett Foundation this weekend in a presentation to the YMCA in Monroe, LA. The foundation bought and gave away 50 youth helmets from Schutt and the company donated an additional 20 youth shoulder pads…
