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SIA: Snow Sports Season Gets Healthy Start

Snow sports retailers sold $305 million worth of apparel, accessories and equipment during August and September this year, up 3% compared to the same...

Retail Industry Adds 37,600 Jobs in October

The National Retail Federation calculated retail industry job gains at 37,600 in October, and 295,000 year-over-year, a 2.4 percent increase over 2012. Job gains...

September Outdoor Sales Slide

Outdoor units last month plunged 12% compared to September 2012, dragging dollars down 5% to $447 million, according to Leisure Trends latest results. Every...

Outdoor Product Sales Flat in September

Fiscal September brought flat growth for outdoor products, as sales rose just 0.4 percent to $896.6 million, according to the latest figures from OIA....

NPD Groups Acquires Leisure Trends

The NPD Group has signed an agreement to acquire the retail sales tracking and consumer research businesses of Leisure Trends, the Boulder, Colo.-based market...

PaddleSports Market Up in August 

Paddle sport dollars totaled $55 million, a 10% increase over August 2012. Units gained 3% and average retail-selling price rose 7%, according to the...

Retail Imports Growing as Holidays Approach

Despite concerns over the government shutdown, import volume at the nation’s major retail container ports is expected to grow 9.1 percent in October over...

NRF Forecasts Modest Sales Gains this Holiday Season

NRF expects sales in the months of November and December to increase 3.9 percent to $602.1 billion, over 2012’s actual 3.5 percent holiday season...

ICSC Forecasts 3.4 % Holiday Sales Increase

The International Council of Shopping Centers is forecasting a 3.4% sales increase, slightly stronger than last year, for the traditional November-December holiday period, even...

Ad Exec Confidence in Digital Media Wanes for First Time

For the first time in the six years since an independent researcher began tracking "advertiser confidence" to spend their future budgets on major media,...
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