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Article Thumbnail Fitness financials: Analyst upgrades Dick's Sporting Goods on long-term growth prospects, plus Foot Locker
Aug 20, 2008
An analyst upgraded Dick's Sporting Goods on long-term growth prospects, and Foot Locker declared a quarterly dividend.
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Article Thumbnail Health & Fitness Business '08: Massage, exfoliation and deck swings
Aug 20, 2008
We are winding down on our coverage of the Health & Fitness Business Expo after six weeks. We've covered everything from the fun stuff (golf scramble, parties and photos) to seminars and events (forum and luncheon talks) to category highlights with new companies and product launches to how the show fared this year (yeah, it was down). Here we take a short look at a few other products that didn't fit into that mix. Some of it could fit into your off-season sales push. Some of it? Well, we'll let you judge….
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Article Thumbnail SNEWS® Cartoon Corner: What really happens when you think globally
Aug 20, 2008
The SNEWS® Cartoon Corner -- Thinking globally requires unique courage. By Randy Glasbergen.
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Article Thumbnail Did you hear? SNEWS HFB show survey responses pouring in! Air your thoughts now
Aug 18, 2008
In a short story posted Friday late afternoon, Aug. 15, SNEWS® asked its readers to voice their opinion about a few key issues regarding the Health & Fitness Business show. By Monday morning, the results already piling in stunned us. Guess you have something to share and we’re glad to listen!
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Article Thumbnail Health & Fitness Business '08: Whole body vibration training products rattle U.S. retail market
Aug 18, 2008
A growing category at Health & Fitness Business Expo was whole body vibration training with at least five companies offering products to retailers. Popular in Europe and a growing category in Canada, companies are making the push into the United States to shake up couch potatoes. Already with a strong foothold in the commercial and vertical markets, many of the pieces are now being downsized enough to make them a more viable home retail product too.
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Article Thumbnail Health & Fitness Business ’08: Tell us what you think in a short SNEWS survey!
Aug 15, 2008
SNEWS® heard a lot of feedback at this year’s Health & Fitness Business show about what the show needs – or not – and what might make it a better show for the industry. Now we’d like to hear what you think in a short, independent survey.
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Article Thumbnail Fitness financials: Wal-Mart Q2 profit up 17 percent
Aug 14, 2008
Wal-Mart's Q2 profit was up 17 percent.
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Article Thumbnail Health & Fitness Business '08: SNEWS Fitness Forum highlights pros of industry collaborative groups
Aug 13, 2008
Continuing its tradition in tackling hard topics and facilitating open discussion in the industry, the 4th annual SNEWS® Fitness Forum at the Health & Fitness Business Expo focused on the need for fitness industry collaboration as a way to help it move ahead and grow -- a seemingly hot topic in the industry that is faced with a slowing economy and stalled sales.
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Article Thumbnail Fitness financials: Brunswick shares fall on weak retail environment, plus Hibbett Sports, U.S. retail sales drop for July, Nike
Aug 13, 2008
Brunswick shares fell on the weak retail environment, Hibbett Sports opened its 700th store, U.S. retail sales dropped for July, and Nike declared a dividend.
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Article Thumbnail Fitness financials: Nautilus to take $6.2 million hit on facility closing, plus Puma, Costco, Wal-Mart
Aug 11, 2008
Nautilus to take $6.2 million hit on facility closing. Puma sales up 6.3 percent for Q2. Costco July same-store sales rise 10 percent. Wal-Mart same-store sales rise 3 percent in July.
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