Flight 23, a partnership between Foot Locker's Footaction chain and Nike's Jordan brand that sells only Jordan merchandise, plans to open a 36,000-square-foot retail store in Chicago…
Year: 2014
Adidas Group Appoints Chief HR Officer
The Adidas Group has appointed English-born Karen Parkin as chief HR officer, effective Nov. 1, 2014. Currently, Parkin is responsible for the global supply chain function within the Adidas Group. Jan Brecht, chief information officer of the Adidas Group,
Macintosh Retail Will Consider Relaunching Halfords Netherlands
Macintosh Retail Group said it will consider supporting a relaunch of Halfords Netherlands, the bicycle and automotive chain which recenlty filed for bankruptcy. Macintosh, which focuses primarily on footwear retailing, provided the company a €9.5 m
HanesBrands Completes Day of Caring
About 400 Hanes employees participated in the company's annual Day of Caring, culminating the company's annual United Way campaign…
Lilypond Recognizes Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Lilypond has started a new campaign, “Color Me Pink” to benefit breast cancer victims and survivors…
Negrini Adds To Executive Team
International Case Company, distributors of Negrini luxury gun cases, announces the appointment of Jon Reddout as director of digital media and web commerce…
Lipsey’s Hires Marketing Manager
Lipsey's, a national firearms distributor, announces the addition of Rob Abruzzino as marketing manager, to the Lipsey's management team…
SCENTLOK Forms Partnership with New Rep Firm
SCENTLOK announce their partnership with Outtech Inc., a national rep firm of outdoor related merchandise, to represent their products…
Atlantic Marksmen Ammunition Hires PR Firm
Atlantic Marksmen, a new ammunition company from Gulfport, Mississippi announced that Blue August will be handling all public relations efforts on their behalf…
PwC Sees Holiday Spending Decline
Cautious spending and a spending divide that has bifurcated the American holiday shopper into two distinct segments, are two of the 10 big trends that are expected to drive the 2014 holiday shopping season, according to a new report, 2014 Holiday Outlook,
NRF Forecasts 4.1 Percent Holiday Gain
After a turbulent start to 2014, the National Retail Federation announced it expects sales in November and December (excluding autos, gas and restaurant sales) to increase a healthy 4.1 percent to $616.9 billion, higher than 2013’s actual 3.1 percen
AILA and Prep School Lacrosse Showcase Launch National Collegiate Lacrosse Academy
The American Indoor Lacrosse Association and the Prep School Lacrosse Showcase announced a new partnership to launch the National Collegiate Lacrosse Academy (NCLA) in the summer of 2015. The NCLA is the first academy of its kind dedicated to improving t
Harrow Sports Joins National Foundation for Cancer Research Play4theCure Team
Play4theCure, the National Foundation for Cancer Research’s sports fundraising campaign, has partnered with sports apparel manufacturer Harrow Sports to empower athletes and coaches and raise money for cancer research…
President of Nike Golf Cindy Davis Retires
Nike Inc. announced that Cindy Davis, president of Nike Golf, plans to retire from Nike. Davis joined Nike Golf USA as general manager and has served as president of Nike Golf since 2008…
Minn Kota Launches New, Enhanced Website
Minn Kota has launched a new brand website (www.minnkotamotors.com) showcasing its trolling motors, Talon shallow water anchors, battery chargers and marine accessories…
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