Foot Locker Inc. announced a collaboration with Champion Athleticwear and five top tier esports teams.
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Montane Appoints KPMG To Evaluate Strategic Options
Montane is a leading outdoor brand producing lightweight, functional clothing and equipment for mountain climbing, mountain walking and mountain running The brand occupies a really strong position in the high-performance segment of the outdoor market, with well-designed, good-looking, technical products and a very loyal and active consumer base Montane reinforces its brand position through multiple […]
Puma Hires New SVP, Wholesale, North America
Puma appointed John Miller as senior vice president, wholesale for Puma North America.
Garmin’s Q1 Revenues Expand 8 Percent
Garmin reports operating earnings rose 6 percent in the first quarter on an 8 percent sales gain. Marine segment revenues led the growth, up 18 percent. Sales expanded 9 percent in Fitness and 7 percent in Outdoor.
Genesco Promotes Mimi Vaughn To COO
Genesco Inc. announced that Mimi Eckel Vaughn has been named chief operating officer of the company, effective May 1, 2019. In addition to her new role, Vaughn will continue as chief financial officer until a new chief financial officer is appointed.
Unifi Lowers Full-Year Guidance On Import Pressures
Unifi Inc. reported a net loss in the third quarter ended March 31 and reduced its earnings guidance for the year. The yarns specialist said it’s being hurt by foreign currency headwinds and pricing pressures from increased imports of polyester textured yarn from China and India.
Carhartt’s Rain Defender Technology
The average city in America has 100 rainy days. Enumclaw, Washington has close to 200. And every other day of your life, on average, you’re dealing with rain and gray skies. Having the right gear – your jacket, pants and hoodie – becomes a necessity instead of a consideration in order to stay active. It’s […]
Mobile Warming Introduces New Chief Operations Officer
Eric Creagh Will Lead Operations and Accounting Team of Rapidly Growing Heated Apparel Company
Unity Needed For Snow Sports Industry To Boost Participation
As this historic ski and snowboard season winds down, it’s time for the industry to gather for an après drink and find ways to reverse the trend of declining participation. SGB spoke with numerous stakeholders about how they can contribute to the cause and why building on the momentum of this epic season is so critical.
PVH To Make Nike-Branded Underwear
PVH Corp. entered into a licensing agreement with Nike Inc. for the design, sourcing, marketing and worldwide distribution of Nike-branded men’s underwear.
Soft Military, Commercial Sales Drag Winchester’s Q1 Revenue
Winchester parent company Olin Corp. on Tuesday reported that the ammunition and gun maker’s sales for the first quarter of 2019 were $157.2 million, down 8 percent from $170.9 million in the first quarter of 2018. The decrease in sales was primarily due to lower military and commercial sales.
Big 5 Sporting Goods Lowers Outlook On Calendar Shift
Big 5 Sporting Goods Corp. on Tuesday lowered its outlook for the fiscal second quarter based on the combined negative impact of calendar shifts associated with the Easter holiday, when the company’s stores are closed, and the Fourth of July, which falls in the third quarter.
REI Co-op To Open New Store In San Luis Obispo, CA
REI Co-op is opening a new store in San Luis Obispo, California in fall 2019. The new 22,000-square-foot store will be located at the SLO Promenade.
VF Corp. Approves Separation of Kontoor Brands
VF Corp. on Tuesday announced that its board of directors has approved the previously announced separation of VF’s Jeanswear organization into an independent, publicly traded company.
NSAA Launches Mountain Foundation
The National Ski Areas Association (NSAA) announced Tuesday the launch of the Mountain Foundation, a 501(c)3 nonprofit dedicated to providing educational opportunities to the next generation of snowsports industry leaders.
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