Author: Teresa Hartford

Consumer resiliency appears to be the theme for the month of September as the effects of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita and the resulting sharp rise in gasoline prices failed to have as strong a negative impact on retail sales results as expected for the mon

The September Port Tracker report gave the ports of Los Angeles/Long Beach and Oakland a medium congestion rating worrying that damage from Hurricane Katrina would require railroad rerouting, slowing down trains taking cargo away from other ports. However

adi-bok came one step closer to reality last week after adidas-Salomon AG reported that its proposed €3.1 billion (U.S. $3.8 billion) acquisition of Reebok International Ltd. had survived the waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvemen

Michael Crooke, president and CEO of Lost Arrow Corporation, Patagonia’s parent company, will step down at the beginning of November after seven years in the position. Lost Arrow’s Board of Directors has named Casey Sheahan as interim president and CEO of

A majority ownership of Timbuk2 Designs was acquired by several individual investors and led by VMG Equity Partners and Capital Logic Partners. According to sources close to the deal, the company was sold for over $20 million, a considerable premium over

Nike, Inc. and its Bauer subsidiary unveiled a new brand strategy and logo to help leverage their combined strengths for global hockey athletes and retailers. The company says it is following an offensive-minded approach; the move is intended to unify res

Wolverine World Wide posted another solid quarter, finishing Q3 with its eighth consecutive quarter of double-digit EPS improvement. The company now feels the time is right to extend the Merrell brand further, unveiling initial plans to have a Merrell Ap