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Sherpa Adventure Gear Hires New Sales Manager
Sherpa Adventure Gear has hired Terri Reade, former general manager for Seattle Sports, as sales manager for North America. Reade has also worked as an independent rep for Hi Altitude Sales and Consulting and as a factory rep for…
NSRA and FDRA Fight for Footwear Retailers Nationwide on Capitol Hill
The National Shoe Retailers Association and the Footwear Distributors and Retailers of America joined forces last Tuesday to lobby on behalf of sales tax fairness for independent shoe retailers. NSRA President Chuck Schuyler and FDRA President Matt Pries
Play It Again Sports Q3 Profits Rise
Winmark Corp., the parent of Play It Again Sports, reported earnings rose to $5.6 million, or $1.09 a share, in its third quarter ended Sept. 27, up from $5.25 million, or $1.00, a year ago. Revenues, primarily royalties and leasing income, reached $16.4
Hydro Flask Strengthens Management Team
Hydro Flask announced Dennis Conner has joined as the company’s new Vice President of Operations starting Oct. 13, Rocco Villano has been promoted to Director of Sourcing and Planning, and industry veteran Rob Mitchell has joined the company’s
Dick’s SG Apologizes for Excluding Female Athletes from Catalog
Dick's Sporting Goods has apologized for excluding female athletes from its basketball catalog after a 12-year-old girl complained that she didn’t feel represented…
Wolverine Worldwide Tops Q3 Profit Expectations
Wolverine Worldwide reported third quarter revenues reached $711.1 million – down 0.8 percent versus the prior year, but in line with the company's previous guidance. Adjusted diluted earnings per share, which exclude acquisition and other one-time c
Wolverine Lowers 2014 Revenue Guidance, Citing Q3 Shortfall, Promotional Retail Environment
Wolverine Worldwide Inc. lowered its guidance for full-year revenue growth from 3 to 2 percent Tuesday, saying it expects the retail environment in the United States to be more promotional over the holidays than last year. However the owner of Keds, Merr
Craghoppers Names New England Rep
Craghoppers has hired A Stitch Above as its sales representative for the New England sales territory, effective immediately…
Sport Chalet Partners with Diamondback in Cycling Sweepstakes
Sport Chalet teamed up with Diamondback Bicycles, Air New Zealand and Tourism New Zealand to target cyclists as part of its Adventures of a Lifetime sweepstakes…
Pronto Launches Seattle Bike Share Program
Pronto Cycle Share launched Seattle's first-ever bike share program Monday with support from REI and other corporate sponsors and bike dealers. Pronto is offering 500 bikes at 50 stations spread across neighborhoods through out the city…
Finish Line Bolsters Customer Loyalty with New App
The Finish Line, Inc. announced the launch of its new mobile app aimed at providing services and conveniences that reward Winners Circle loyalty program customers with points and loyalty perks…
Charles River Apparel Sponsors Community Rowing at 50th Head of the Charles Regatta
Charles River Apparel, the manufacturer of outerwear and performance apparel, signed on as the premier outfitter for several community rowing teams and events at the 50th Head of the Charles Regatta on Oct. 18 -19 in Boston, MA…
Wolverine Worldwide Appoints Roxane Divol to Board of Directors
Wolverine Worldwide appointed Roxane Divol to the company's Board of Directors. Divol, 42, is the senior vice president of Alliances for Symantec Corporation, one of the world's largest software companies…
CODI Acquires Maker of Sterno Fuel Tins
Compass Diversified Holdings acquired the maker of Sterno fuel canisters Oct. 10 in its first acquisition of a consumer brand since divesting control of Fox Holding Corp. earlier this year. While Candle Lamp Company, LLC. derives most it sales from the fo
Brooks Runner Amy Hastings Finishes First for the U.S. at the Chicago Marathon
Brooks Runner Amy Hastings dominated the U.S. field at the 2014 Bank of America Chicago Marathon this morning by finishing fifth in a stacked race, exactly matching her personal record of 2 hours, 27 minutes and 3 seconds…
