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Homegamers to Open Stores in Philadelphia

HomeGamers, a mall-based franchise concept, will open three stores in the Philadelphia market next year. It currently has two in Westminster, MD, and Waldorf, MD. HomeGamers boasts a 6,000 square foot plus showroom featuring full lines of licensed sportin

IOC and Omega Extend Partnership to 2020

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced an extension to its current partnership with Omega through to 2020, including the XXII Olympic Winter Games (2014) in Sochi, Russia, the Games of the XXXI Olympiad (2016), the XXIII Olympic Winter Games

Smartwool Taps Timberland Exec. to Head European Business

SmartWool Corporation hired Mike Lynskey as SmartWool European general manager. Lynskey will fill the role vacated by the promotion of Chris Hahn to chief administrative officer. He will assume responsibility for all aspects of SmartWool’s European

JJB Sports Widens First-Half Loss on Lack of Inventory

JJB Sports Plc said its first-half loss widened as it lacked enough inventory due to liquidity issues. But the U.K. sporting goods chain was encouraged by signs of improvement in its performance. The net loss from continuing and discontinued operations wa

Oakley Expands Customized Program to Watches and Backpacks

Oakley, Inc. announced the further expansion of its program that gives customers the option to customize select Oakley products. In addition to eyewear and performance goggles, the Oakley Custom Program (OCP) now includes timepieces and backpacks…

The Finish Line Q2 Sales Fall on 9.9% Comps Drop

The Finish Line, Inc. reported comparable store sales declined 9.9% in the second quarter ended Aug. 29 compared to a 4.9% increase last year. Net sales declined 11.4% to $298.7 million for the period compared to $337.0 million as a result of fewer stores

SCARPA Promotes to Fill Pro Sales post

SCARPA North America promoted Steve Jozefczyk to Pro Sales Representative and hired Danielle Rocks to fill Jozefczyk’s previous post as Sales Service Representative overseeing the Eastern U.S. and Canada…

SGMA Warns Over China Trade

In response to President Obama's decision to impose 25-35% safeguard duties on Chinese-made tires, China's Ministry of Commerce announced that it would be initiating antidumping investigations against U.S. exports. China identified chickens and

Sport-Haley Announces Licensing Agreement for Como Sport

Sport-Haley, Inc. entered into a licensing agreement with Windsong Brands, LLC. Windsong has granted Sport-Haley an exclusive long-term license to distribute premium fashion apparel bearing the Como Sport label in the men's and women's sportswea

Weatherproof Signs Sponsorship Deal at Giants Stadium

Weatherproof, the outerwear company, will become the official “temperature sponsor” of Giants Stadium. The logo and the temperature will appear prior to kickoff on the Jumbotron and public address at all home games…

Life Time Fitness Restricting Use of New Nano

Life Time Fitness, a large fitness chain based in the Twin Cities, is restricting the use of Apple's new video-camera iPod Nano their use for privacy reasons…