Cotopaxi, the first-ever venture-backed company to launch as a Benefit Corporation, has named Allison Schwam as marketing director to further develop Cotopaxi’s marketing strategy and branding opportunities…
Year: 2014
Crocs’ Q3 Earnings Slide on Charges
Crocs Inc. reported operating earnings tumbled 93.8 percent to $1.1 million from $17.9 million a year ago after restructuring and asset impairment charges. Revenues grew 4.8 percent to $302.4 million from $288.5 million with gains of 13 percent in Europe
MidwayUSA Fills Merchandising Manager Position
MidwayUSA announces the promotion of Shawn Henninger to the position of merchandising team application development manager…
Polartec Launches Video Series to Celebrate Apex Award Winners
Polartec has featured the designers and developers of select 2014 Polartec Apex Award-winning products in a new video series and social media campaign…
NBDA Supplier Scorecards Due Dec. 31
The National Bicycle Dealers Association reminds independent bicycle dealers to submit their next set of Supplier Scorecards by Dec. 31. Dealers can use the cards to grade companies from A to F on 30 different criteria…
Walther Arms Names Marketing Communications Coordinator
Walther Arms, Inc. announces the addition of Bradley Burgin to the position of marketing communications coordinator.
Kohlberg Reduces Stake in Performance Sports Group
Kohlberg Management VI, LLC has sold 2 million common shares of its stock in Performance Sports Group Ltd. for aggregate gross proceeds of CAD$37.5 million, the maker of athletic gear announced…
Flip Flop Shops Adds Birkenstock
Flip Flop Shops will sell Birkenstock for the first time…
Dick’s SG Sets Openings for Six Stores
Dick's Sporting Goods set grand opening festivities for six stores to open in: LaCrosse, WI; Wayne, NJ; Prussia, PA; Naples, FL; Easton, MD; and Frederick, MD…
361 Degrees Appointed As Rio 2016 Olympic Games Official Supporter
361 Degrees International Limited, one of the leading sports brand enterprises in China, has signed a sponsorship agreement with the Rio 2016 Organizing Committee to be an official supporter for the 2016 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games…
Far Eastern New Century Expanding Waterless Dyeing Capacity
Taiwan's Far Eastern New Century Corp. will purchase two more waterless dyeing machines from Netherlands-based DyeCoo Textil Systems BV by the end of 2014 to double waterless dyeing capacity to 120 tons a month, according to a report by Taipei Times
Berglass+Associates Survey Shows Retailers Ready to Overhaul C-Suite
Expect to see a new wave of retail Chiefs with global expertise and a digital mindset, according to a new study unveiled today by Women’s Wear Daily and Berglass+Associates, an executive search firm specializing in retail and consumer goods. The stu
Polartec to Exhibit at Performance Days in Bid to Reach Athletic Brands
Polartec will exhibit its latest fabric technologies at the German trade show Performance Days next week in Munich.
Eddie Bauer Launches North American Coat Drive
Eddie Bauer launched a coat drive in partnership with One Warm Coat, the only national non-profit organization that works with local agencies to distribute donated coats for free, to people in need…
The North Face Launches Largest Campaign in Company History
The North Face President Todd Spaletto and U.S. Department of the Interior Secretary Sally Jewell announced a partnership to protect, preserve and celebrate public lands in support of the 21st Century Conservation Service Corps (21CSC). The North Face is
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