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Bakers Q1 Loss Narrows

Bakers Footwear Group, Inc. reported sales in the first quarter were $47.0 million, an increase of 8.0 percent, from $43.5 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2010. Comparable store sales increased 9.3 percent compared to a decline of 1.6 percent in th

Surftech Names New CEO

Surf Technicians, LLC, the maker of surf and stand-up paddle boards, announced that Huntley Dornan has been appointed as the company's new president and CEO. Most recently Huntley served as Vice President and General Manager of Emerging Brands at Qui

CPSC Opens New Test Lab in Maryland

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) held the grand opening Monday for its new state-of-the-art scientific testing facility in Rockville, MD. The new 63,000-square-foot office and lab space will house 75 scientists and gear needed to test a

VF Corp. to Acquire The Timberland Co. in $2B Deal

VF Corporation and The Timberland Company today jointly announced that they have signed a definitive merger agreement. VF will pay Timberland shareholders $43 per share, representing a total enterprise value of approximately $2 billion net of cash acquire

Fireman Capital Partners Invests in Newton Running

Paul Fireman, the Founding CEO of Reebok International, and his company Fireman Capital Partners, returned to the business of high performance athletic shoes with a “significant investment” in Newton Running Co., a manufacturer of natural running footwear

Lids Sports Group Acquires Buckeye Corner Stores

Lids Sports Group has acquired Buckeye Corner stores, which operates in the Columbus, OH area. The acquisition is made up of four store locations, an e-commerce website, and a catalog business. Terms of the deal were not disclosed…

Golf DMD Sales Approaching $170 Million

Golf Datatech, LLC released a study finding that the size of the market for Distance Measuring Devices (DMD) is approaching the on-off course putter market in total sales, and may reach as high as $170 million in annual sales across all retail channels in

TPP Concerns Voiced

A bipartisan group of 52 Congressmen urged the Obama Administration to proceed cautiously in negotiations over the Trans-Pacific Partnership lest it trigger another wholesale shift of textile jobs from the Western Hemisphere to China via Vietnam…

VF Corp. Acquires The Timberland Company

VF Corporation agreed Monday to acquire The Timberland Company in a deal that would combine two of the largest publicly-traded companies in the outdoor space and double the size of VFC’s already rapidly growing Outdoor and Action Sports Coalition…

Respect Your Universe Appoints Erick Siffert as COO

Respect Your Universe, the MMA brand, appointed Erick Siffert as chief operating officer effective June 7th, 2011. Siffert previously served as director of product operations at lululemon athletica…

Under Armour Looks to Double Sales in Three Years

Speaking Thursday at Under Armour Inc.'s annual meeting, CEO Kevin Plank laid out a company goal to double its sales over the next three years, according to a report in the Baltimore Business Journal. The goal would bring the company's total rev