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Fleet Feet Holds Annual Conference

Fleet Feet, Inc. honored the contributions and accomplishments of its franchisees, employees and vendors during its annual National Franchise Conference here June 20-24, 2010…

Wal-Mart to Open Stores in Chicago

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. plans to build several dozen stores that would employ about 10,000 people in Chicago during the next five years. The world's largest retailer said it would open stores of various sizes at locations within Chicago's three “fo

Brooks Sports Appoints Director or Apparel Merchandising

Brooks Sports, Inc. added Kurt Heimbach to its management team as director of apparel merchandising. Prior to joining Brooks, Heimbach served as the global apparel director for men's and women's running, tennis, and basketball at Reebok Internat

PEP Grant Applications Now Being Accepted

The U.S. Department of Education is now accepting Carol M. White Physical Education Program (PEP) grant applications for the upcoming school year, according to the Sporting Goods Manufacturer's Association. It is estimated that nearly $40 million wil

Bushnell and Leupold Settle Lawsuits

Bushnell Inc said it has settled its lawsuits with optics manufacturer Leupold & Stevens with regard to Leupold’s True Ballistic® technology and the Bushnell Angle Range Compensation technology…

CPSC to Delay Policy Concerning Bicycles

In a recent decision, the Consumer Product Safety Commission will stay its policy concerning specific testing and certification provisions affecting bicycles due to a continued lack of third-party labs certified to do the work…

LaFuma Group H1 Sales and Losses Decline

LaFuma Group reported revenues in the first half ended March 31 declined 6.5%, or 4.1% at constant exchange rates. Losses were trimmed to €800,000 ($960,000), compared to net losses of over €3.2 million ($3.8 mm) in the comparable period a yea

Aspen Skiing Co. ’09/’10 Visits Rose

Aspen Skiing Company skier visits climbed 4.3% this winter over the 2008-2009 season, the company said. Consistent snowfall throughout the season, a strong January, a late surge in visits at the end of March and into April and strong pass use all contribu

Merrell Moves into Barefoot; Unveils New Collection at FFANY

Through a partnership with Vibram, Merrell will enter the barefoot category for Spring 2011. Jim Zwiers, president of Wolverine World Wide's Outdoor Group unveiled the collection at Wolverine's showroom in Manhattan as part of the FFANY footwear

China Ends Yuan’s Dollar Peg

China announced this past weekend that it would loosen controls placed on the yuan, ending the two-year-old pegging of the yuan to the U.S. dollar. The yuan is expected to gradually rise against the dollar, raising product costs across many categories…

Adidas Sees Bump in Soccer Sales from World Cup

Adidas AG said it would post record soccer-related sales for the year on the back of the World Cup in South Africa. Adidas said at a press conference in Germany that Its business with soccer products is expected to reap sales of at least €1.5 billion ($

Adidas Extends Team Contract with Louisville

Louisville has signed a five-year contract extension with Adidas that will have the Cardinals wearing Adidas apparel and footwear through the 2014-15 academic seasons…

Merrell and Chaco Announce Key Promotions

Both Merrell and Chaco promoted key team members. Chaco will get two dedicated sales managers while Merrell will continue its commitment to outdoor specialty retailers with a dedicated manager overseeing this important channel of distribution…