Brazil National Soccer Team Unveils New Kits
Set against the backdrop of the Granja Comary, the official training facility of the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF), all 22 members of the Brazilian National Football Team appeared together to debut their new National Team Kit that will be worn du
Recall: Nike Football Helmet Chin Strap
Nike Inc. issued a voluntary recall of their football helmet chin straps after several reported incidents in which the plastic cup guarding the chin broke after contact. Nike said it had received incident reports that include two concussions related to th
Sport-Haley Posts Loss
Sport-Haley, Inc., the golf apparel supplier, reported sales declined 2% in its third quarter ended September 30, to $3.4 millio from $3.5 million. The net loss for the latest quarter was $627,000, compared with the net loss of $397,000 a year ago…
Hanesbrands Aids Tropical Storm Noel Victims
Hanesbrands Inc., the parent of Hanes and Champion, has responded to Tropical Storm Noel by providing immediate and ongoing assistance to Dominican Republic communities where the company has seven manufacturing facilities. In total, Hanesbrands has author
Sun Capital Renews Bid for Kellwood; Kellwood Again Rejects
Sun Capital Securities Group, has sent a letter to the Board of Directors of Kellwood Company reaffirming its proposal to acquire 100% of the capital stock of Kellwood for $21.00 per share in cash. Following the proposal from Sun Capital, Kellwood issued
Eddie Bauer Adds Three Key Executives
Eddie Bauer Holdings has named three new executives to important operational positions in its senior management team with the addition of Marv Toland as SVP, CFO; Freya R. Brier as SVP, general counsel and secretary; and Ronn Hall as SVP, sourcing and sup
lucy activewear Opens New Connecticut Store
lucy activewear is expanding their presence in Connecticut with a new store, located on Greenwich Avenue that will open on December 7th. ‘The Avenue’ is the main center for shopping in Greenwich. lucy will join such retailers as JCrew, Tiffany & Co., Rest
Johnson Outdoors Acquires Geonav
Johnson Outdoors has reached agreement to acquire Geonav, one of Europe’s premier marine electronics companies. The Geonav chartplotter and marine accessories brand and assets were acquired in a stock purchase from Navionics of Viareggio, Italy. Managemen
Fila In Exclusive Apparel Deal with Kohl’s
Fila has entered an exclusive arrangement to sell the Fila Sport brand to Kohl’s. Kohl’s will license and develop apparel product under the Fila Sport label, while Fila will make Fila Sport footwear exclusively to Kohl’s. Said Jon Epstein, CEO of Fila,
CenterStone Adds SIGG USA to iVendix Client List
CenterStone Technologies, Inc. has added SIGG USA of Stamford to the list of clients utilizing the company’s iVendix software application. iVendix will provide SIGG with a business-to-business (B2B) online ordering solution for their retail dealers and sa
Phoenix Footwear Sees Q3 Profit on Sale of Royal Robbins
Phoenix Footwear Group Net sales from continuing operations for the third quarter of fiscal 2007 decreased 5.0% to $26.0 million, compared to $27.3 million for the third quarter of fiscal 2006. The decline was primarily attributable to a 25% decrease in t
Easton-Bell Q3 Net Income More Than Doubles
Easton-Bell Sports, Inc. reported net sales for the third quarter grew 1.1% to $188.6 million from $186.5 million last year. Team Sports net sales decreased 0.9% to $105.9 million for the quarter, but Action Sports net sales increased 3.8% to $82.7 millio
VF Imagewear Names President of Activewear
VF Imagewear, Inc. named Scott Baxter president of its Activewear Division, which markets branded apparel under agreements with licensors such as the NFL, MLB, Harley-Davidson, the NHL, the NBA, the leading colleges under the ESPN College GameDay brands,
K-Swiss Sees U.S. Weakness Potentially Spreading to International Business…
K-Swiss, Inc. attempted to temper Wall Street expectations once again last week as the company posted a disappointing third quarter and reminded analysts on a quarterly conference that it would be late 2008 and possibly 2009 before the brand would see a t
Weather Plays a Part in Weak October Comp Sales Growth…
Retail comparable store sales managed a low-singles increase for the fiscal month of October as continued warmer than average weather battled marketplace worries over a looming recession for which external factor could do the most to hamper growth…