Nike is close to announcing a record sponsorship deal worth more than £600 million ($1 bn) with Manchester United, the English Premier football team. It will bank United more than £60 million a year over the course of a decade-long agreement…
Year: 2014
Cole Haan Hires Dree Hemingway as Spokesperson
Cole Haan announced a multiyear partnership with Dree Hemingway, who will make her debut for the brand in its Fall 2014 advertising campaign. In addition to her collaboration on and appearance in advertising, Cole Haan and Dree Hemingway will co-create a
Billabong Appoints Men’s Global Merchandising and Design VP
Billabong announced the appointment of global merchandising and design expert Mark Weber to the Billabong mens team. He previously worked for RAEN Optics and Hurley…
Kamik Joins European Outdoor Conservation Association
Kamik, a division of Genfoot Inc., has joined the European Outdoor Conservation Association (EOCA)…
Superfeet Becomes West Marine’s Exclusive Insoles Vendor
Superfeet has been named the exclusive insole vendor for West Marine…
Keen Launches Limited-Edition Beer
Keen Footwear teamed up with Portland-based Widmer Brothers Brewing to launch a limited-edition, small-batch beer to raise awareness and membership for the Portland Bicycle Transportation Alliance…
Report: Nike Signs Johnny Manziel
Nike has signed Johnny Manziel to an endorsement deal, according to ESPN. The possible first pick in the 2014 NFL draft fought off bids from Adidas, Under Armour and New Balance's Warrior brand…
Black Diamond Equipment Names New Leadership in Europe
Black Diamond Equipment named Olav Neitzer as its new brand and sales director in Europe, where it has changed its management structure in a bid to accelerate the process of bringing its innovations in climbing, skiing and mountain sports equipment to mar
NRF Demands PINs with Chips
As reported by the Credit Union Times, the National Retail Federation has deepened its opposition to deploying payment cards with embedded smart chips that do not also require cardholders to use a PIN to validate transactions…
NICS February Numbers Third Highest Ever
The National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) reported that the February 2014 NSSF-adjusted National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) figure of1,264,010 is the third highest February on record for the system…
Inteliscope Suspends Deliveries to Russia
According to Inteliscope LLC President Jason Giddings the company has decided to refuse all future sales of Inteliscope smartphone-rifle-adapters to Russia…
Retail jobs down in February
National Retail Federation President and CEO Matthew Shay and NRF Chief Economist Jack Kleinhenz issued a response to the organization’s February jobs report…
DNW Outdoors Named Sports, Inc. 2014 Outdoor Store of the Year
Sports, Inc., the national member-owned sporting goods buying group, announced DNW Outdoors as its 2014 Outdoor Member of the Year…
L.L. Bean Scores Record Year, Plans $100M Investment
L.L. Bean said it wrapped up year of record profits and an overall sales gain of 3 percent. It also announced plans to make a $100 million investment to improve and expand its online and retail operations…
L.L. Bean Reports Record 2013 Year End Results
L.L. Bean reported sales rose 3.0 percent to $1.56 billion in 2013 enabling it to contribute an additional $40 million to fully fund its defined benefit pension program. The Maine retailer plans to pay an 8 percent performance bonus to its approximately 5
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