BasicNet S.p.A. has signed a three-year agreement – with a renewal option for an additional three years – with Hong Kong-based Electric Sekki Ltd. for the distribution of the Superga brand in China and Hong Kong. The Superga brand will be distributed thr
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Dick’s SG Plans New Store in Michigan
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Ecco hires MaryBeth Cobia as Territory Manager for USA Golf Division
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National Retail Federation Upgrades Holiday Forecast, Calls for Sales to Rise 3.8 Percent
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Hibbett Makes Big Donation to Smithville, MS School
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MoGo Announces Independent Representative Sales Force
MoGo Sport, the developer of high performance flavored mouthguards, announced the hiring of an independent representative sales force and international distributor…
Wilson Partners with Chicago Bulls Center on New Basketball Line
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Smith and Wesson Q2 Sales Jump 10.5 Percent
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New Era to Open Newest Flagship Store in Los Angeles
New Era announced Los Angeles as the location for its eleventh flagship store globally, and the brand's first west coast retail space…
MLB Becomes First Major Professional Sports League to Implement Media Dress Code
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G-III Q3 Sales Up Slightly
G-III Apparel Group, Ltd. reported slight increases in sales for the third quarter of fiscal 2012 that ended October 31, 2011. The company said that, for the three months ended October 31, 2011, net sales increased to $510.0 million from $450.0 million i
Online, Foot Traffic Fuel Black Friday Sales Surge…
With early results in from retailers and analysts across the market it looks like the 2011 holiday shopping season got off to a fast and early start. Enticed by deep door-buster discounts, shoppers hit the stores in greater numbers earlier than ever this
Genesco Beats the Street in Q3 on Solid Earnings Growth and Comp Sales Gains…
Touting high-single digit to double-digit comp gains across its chains, Genesco Inc. reported earnings soared 54.1 percent in the third quarter. The company also raised its full-year earnings estimate…
DSW Hikes Fiscal Year Guidance After Solid Third Quarter Performance…
DSW Inc. reported third quarter earnings, adjusted for the impact of its merger with its largest shareholder, Retail Ventures Inc., and related items, reached $39.8 million, or 88 cents per share, representing a gain of 12.1 percent compared with adjusted
Brown Shoe Lowers Fiscal Year EPS Guidance; Will Shutter Retail Doors…
Brown Shoe Co. lowered its EPS guidance for the current year due to plans to exit some of its wholesale brands, IT implementation expenses, and eroding sales trends at retail. The company also revealed plans to shutter about 13 percent of its Famous Footw
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