Timbuk2 opened its first brick-and-mortar store in Kyoto City, Japan. It also expanded its Custom Bag Builder for the first time into a language other than English…
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Thomas J. Ryan
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Icebug to Sponsor Obstacle Course Racing World Championships
Icebug USA, Inc. signed on as the exclusive shoe partner for the Obstacle Course Racing World Championships (OCRWC), which take place in October…
Specialized Creates Foundation
Specialized has established a 501(c)(3) foundation to help fund original research and programs that improve kid's lives through cycling…
Kohl’s Sees 3.9 Percent Q4 Comp Gain
Kohl's Corporation reported fourth quarter earnings of $369 million, or $1.83 per diluted share, a 17 percent increase…
J.C. Penney’s Comps Rise 4.4 Percent in Q4
J. C. Penney Company Inc. reported comparable store sales growth of 4.4 percent, stronger gross margins and decreasing SG&A expense boosted EBITDA by $1.1 billion in the year ended Jan. 31…
Sequential Brands’ Q4 Results Boosted by Avia and And1
Sequential Brands Inc., the parent of Heelys, Avia, And1 and several fashion brands, reported revenues, largely royalties from licensing deals, jumped 75.5 percent in the fourth quarter, to $18.6 million…
Fleet Feet Sports Acquires GoRun Wichita
Fleet Feet Sports acquired GoRun Wichita, a running specialty store with two locations in Wichita, KS. The purchase marks Fleet Feet Sports’ entry into Kansas…
Iconix’s Q4 Revenues Increase 7 Percent
Iconix Brand Group reported fourth-quarter revenues rose 6.8 percent to $112.4 million…
Asics America Surpasses $1 Billion Target in 2014
Asics America Group, which includes the U.S., Brazil, Canada and Mexico, surpassed $1 billion in sales for the first time in 2014. Sales reached $1.1 billion, up 14.9 percent year on year…
Iconix Sees Men’s Brands Recover in Q4
Iconix Brand Group reported sales in its Men’s segment slid 22.4 percent in 2014, to $111.7 million. Sales in the fourth quarter, however, bounced back, growing 8.3 percent to $32.7 million…
Sequential Brands’ Q4 Operating Profits Surge
Sequential Brands Inc., the parent of Heelys, Avia, And1 and several fashion brands, reported a loss in the fourth quarter but operating earnings significantly improved…
Escalade Reports Q4 Income Climbs 32 Percent
Escalade, Inc., which owns a wide variety of gaming, sports training equipment and hunting brands, reported net income from continuing operations increased 45.2 percent in the fourth quarter…
Converse Brings Back The Fader Fort
The Fader Fort Presented by Converse is back for its 14th year in Austin, Texas as an official, private event during the SXSW Music Festival. First time performances will include Hudson Mohawke, Migos, Bleachers, Girlpool, and Vince Staples…
Sturm, Ruger’s Q4 Revenues Drop 33 Percent
Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. reported a steep loss in the fourth quarter due to a charge related to its previously-disclosed plan to terminate its frozen defined benefit pension plans. Revenues declined 32.6 percent…
Running Specialty Group Acquires Indiana Running Company
The Running Specialty Group (RSG) increased its footprint in the Midwest with the acquisition of Indiana Running Company of Bloomington, IN…
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