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Nike Charged with Under-Paying Laid-Off Indonesian Workers
A non-profit group protested the opening of the new Niketown in Portland because it feels Nike owes additional severance payments to laid-off Indonesian factory workers. According to the Oregonian, the group has indicated it will contact colleges nationwi
Retail Container Traffic to Decline In November
With most holiday season merchandise already on its way to store shelves, import cargo volume at the nation’s major retail container ports has started to decline for the fall. November traffic is forecast to fall 1.9 percent below its level of a yea
Crosman Appoints Domestic Airgun Product Manager
Crosman Corporation has named two new product managers. Thomas Clark, a Crosman veteran engineer, has been named product manager for domestic airgun products and William Mellon joins the company to manage CenterPoint Hunting and Outdoors scopes and optics
110% Appoints Northeast Sales Distributors
110%, the creators of a line of Compression + Ice gear, announced that Bryan Poerner and America East Athletic Collective (AEAC) will represent the brand in the Northeast United States…
Adidas Group Posts Double-Digit Sales and Profit Growth in Q3
Adidas Group third quarter revenues grew 13 percent on a currency-neutral basis. Group revenues grew 8 percent in euro terms to €3.74 billion ($5.30 bn) in the third quarter of 2011. Currency-neutral sales in the Wholesale and Retail segments increa
Senate Resolution Seeks to Exempt Small Business from Online Sales Tax
A bipartisan group of Senators introduced a “Sense of the Senate” resolution urging Congress to exempt small Internet businesses from pending legislation that would give state governments the authority to require online retailers to collect sa
Quiksilver Appoints Global Brand President and COO
Quiksilver Inc. announced two promotions within its corporate and Americas region management teams, both effective Nov. 1. Craig Stevenson, who has served as the company’s Americas region president, was named global brand president and chief operati
RECALL: 13,000 Gerber Knife Sets
Gerber Legendary Blades, of Portland, OR has voluntarily recalled about 13,000 Winchester hunting knife sets because the latching mechanism for the knife's interchangeable blades can unexpectedly fail and release the blade. This poses a laceration ha
Syms and Filene’s Basement to Liquidate
Syms and its subsidiary Filene's Basement have filed for bankruptcy protection and plan to close all 46 of their stores…
Edwin Watts Golf Acquires Two Golf Shops
Edwin Watts Golf Shops, LLC announced the acquisition of two new stores in the Midwest, including one store in Kansas City, MO, and one store in Overland Park, KS, which marks the first Edwin Watts Golf Shop to open in the state…
Georgia to Charge Hikers, Cyclists to Use Wildlife Areas Jan. 1
Georgia will begin charging hikers birders, cavers, cyclists and other outdoor recreation users fees to access 32 wildlife areas beginning Jan. 1, 2012, according to the Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Wildlife Resources Division. The new system
ICE Seizes 58 Counterfeit MLB Product Websites
With the conclusion of Major League Baseball's 2011 World Series, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center (IPR Center) have announc
Skechers Pier to Pier Friendship Walk Raises $520,000
The Skechers Foundation today announced that more than $520,000 was raised for children with special needs and education through its Skechers Pier to Pier Friendship Walk. The 2011 donations were significantly higher than last year's Pier to Pier Wal
September Golf Rounds Slide
According to Golf Datatech, golf rounds played in the United States were down 4.4 percent in September 2011 compared to September 2010. Public access play was down 4.1 percent for the month and private course activity was down 5.6 percent…
CamelBak 2010 Sales Reached $122.2 Million
CamelBak had net sales of $122.2 million in the year ended Dec. 31, according to audited financial statements filed Monday by Compass Diversified Holdings, Inc., which acquired CamelBak in late August. Unaudited financial statements included in the filing
