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IBM: Holiday Online Sales Up 13.9 for the 2014 Season
Overall holiday online sales were up 13.9 for the 2014 season, according to the IBM Digital Analytics Benchmark. Mobile sales accounted for 22.6 percent of all online sales for the 2014 holiday season, an increase of 27.2 percent year over year…
Brick and Mortar Stores See Single-Digit December Revenue Drop
RetailNext Inc., a leader in applied retail analytics for physical stores, released its monthly Retail Performance Pulse, showing a 6.5 percent year-over-year decrease in sales on a 7.1 percent decline in traffic at brick-and-mortar stores for the retail
Bauer Hockey to Open First Retail Stores
Bauer Hockey, a subsidiary of Performance Sports Group Ltd., will open its first-ever Bauer Hockey retail experiences beginning this summer in Boston and Minneapolis. A transformative and historic initiative for Bauer Hockey, the premium ''Own
Pacific Sunwear’s December Comps Leap 9 Percent
Pacific Sunwear of California, Inc. reported comparable store net sales during the month of December increased 9 percent compared to the same period a year ago…
Dick’s SG Voluntarily Recalls Fitness Gear Inversion Table
Dick's Sporting Goods (NYSE: DKS) has voluntarily recalled the Fitness Gear Inversion Table…
Lululemon Athletica Appoints Chief Financial Officer
Lululemon Athletica Inc. named Stuart C. Haselden as its chief financial officer to replace John Currie, who had announced plans last summer to retire by the end of the current fiscal year…
Vasque Announces 2015 Thru-Hike Syndicate Ambassadors
Vasque and outdoor industry partners Osprey Packs, NEMO Equipment, Leki Trekking Poles and Darn Tough Socks announced its official 2015 Thru-Hike Syndicate. Many members of the team will be hiking for causes such as Project Canoe, Women’s Learning P
Bergans USA Hires Social Media Consultant
Bergans USA has hired Mesh Marketing of Portland, ME to help with is social media efforts…
Walls Brands Hires Backbone Media to Help With Repositioning
Walls Brands has hired active lifestyle agency Backbone Media to manage its communications strategy and public relations outreach for its workwear and hunting apparel brands Walls Outdoor Goods, Big Smith, 10X, Liberty and Duxbak brands…
Report: Adidas Displaces Nike at University of Miami Hurricanes
Adidas has displaced Nike as the apparel and merchandise licensee and uniform provider for the Miami Hurricanes, according to two South Florida newspapers. Citing anonymous sources, the Sun-Sentinel and Palm Beach Post reported Monday that the University
Under Armour Launches UA Record
Under Armour unveiled UA Record, the latest addition to its comprehensive health and fitness network, at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. Members can invite up to 20 friends within their network to compete in customized health and fitness chall
Orvis to Open Fly Fishing School in Jackson Hole
Orvis is partnering with a private club and residential community and local fly fishing school to open Orvis Fly Fishing School – Jackson Hole; its first such school in the state of Wyoming…
MassBike Names Executive Director
The Massachusetts Bicycle Coalition (MassBike) board of directors has named Richard Fries to serve as its new executive director after…
OIA Names Keynote Speakers for Sustainability Conference
Marc Dorfman of Biomimicry 3.8 will kick-off the third Outdoor Industry Association (OIA) Sustainability Insights Conference scheduled to take place on Tuesday, Jan. 20, just prior to the start of Outdoor Retailer Winter Market 2015. The one-day conferenc
Craft Sportswear North America Names Schenker CEO
Craft Sportswear North America has named Eric Schenker as its new chief executive officer…
