Yue Yuen reported sales during the month of February rose 19.1 percent to $591.5 million, up from $496.6 million a year ago…
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Brown Shoe’s Q4 Profits Jump
Brown Shoe Company reported earnings on an adjusted basis were up 45.5 percent in the fourth quarter, to $9.0 million, or 20 cents per share, compared to reported net earnings of $6.2 million, or 14 cents, in the fourth quarter of 2013. Comps at Famous F
Under Armour Opens Digital Headquarters In Austin
Under Armour opened its first-ever Connected Fitness digital headquarters in downtown Austin, TX. Located in a new commercial development near the restored City of Austin Power Plant, the office currently employs more than 100 industry-leading engineers,
Brain Sentry Partners with Arena Football
Arena Football League (AFL) announced it will continue to use Brain Sentry head-impact sensors for all players as part of their landmark concussion safety protocol…
Hibbett to Open First New Jersey Store
Hibbett Sporting Goods, Inc. has signed a 4,752-square-foot lease at Upper Deerfield Plaza in Bridgeton, NJ, its first store in New Jersey…
The North Face to Bring Virtual Reality to Stores
The North Face is rolling out a new virtual reality experience featuring Google Cardboard technology at select stores and events starting in Chicago March 16 that will…
Adidas Partners with Prospect League
Adidas entered into a multi-year sponsorship with The Prospect League, an elite Midwestern collegiate wood bat summer baseball league…
Blue Ridge Mountain Sports Partners with Give-Back Program
Blue Ridge Mountain Sports announced a partnership with Sparo, an online startup that enables customers to have Blue Ridge donate 8 percent of their online purchase to the charity of their choice…
L.L.Bean Sets Sites on 100 Stores in Wake of Fiscal 2015 Growth
L.L. Bean reported net revenue grew 3 percent to $1.61 billion in the fiscal year ending Feb. 22 and that its board of directors approved a cash award of 5 percent of annual pay to approximately 5,300 eligible employees. President and CEO Chris McCormick
Adidas Hires New Ad Agency for Sport
Adidas announced a new partnership with 72andSunny, the global creative agency, to lead its sport campaigns…
Brown Shoe Offers Cautious Outlook on Port Delays
Brown Shoe Co. reported fourth-quarter earnings came out ahead of Wall Street’s targets. But the owner of Famous Footwear issued weak guidance for 2015, warning product delays tied to the West Coast port slowdown could hurt sales in the first half.
NSGA Supports Bipartisan Marketplace Fairness Act
NSGA offered its support of the Marketplace Fairness Act of 2015 and actively advocates for its passage. NSGA said the bill would give states the option to…
Activist Shareholder Again Calls for Quiksilver Sale
For the second time in four months, activist investor Ryan Drexler of Consac LLC urged Quiksilver to explore options to sell the company…
Asics to Sponsor 500 Festival Mini-Marathon
Asics America will serve as the official footwear and apparel sponsor of the 2015 OneAmerica 500 Festival Mini-Marathon in Indianapolis…
Soxxy Sponsors Snowboarder Lindsey Jacobellis
Soxxy, the performance-fashion sock brand, announced a sponsorship deal with gold medal snowboarder, Lindsey Jacobellis.
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