Walking shoes, in-line skates setting the pace - Sporting Goods - Discount Industry Annual Report. Part II: Merchandising and Productivity Analysis
Walking Shoes, In-Line Skates Setting the Pace For compelling evidence that aging baby boomers are, indeed, looking for less taxing alternatives to running and jogging, look no further than the 21%...(Continue Reading)

Micromarketing flourishes in sporting goods; regionals have the courtside advantage in sporting goods, gearing their mix to more closely match local needs
One product category that has resisted the cutback in male-oriented hardlines by regional discount store chains is sporting goods. Regional discount store ......(Continue Reading)

Carrefour molds its second store after U.S. warehouse clubs - Voorhees, New Jersey
Carrefour SA's 2nd American store, opened Jul 3, 1992 in Voorhees, NJ, has the layout and physical appearance of an American warehouse club, but sells merchandise similar to a combination retail disco...(Continue Reading)

SHOPPING
QUICK HITS (All GO! picks) BEST CONSIGNMENT SHOP: Broadmoor Consignment Store BEST KITCHEN STORE: Chef's Catalog BEST HANDWRITING: William ......(Continue Reading)

1990 Ad
Fluorescent Colors, Air Steppers Pump Up This Year's Exercise Equipment ATLANTA -- Air and color. Color and air. That was the twin theme of Super Show '90, the sporting goods spectacular that con...(Continue Reading)

G.I. Joe's aims at upscale outdoors niche in Seattle; new test unit emulates sports megastores
New Test Unit Emulates Sports Megastores FEDERAL WAY, Wash. -- G.I. Joe's, primarily a hard lines discounter based in Wilsonville, Ore., tackled a more ......(Continue Reading)

Park City weekend
PARK CITY -- It's summer, the temperature's rising, and you need a family escape. But you're in a time crunch, and prices at the pump are making you ......(Continue Reading)

K mart's redesign creates a more American-ized Fare - redesign of American Fare hypermarkets
Kmart's Redesign Creates A More American-ized Fare CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- With its second American Fare hypermarket, K mart has decided to give shoppers ......(Continue Reading)

From Antarctica to Zanzibar
Antarctica When you sail south from Hobart, Tasmania, you have 1,000 miles of empty sea ahead of you before reaching Antarctica, the most desolate continent on Earth. Ten of us went on the Spirit...(Continue Reading)