Adidas AG indicated it sold almost one million replica jerseys of the Spanish national team, which won the World Cup on Sunday. A new version after Spain won the soccer World Cup yesterday. Adidas, which sold more than a million jerseys of each of...(read all)

Asics Corporation has agreed to purchase 100% of Swedish outdoors products company Haglofs for 1 billion Swedish Krona, or $133.42 million at current exchange.  Its product range includes apparel, backpacks, footwear and accessories. "We a...(read all)

Randy Ruch, founder, CEO and Chairman of the Board, retired July 1, 2010 after thirty-nine years in the sporting goods industry. Ruch opened his first store in Audubon, PA in August 1971. The company now operates eighteen stores in Eastern Pennsylvan...(read all)

U.S. chain store sales posted a 3.0% year-over-year comparable-store gain for June 2010 according to the International Council of Shopping Centers, Inc. (ICSC). The best performing segments overall were luxury (+8.8%) and department stores (+5.9%). ...(read all)

Target Corporation said its net retail sales for the five weeks ended July 3, 2010 were $5,918 million, an increase of 4.0% from $5,690 million for the five weeks ended July 4, 2009. On this same basis, June comparable-store sales increased 1.7%. &l...(read all)

Charming Shoppes, Inc. appointed Marla C. Anderson as the president of its Lane Bryant Outlet business, effective July 12, 2010. Most recently, she was the president and chief executive officer of Lady Foot Locker from 2005 through early 2010. Durin...(read all)

Big 5 Sporting Goods Corp. cut its second-quarter earnings guidance as it posted a surprise 0.5% drop in same-store sales. The regional sporting-goods retailer now expects earnings of 20 cents to 23 cents a share, compared with May's view of 24 cent...(read all)

Several department stores, including Macy's, Kohl's and J.C. Penney, and a few teen chains delivered robust June sales, overshadowing some lackluster results from some of the general merchandisers including Target and Costco. Sales had been expected...(read all)

The premiere collection of Shaun White shoes is set to hit Target stores nationwide and online at Target.com the week of July 11th. Shaun White shoes, an expansion to his line of clothing with Target, features a variety of skate and lifestyle shoes f...(read all)

OrthoLite, the leader of open cell foam insoles, will be featured in the majority of Callaway Golf Company's 2011 line-up of men's and women's footwear products. "We share Callaway Golf's dedication to improving performance for golfers at any...(read all)

Geox USA, based in Edison NJ, appointed Evert Rottevell as VP of marketing. Todd Masshardt becomes territory manager for Northern California, covering Oregon, Utah and the Rocky Mountain states. Mark Brack will handle Washington. Kevin Cartwright w...(read all)

Chariot Carriers selected Hill & Knowlton as its North American public relations agency of record. Chariot Carriers is a Calgary-based creator and manufacturer of multi-functional child carrier products dedicated exclusively to outdoor child tran...(read all)

Michael Bruno, a fitness industry veteran, reached an agreement to purchase controlling interest in the parent company of Star Trac, the cardiovascular and strength equipment fitness company. Financial terms of the acquisition have not been disclosed...(read all)

Zumiez Inc. reported total net sales for the five-week period ended July 3, 2010 increased 16.4% to $37.2 million, compared to $32.0 million for the five-week period ended July 4, 2009.   The company's comparable store sales increased 10.9% for...(read all)

Moving Comfort at the upcoming Outdoor Retailer Show is creating a wall where women attending the show can post words of inspiration, calling out what makes them a fit and powerful woman. One woman will be selected each day of the show to receive a M...(read all)