Skechers To Launch Garfield Collection

Skechers USA Inc. announced that it will introduce a collection within the BOBS from Skechers division featuring the massively popular Garfield character – star of the popular syndicated comic strip.

Clarus Promotes John Walbrecht To President

Clarus Corp., the parent of lack Diamond, Sierra and PIEPS, promoted John Walbrecht to president. Walbrecht has been with Clarus for nearly 18 months, serving as president of the company’s Outdoor Group.

White House Backs Off On Raising Age For Buying Guns

The Trump administration on Sunday night proposed providing some school personnel with “rigorous” firearms training while intending to establish a federal commission to examine other proposals, such as raising the age to purchase some weapons.

Art Gun Acquires DTG2Go Business

Delta Apparel Inc. announced that Art Gun, LLC, its wholly-owned subsidiary, has acquired substantially all of the assets of TeeShirt Ink Inc. d/b/a DTG2Go, a premium provider of digital, direct-to-garment printed products.

Retail Jobs Increased By Over 46,000 in February

Retail industry employment increased by 46,400 jobs in February over January, the National Retail Federation said. The number excludes automobile dealers, gasoline stations and restaurants. Overall, the economy added 313,000 jobs, the Labor Department said.

Academy Sports Appoints General Counsel

Academy Sports + Outdoors appointed Rene Casares as its senior vice president, general counsel and secretary. Casares, 42, joined Academy in July 2013 as senior director, associate general counsel and assistant secretary, and was promoted in March 2016 to vice president, associate general counsel and assistant secretary. 

Prior to Academy, Casares served as an associate attorney […]