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Article Thumbnail Racks4cheap.com owned by Thule, but selling Yakima?
Mar 18, 2010
Thule selling Yakima product on the web, at a deep discount? Really? Believe it. Several weeks ago, a website suddenly appeared, www.racks4cheap.com, and began selling deeply discounted Yakima product. Retailers began to wonder who was behind this mysterious website, since there was no contact information listed on it at all, and absolutely no indication of who owned the site. SNEWS has the inside scoop.
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Article Thumbnail Canoecopia signals better days ahead for paddlesports market
Mar 17, 2010
Higher attendance and strong sales at this year’s Canoecopia expo suggest that the paddlesports market may be on the upswing after a tough 2009. SNEWS has the inside scoop on the Paddle Advisory Council meeting from the show as well.
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Article Thumbnail IHRSA 2010: Smaller show welcomes unexpectedly upbeat mood
Mar 17, 2010
The 2010 IHRSA show, albeit a touch smaller, seemed to reveal more energy and more of an upbeat mood than last year. No one product or company stole the show…but perhaps that’s not what the industry needed this year. SNEWS has more.
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Article Thumbnail The Lizard Lounge Way: Spring merchandising -- out with the old, in with the new
Mar 17, 2010
If you want your customers to feel good about spring and buying new products, you have to inspire them with creative merchandising in fresh, bright colors. The Lizard Lounge team has four great tips with superb visuals to help SNEWS readers navigate their way.
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Article Thumbnail Fitness financials: Town Sports trims Q4 losses, plus Nike, Garmin
Mar 17, 2010
Town Sports International Holdings (Nasdaq: CLUB), owner of fitness clubs in New York, Boston, Washington and Philadelphia, said it trimmed its fourth-quarter losses due mainly to the lack of a goodwill impairment charge. Plus, strong sales boost Nike's Q3 profit and Garmin to move incorporation to Switzerland.
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