Dynamic Brands acquired Igotcha Golf. The acquisition adds another strong golf brand to a portfolio including Bag Boy, Datrek, Riksha, Burton, Pivotal, Devant Sport Towels, and Sir Christopher Hatton…
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Agenda Teams Up with Nice Kicks
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Lolë Flagship Store to Open Flagship in Montreal
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Vibram Appoints Paolo Manuzzi As Global General Manager
Vibram appointed Paolo Manuzzi as its new global general manager. Manuzzi, who has been with Vibram since 1993, was most recently international sales director. He will also be responsible for opening Vibram offices in the United States and Japan…
Converse Launches Converse Rubber Tracks
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Adidas and Snoop Dogg Launch New Football Cleat
Adidas and Snoop Dogg officially unveiled the next generation of their football collaboration, the Snoop Dogg adizero 5-Star 4.0 Uncaged cleat and Gameday Trainer…
Brunswick Finalizes Sale of Bowling Division
Brunswick Corporation completed the sale of its Bowling Products business to BlueArc Capital Management, LLC, a private investment firm based in Atlanta. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed…
Galvin Green names Andrew Creed President of Galvin Green USA
Galvin Green, the maker of golf apparel based in Vaxjo, Sweden, promoted Andrew Creed to president of Galvin Green USA…
Implus Corp. Acquires Balega Socks
Implus Corporation has acquired Balega Socks in a deal designed to bolster Implus' presence in the specialty running retail channel…
Foot Locker’s Q1 Earnings Climb 13.6 Percent
Foot Locker Inc. reported first-quarter earnings jumped 13.6 percent to $184 million, or $1.29 a share. Results easily topped Wall Street's consensus estimate of $1.23 a share. Same-store sales jumped 7.9 percent. Richard Johnson, president and CEO,
Karmaloop Acquired in Bankruptcy Auction
Karmaloop, Inc., a 15-year-old online retailer specializing in streetwear, action sports and music-inspired clothing, announced that Comvest Partners, of West Palm Beach, and CapX Partners, Chicago, are acquiring all of Karmaloop's businesses, includ
Longtime Perry Ellis CEO George Feldenkreis to Retire
George Feldenkreis, who founded Perry Ellis International in 1967, will step down as his company’s chief executive officer in January 2016. His son, Oscar, will take over day-to-day operations…
Foot Locker Bangs Out Record Q1
Marking the most profitable quarter in its 100-plus years as a public company, Foot Locker Inc. reported first-quarter earnings jumped 13.6 percent to $184 million, or $1.29 a share, easily topping Wall Street's consensus estimate of $1.23 a share…
Shoes.com Raises $45 Million in Private Placement
Shoes.com raised $45 million from a non-brokered private placement of common shares. The proceeds were raised principally from existing shareholders, at a valuation of $275 million. The offering was significantly oversubscribed…
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