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Article Thumbnail Nike boss, sports/health leaders testify at Senate hearing on childhood obesity
Oct 13, 2004
A Senate committee looking at the Childhood Obesity Reduction Act as a way to curtail the escalating number of overweight kids in America listened to testimony from Gary DeStefano, president of USA operations for Nike, and Lynn Swann, chairman of the President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports, at an Oct. 5 hearing.
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Article Thumbnail Fitness: Did you hear?...
Oct 12, 2004
Bowflex-branded SelectTech weights hit the airwaves, Icon discontinues JumpKing trampoline, NPD reports number of overweight Americans holds steady, Bally asks "who's the fittest presidential candidate?", plus much more...
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Article Thumbnail Forzani Group to take on specialty fitness in Canada with a twist
Oct 11, 2004
Canada's retail giant Forzani Group has announced its plan to enter the specialty fitness retail arena by early to mid-2005 with a prototype store that it would then start franchising across the country by as early as spring 2006.
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Article Thumbnail When predicting holiday retail sales, all bets are off
Oct 11, 2004
Depending on which economist you listen to, or which economic indicator you rely on, or which politician you choose to believe, the retail economy is either flat, recovering slightly, or, well, heading for more gloom.
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Article Thumbnail Health magazine launches fitness awards in January issue. Did you know?
Oct 8, 2004
Modeling a fitness award program after its successful 6-year-old beauty awards, Health magazine has finalized its award-winners in 30 categories to be unveiled in its January issue.
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Article Thumbnail Fitness financials: Forzani Group quarter a bit rocky, plus Bally, Costco, Wal-Mart, Sears
Oct 8, 2004
Fitness financials: Forzani Group quarter a bit rocky. Moody and S&P; looking at Bally rating. Costco quarterly earnings up. Sears' store revenues down. Wal-Mart net sales up 10.8 percent.
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Article Thumbnail Club Industry show ramps up, anticipates largest event in years
Oct 7, 2004
Despite continued industry consolidation, the Club Industry show Oct. 13-16 in Chicago could turn out to be the biggest one in years, with directors anticipating 241 exhibitors in more space at the McCormick Place than since pre-9/11.
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Article Thumbnail Fitness: Did you hear?...
Oct 5, 2004
Interbike expo showcases 32 fitness companies, Trixter wins prize for most media exposure, TKO Holdings acquires Linex International, Precor Icarian plans move to new production facility, plus much more...
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Article Thumbnail Nautilus launches ads to direct consumers to retailers, clubs
Oct 4, 2004
In a move with a multi-million-dollar price tag, Nautilus has launched the beginnings of a multimedia advertising campaign that will direct consumers directly to clubs and specialty retailers who are Nautilus customers.
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Article Thumbnail Bikram yoga becomes eye of legal storm
Oct 1, 2004
Bikram Choudhury, dubbed yoga's bad boy, has been a catalyst in the questioning of what yoga means to us in the West -- and what it may mean to the companies making, selling, promoting and marketing yoga products and accessories.
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