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Outdoor Nation, Electronic Gaming Industry Partner to Get Kids Outdoors
Outdoor Nation and the Entertainment Software Association launched a pilot grant program to invest in youth-inspired projects that leverage entertainment gaming technologies to get a new generation outdoors, active and engaged in conservation challenges..
TJX Companies Comps Rose 7 Percent in Last Fiscal Year
The TJX Companies, Inc., which acquired Sierra Trading Post in December, 2012, reported net sales for the 53-week fiscal year ended Feb. 2, reached $25.9 billion, a 12 percent increase over last year. Consolidated comparable store sales for the year on a
Evolv Sports Names Northeastern Rep
Footwear manufacturer Evolv Sports announced the addition of Hans Schneider and Schneider Sales Associates as reps in the Northeast…
Sport Chalet Turns to Vendor Drop Shipping to Expand Online Offering
Sport Chalet, Inc. has expanded its online offering of bikes, fitness equipment, and snow sports apparel and hardgoods for seamless fulfillment by vendors. By taking advantage of vendors' increasing ability to drop ship, Sports Chalet will be able to
Volcom Launches First Closed-Toe Collection
Volcom announced they will debut their first ever closed-toe footwear collection after twenty-two years. Following the acquisition of the Volcom brand in 2011 by PPR…
Golfsmith Opens Largest Golf Store in Oklahoma
Golfsmith International opened its first Oklahoma location in the Quail Springs area of Oklahoma City, OK. The new interactive store is the largest golf store in the state…
Ruckus Sports to Kick off 2013 Series in Kansas City
Ruckus Sports will kick off its 2013 season of 13 family oriented obstacle course races in Kansas City on April 6, 2013 at the Valley Speedway in Grain Valley, MO, 15 miles east of the Truman Sports Complex off of Interstate 70…
Big 5 Returns to Profitability in Q4
Big 5 Sporting Goods Corp. reported net income in the fourth quarter ended Dec. 30 was $4.0 million, or 19 cents per share, in the fourth quarter, compared to a net loss for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2011 of $9,000, or less than one cent a share…
Macy’s Issues Upbeat Outlook
Macy’s, Inc.’s sales and earnings grew significantly in the fourth quarter and full year 2012, ended Feb. 2, 2013. The company exceeded the guidance it provided coming into 2012, and provided new guidance for continued growth and progress in 2
Everlast to Sponsor Deontay Wilder
Everlast Worldwide, Inc. has extended the exclusive equipment and apparel contract with American heavyweight boxing contender, Deontay Wilder…
Accell Group’s Organic Sales Recover in Back Half of 2012
Accell Group N.V. eked out 3 percent organic sales growth in 2012 even as recession-weary and rain-soaked Europeans downshifted their spending on new bikes. Acquisitions, meanwhile, transformed Europe’s largest bike maker into a much more significan
VF Appoints New Eagle Creek President
VF Corporation announced Roger Spatz as president, Eagle Creek. Roger has served as interim president since July 2011…
U.S. Bike Imports Return to Pre-Recession Levels
U.S. imports of core market 20-inch wheel and larger bicycles in 2012 returned to the pre-recession level of 13 million units generating $1.4 billion in cost, or FOB value, according to the Gluskin Townley Group…
Burton Founder Cites Record January Sales to Argue Sport Is Alive and Well
Burton Snowboards Founder Jake Burton is speaking out on the future of snowboarding following a negative article in The New York Times and other media. While Burton is a private company that usually does not release financial information, Burton noted tha
Pro Feet Founder Receives Duke Energy Award
Russell Wilson, founder of Pro Feet, was awarded the Duke Energy Citizenship and Service Award at the Alamance County Chamber of Commerce annual dinner on Jan. 24…
