PVH Corp., the parent of Speedo and Izod, reported second-quarter earnings rose 8.7 percent to $125.5 million, or $1.51 a share, topping its guidance between $1.40 to $1.45…
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G-III Raises Guidance on Robust Q2
G-III Apparel Group, Ltd. reported that sales jumped 39.4 percent in its second quarter ended July 31, to $424.0 million, led by strong performances by a number of Calvin Klein divisions and several of its outerwear and dress businesses…
Starter Jumps Back in Player Endorsements
Starter, owned by Iconix Brand Group, jumped back into the player endorsement game with the signing of Kevin Love, the star power forward just acquired by the Clevelend Cavaliers.
The signing was heralded by the placement of a giant billboard in in downto
Shoe Carnival Sees Q3 Profit Decline
Shoe Carnival, as expected, reported a sharp decline in second-quarter earnings due to a high-single digit decline of traffic in its stores. Although traffic picked up slightly with back-to-school season arriving, the family shoe chain disappointed invest
Wolverine Looking for Bigger Fish
Paying down a chunk of its debt from its acquisition of Collective Brands’ Performance & Lifestyle Group, Wolverine World Wide is again actively looking to acquire brands. But rather than tuck-ins like the past, the company is looking to buy larger
Dick’s SG to Wall Street: We’re Still a Growth Story
Following a pullback earlier in the year in its EPS and comp guidance largely due to challenges in the golf and hunt categories, Dick’s Sporting Goods’ team spent considerable time at Goldman Sachs’ Global Retailing Conference defending
Crocs Details Margin-Enhancing Plan
Crocs, which received a $200 million investment from Blackstone Group at the close of 2013, is committed to expanding operating margins from around 7 percent currently to 10 percent in the near term with a long-term goal of 12 percent…
Under Armour Ready to Step Up Player Endorsements
While they lost out on Kevin Durant to Nike, Under Armour’s mega-offer for the NBA superstar should mark that UA is committed to being a bigger player in the endorsement game. “We wanted to really make a statement, I think, to the world, as mu
Adidas, REI Execs Join Brandlive Advisory Board
Adidas Senior Sales Manager Mike Gugat and Doug Schmidt, divisional vice president of REI, have joined a new customer advisory board at Brandlive, a cloud-based service used by both companies to conduct interactive online product training, marketing and e
Quiksilver Fiscal Q3 Wholesale Revenues Plunge As Pivotal Spring 2015 Launch Looms
Quiksilver Inc. saw its wholesale business decline 30 percent in North American and 32 percent in Europe in the fiscal third quarter ended July 31, 2014 as senior management focused on cleaning up distribution of Quiksilver, DC and Roxy branded products a
Beretta Breaks Ground in Tennessee
Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam joined Dott. Franco Gussalli Beretta, executive vice president of Beretta U.S.A., at the ground breaking ceremony for the Beretta U.S.A.'s new campus and manufacturing facility in Gallatin, Tennessee…
Zumiez Credits Omni-Channel Prowess for Exceeding Q2 Guidance
Zumiez Inc. CEO Rick Brooks credited the teen retailer's better-than-expected second quarter results to its increasing ability to use omni-channel marketing to drive price conscious teens to its stores and pay full price.
ZUMZ also reported a very st
MomsTeam Institute to Hold First Summit Monday
MomsTEAM Institute will hold its inaugural youth sports health and safety summit on Monday, Sept. 15 at Harvard Medical School’s Joseph B. Martin Conference Center…
Outtech, Inc. Adds New Staff
Outtech welcomes two new additions to their team…
OBIT: John C. Clark Passes at 69
John C. Clark Jr., a former owner of Clark Sporting Goods Company, passed away Sept. 3 in Fayetteville, NC, after a 25-year battle with kidney cancer. Clark was 69…
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