Import volume at major U.S. container ports is expected to hit an all-time record in August as retailers concerned about the lack of a West Coast longshoremen’s contract rush to bring holiday season merchandise into the country, ...
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Birkenstock recently announced plans to license its brand. The comfort shoe manufacturer plans to use licensing agreements to reach new strategic business segments, markets, and target groups. According to a company statement, Birkenstock ...
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Barmer Enterprises has acquired Bike America, which owns seven bike stores in Palm Beach and Broward counties in South Florida, according to Randy Bring of Transworld Business Advisors, which brokered the sale. Established in 1970 in Boca ...
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Former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer closed on his acquisition of the Los Angeles Clippers Tuesday from The Sterling Family Trust. The NBA Board of Governors previously approved the $2 billion sale, but a California court had to rule on ...
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Flip Flop Shops, which sells a wide array of actions sports and outdoor brands, said a franchise partner opened the first of 50 shops planned for the Middle East in Kuwait City Aug. 10. The store at The Avenues Mall in Kuwait City, ...
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The U.S. Golf Manufacturers Anti-Counterfeiting Working Group (The Golf Group) announced results of its latest raids of China-based counterfeiting targets. The operations, which were executed over the last two months by Chinese law ...
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Mammut increased net revenue by 3.4 percent to CHF 103.6 million in the six months ended June 30 compared with CHF 100.3 million in the first half of 2013, its Swiss parent company Conzzeta Group reported. The result was negatively ...
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Performance Sports Group Ltd, (PSG) which recently acquired the Easton diamond sport business, reported revenues in the fiscal fourth quarter ended May 31 increased 30 percent to $112.9 million compared to $86.7 million in the same year-ago ...
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The International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) and Goldman Sachs Weekly Chain Store Sales Index increased 3.2 percent for the week ending Aug. 9 ?relative to the prior year. On a weekly basis, sales decreased 1.4 percent compared to ...
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Respect Your Universe Inc. has hired Alex Briglio as vice president of sales and marketing. Alex joins RYU from speicalty glove maker Swany Canada. "We are thrilled to add Alex," said Marcello Leone, RYU's CEO, president and chairman. ...
The Outdoor Foundation is pleased to announce that over 125 non-profit projects will be funded, thanks to the outdoor industry’s generous support of the 2014 Outsiders Ball, which took place on August 5 - Night 0 of the Outdoor ...
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Alliant Techsystems Inc. filed a registration statement Wednesday with the Securities and Exchange Commission to spin off its hunting and shooting sports business to shareholders as a new stock trading under the name Vista Outdoor Inc. ...
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World T.E.A.M Sports, a national not-for-profit sports management company that creates inclusive events for disabled and able-bodied athletes, announced the appointment of Sarah Bell as the organization’s director of advancement. ...
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Nikwax North America, an outdoor aftercare company announces the addition of the Alta Group, Inc. as the company’s new Pacific Northwest sales team covering Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana and Alaska. Founded in 1993 and led by ...
NYSE-listed, DICK'S Sporting Goods, the largest U.S. based full-line omni-channel sporting goods retailer is opening two new stores in Florida. One store will be opened in Lakeland and other is in Coral Springs. Both the stores offer ...
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