Implus Acquires Sneaker Balls…

Implus Footcare, which is parent to the Sof Sole, Apara, and Yakrax brands, has acquired Sneaker Balls, a patented shoe deodorizing product. The company sees the product as the perfect complement to the Sof Sole ‘One-Stop Shop’ footwear accessory program

Cybex Q2 Sales Jump, Net Down on Tax Valuation

Cybex International saw a 15.7% jump in net sales for the second quarter to $34.7 million, driven by “strong sales” of both the strength and cardio products. Gross margins declined 110 basis points for the quarter to 35.1% of sales, while SG&A expenses gr

Champion Strong for HBI in Q2…

Hanesbrands Inc. net sales were effectively flat at $1.12 billion during the second quarter. The only positive division was Innerwear, which grew sales to $691.5 million from $685.5 million on the strength of the Hanes and Bali brands. Outerwear sales dip

Crocs Inc. Raises Guidance Again; Shares Jump…

Crocs, Inc. proved once again it's anything but soft, tripling its quarterly net income and boosting its guidance for annual earnings and sales for the second time this year. CROX hiked its sales forecast for this year to $810 million to $820 million

SEW Goes One-On-One with… Zappos’ Christopher Peake

Christopher Peake, Zappo’s senior buyer for performance athletics, joined the Internet retailer in May 2004 and oversees the running, outdoor, surf/skate and team categories. Prior to joining Zappos, Peake had a long career as a buyer for San Francisco&#0

Skechers Shares Tumble on Q2 Expense Growth…

Skechers USA, Inc. once again posted strong top line gains in the second quarter, but received concerned commentary from analysts on the quarterly conference call when those improvements failed to produce year-over-year profit growth. At the heart of the

GBMI Names SVP of U.S. Sales

Global Brand Marketing Inc. welcomed Scott Home back to the company, appointing him senior vice president of U.S. sales. In this position, Mr. Home, who brings over 30 years of footwear industry experience, will oversee all aspects of U.S. sales operation

CenterStone Adds Icebreaker to Client List

CenterStone Technologies, Inc., an international developer of Web-based sales order management software for manufacturers of apparel, footwear, equipment and accessories, reported that Icebreaker, of Sun Valley has selected the company’s iVendix software

Shoe Carnival Lowers Q2 Guidance on Expected Comps Decline

Shoe Carnival, Inc. expects second quarter earnings per share to range from breakeven to 5 cents per diluted share, assuming a comparable store sales decline ranging from 6% to 7%. This guidance is down from the 20 cents to 23 cents earnings per diluted s

LaCrosse Q2 Sales Jump 14%; Net Off Slightly

LaCrosse Footwear, Inc. saw second quarter consolidated net sales increase 14% to $24.9 million from $21.8 million in the second quarter of 2006. Sales to the work market were $13.2 million for the second quarter of 2007, up 6% from $12.5 million for the

Marmot Launches New Marketing Campaign…

Marmot is launching a new brand position heading into OR that is designed to more thoroughly explain to the consumer exactly what the Marmot brand is all about. The new brand statement that summarizes this positioning is “Marmot For life – People, Product