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Peregrine Distribution Inks Deal with OTB

Peregrine Distribution Services has signed its newest client, OTB (Over the Beach) Boots, based in Scituate, MA, manufacturer’s of a new line of specialized boots for the outdoors. Peregrine will provide warehousing, order fulfillment and customer service

American Apparel/Endeavor Merger Moving Forward

Endeavor Acquisition Corp. said it had been advised by American Apparel that the company will post at least $30 million for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2006 in pro forma EBITDA, meeting requirement for the acquisition to move forward. American App

Saks CFO-Designate Decides to Exit Company

Saks Incorporated has announced that Michael G. Archbold, Executive Vice President/Chief Financial and Administrative Officer of Saks Fifth Avenue, will resign his position effective April 13, 2007. He was slated to assume the post of EVP/CFO of Saks Inc

Stride Rite Sees More Keds Weakness Fiscal Q1…

The Stride Rite Corporation saw continued weakness in the Keds business cut into gains elsewhere for the company’s fiscal first quarter ended March 2. Net income growth still outpaced sales growth by a wide margin for the quarter, due in large part to a

Gildan Plans Five North American Factory Closures

Gildan Activewear Inc. will close its two remaining textile facilities in Montreal, as well as its cutting facility in Bombay, N.Y., in the fourth quarter of the current fiscal year. Two sewing facilities in Mexico, which are supplied with fabric from Gil

Jetboil Hires Lathrop as VP of Sales

Jetboil hired Chris Lathrop as the company’s new vice president of sales. As VP of Sales, Lathrop will be responsible for overseeing Jetboil’s strategic sales growth and business development activities, marketing and branding initiatives, and will provide

Phoenix Footwear May Not Meet Financial Covenants for Q1

Phoenix Footwear Group Inc., the parent of Royal Robbins, said it does not believe it will meet its financial covenants for the first quarter and the company's independent public accountants have included a “going concern” qualification in its report

Delta Apparel Appoints Dr. Gatewood to Board of Directors

Delta Apparel, Inc. has elected Elizabeth J. Gatewood, Ph.D. to its board of directors. Dr. Gatewood is the Director of the University Office of Entrepreneurship & Liberal Arts at Wake Forest University, a position she has held since 2004. The Office of E

Mission-Itech Restructures Canadian Sales Team

Mission-Itech Hockey made several changes to the structure of its Canadian sales force. John Casey will move from his current position as the director of Canadian sales into a position as an independent sales representative with his company – John Casey M

REI Announces Board Election Results

Recreational Equipment, Inc. announced its 2007 board election results during its annual membership meeting held March 26. Cooperative members voted to return incumbents Anne Farrell and Tom Harville, and elected John Hamlin and Edward M. Schmults to thr

El Naturalista Opens First U.S. Store

The first El Naturalista store in the United States has opened in Santa Monica, California. The new concept shop design is completely inspired by nature. There are currently three additional El Naturalista stores: the first one was built in Taipei (Taiwan