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Next Level Apparel Acquires Stedman GmbH

Blue Point Capital Partners and its portfolio company Next Level Apparel acquired Germany-based Stedman GmbH, a designer, manufacturer and supplier of casual and sportswear blank apparel for the printwear, retail, brand specialty and other decorated apparel industries.

Zumiez Holiday Comps Fall Nearly 24 Percent

Zumiez, Inc. posted a 22.2 percent net sales decrease for the nine-week period ended December 31, 2022, compared to the nine-week period ended January 1, 2022. During the same period comparable sales decreased 23.9 percent.

Imports Drop As Pandemic-Driven Shipping Surge Comes To An End

With a pandemic-driven surge over, monthly import cargo volume at the nation’s major container ports fell below the two million Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units mark and is forecasted to remain there through the spring, according to the Global Port Tracker Report released by the National Retail Federation and Hackett Associates.