Nike Inc. is among several Fortune 500 companies committing to sourcing 100 percent of its electricity from renewable energy by 2025 to reduce CO2 emissions…
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Thomas J. Ryan
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N12 Technologies Raises $23M in Equity Funding
N12 Technologies Inc., the nanotechnology company with a focus on composite materials, has closed on a financing totaling over $23 million…
J. C. Penney Promotes John Tighe to Chief Merchant
J. C. Penney Company Inc. promoted John Tighe to executive vice president, chief merchant, effective Oct. 1. Tighe most recently served as senior vice president and senior general merchandise manager for the men's, children's, footwear, handbag
Rhone Closes $5 Million Series A Round
Rhone, the men's active wear and lifestyle brand, announced the closing of a $5M Series A financing. The round included several influential sports, media, and fashion investors, including Steve Bornstein, former president, CEO and EVP of media for t
Under Armour Launches First Global Football Campaign
Under Armour revealed its first global football campaign, Slay Your Next Giant, starring Memphis Depay…
Genesco Expands Stock Buyback Program
Genesco Inc.'s board of directors authorized the repurchase of up to $100 million of the company's common stock…
Whoop Closes $12M Equity Investment
Whoop, the maker of wristbrands tracking athlete's performance metrics, raised $12 million in Series B funding…
Rack Room Shoes Donates Nearly $1.1 Million to Shoes That Fit
Rack Room Shoes, the family shoe retailer, raised a record amount of funds during its annual Shoes That Fit campaign…
Ugg Opens Men’s Pop-Up Shop in San Francisco
The Ugg brand, a division of Deckers Brands, announced the opening of an Ugg for Men pop-up shop in the heart of San Francisco…
Hearst Acquires Minority Stake in Complex
Hearst invested $21 million to acquire a minority stake in Complex. Now reaching over 57 million diverse millennial males monthly across its destination and partner sites, Complex generates some of the strongest engagement metrics amongst leading digital
Tory Burch Introduces Performance Activewear Line
Tory Burch LLC announced the launch of Tory Sport. The activewear collection includes clothing, bags, shoes and accessories for Running, Studio, Tennis and Swim, as well as Coming & Going, a category of pieces that can be worn before and after a workout..
DOJ Awards $2.4 Million Grant to NSSF’s Project ChildSafe
The National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) has been awarded a two-year, $2.4 million grant by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ). Funds will go toward providing firearm safety education messaging and free gun locks through NSSF’s Project Child
Poler Outdoor Stuff Nets Equity Investment
Poler Inc. of Porland, OR, has received a $4.5 million minority investment from a large international strategic investor with help from Seattle-based Cascadia Capital LLC…
Eddie Bauer to Open Store in Westfield Topanga
Eddie Bauer will return to the Los Angeles market with a store in The Village at Westfield Topanga, a new outdoor social and street-retail destination in San Fernando Valley. The 3,200 square foot store…
Dick’s Sporting Goods Sets Grand Opening for Janesville, WI
Dick's Sporting Goods will be opening its 10th store in Wisconsin and 631st store nationwide on Friday, Oct. 2 at the Janesville Mall in Janesville, WI…
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