B-Ball Shoes Lead Sales Rebound - athletic shoes sales - Brief Article - Statistical Data Included
With manufacturers effectively emphasizing fashion and innovation, athletic footwear got back on track in 2000. According to Sporting Goods Intelligence, ......(Continue Reading)

Shooting for peace: Steve Nash wins NBA award
By electing Steve Nash the NBA's Most Valuable Player, the pro basketball media made the day of everyone who plays hoops on Friday and protests the U.S. war machine on Saturday. First and foremos...(Continue Reading)

Wal-Mart and Starter draft Brett Favre
Wal-Mart and Starter draft Brett Favre.(wal-mart watch)...(Continue Reading)

A Tall Order; Basketball stars tell us the long and the sport of it
A few weeks ago my new boyfriend said he had told his family about me for the first time. "What did you tell them?" I cooed. "She's short," he ......(Continue Reading)

10 best gyms: from high-end to hardcore, M & F picks the best places to pump
WHAT MAKES YOU WANT TO WORK OUT at one gym over another? Is it that certain hardcore, no-nonsense atmosphere? The plush locker rooms? Maybe it's the ......(Continue Reading)

Out of the aisle: a second generation Herran uses his golden touch with start-ups on the family's supermarket empire
Agustin "Tino" Herran's father and elder cousin gave him a tough act to follow. After all, how do you top building the nation's largest Hispanic-owned ......(Continue Reading)

Women's footwear sales step up
Retail discount stores have been remodeling departments and featuring larger displays in preparation for the continued boom in women's athletic shoe sales....(Continue Reading)

Star power puts sneakers on better footing; discounters step up licensed, private label lines
Discount retailers seeking to maintain margins in sneakers sales are resorting to licensed and private label lines. The power of entertainment and character ......(Continue Reading)

'Lifestyle' apparel shapes activewear - men's clothing at discount stores
`Lifestyle' Apparel Shapes Activewear Imagine the merchandiser's nightmare as a shipment of fleece shorts come into the store. Are they activewear, weekend wear, workout wear, gym wear or casual we...(Continue Reading)

Team, 'social' sporting goods make comeback at chains - discount store chains
Team, 'Social' Sporting Goods Make Comeback at Chains As Florida Grapefruit League action warms up, sporting goods customers around the country are gearing up for their own spring training. Perhap...(Continue Reading)