According to a nationwide survey and analysis from the American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI) Americans' satisfaction with their shopping, buying, and consumption experiences is at a 20-year high. "A satisfied customer is often a ...
Tags: Sporting Goods, Recreation
Contour has emerged from receivership under new ownership determined to compete in the point-of-view, or POV, camera market. The company has completed a financial overhaul, reorganized its plans for new product innovation and built a ...
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Easton-Bell Sports reported nets sales of $780.4 million in the fiscal year ended Dec. 28, 2013, down 5.7 percent from a year earlier. The owner of Riddell, Bell and Giro helmets and Easton hockey and baseball products, reported gross ...
Tags: Sporting Goods, Recreation, football, softball
New Balance announced the signing of their latest Team New Balance triathlete, reigning ITU World Champion Non Stanford. Together with fellow Team New Balance triathlete Lukas Verzbicas, they represent two of the top triathletes in the ...
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Wear Pact, LLC (Pact), a Boulder, CO-based ethical and organic apparel basics brand, has closed its second round of equity financing with Revelry Brands, LLC. Boulder-based Revelry Brands (Revelry), an investment firm focused on ...
Tags: Sporting Goods, Recreation, underwear
New Balance Athletic Shoe reported 2013 worldwide sales of $2.73 billion, a gain of 14.2 percent over 2012 reported worldwide sales of $2.39 billion. The figures were reported in a press release announcing the signing of its latest Team ...
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Jas D. Easton Corporation of Salt Lake City has named its CFO Darren Cottle as the new general manager of Easton Outdoor, which is comprised of both the Easton Outfitters and Core4Element (C4E) brands. A long-standing member of the ...
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'47 Brand, a privately-held premium sports lifestyle apparel and headwear brand, announced that Ryan Johnson has been hired as consumer marketing manager for the rapidly growing '47 Brand team. Johnson will oversee all consumer-facing ...
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Macy's, Inc. announced that Jeffrey Gennette, who has served for the past five years as Macy's chief merchandising officer, has been elected president of the corporation, effective immediately. He will report to Terry J. Lundgren, Macy's, ...
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Mizuno USA, a leader in high-performance baseball footwear and apparel, has signed a multi-year partnership as the official glove provider for the defensive phenom and Atlanta Braves shortstop, Andrelton Simmons. "I've always known ...
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Howler Brothers, an outdoor apparel startup in Austin, Texas, has named former Yeti Cooler marketing chief Rick Wittenbraker as its chief marketing officer. ADVERTISEMENT "We have known Rick for a long time both as a friend and as a ...
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Nike Inc. reported earnings rose 3.5 percent in the third quarter, to $685 million, or 76 cents a share. Revenues advanced 12.7 percent to $6.97 billion. Both earnings and revenues surpassed Wall Street targets. Nike Brand revenues grew ...
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Spy Inc. reported annual sales of Spy brand products were $37.7 million in 2013, an increase of 8 percent or $2.6 million, compared to $35.1 million in 2012 ADVERTISEMENT Spy brand annual sales included slightly higher closeout sales of ...
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Mainland Headwear Holdings Limited, the new parent of San Diego Hat Company that also manufactures headwear for some of the largest U.S. brands and operates Lids and New Era stores in Asia, reported revenue for the year ended 31 December ...
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American consumers powered through the winter weather lifting retail sales in February. According to the National Retail Federation – the world's largest retail trade association – February retail sales, which exclude ...
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