HanesBrands, the parent of Hanes, L’eggs, Just My Size, Champion and other basic apparel brands, will add 120 jobs to expand the scope of production at its Clarksville, AK., sheer hosiery plant to take the place of offshore outsourcing…
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Gap Inc. to Shutter Piperlime
Gap Inc. has decided to close its Piperlime brand, including the online platform and single store in New York, by the end of the first quarter of fiscal year 2015…
Dick’s SG Announces Grand Opening Celebration in Santa Rosa, CA
Dick's Sporting Goods will be opening its 39th store in California and 604th store nationwide on Friday, Feb. 6 in Santa Rosa, CA…
Nike Signs Five-Year Deal with Xavier
Xavier University Athletics announced a new five-year all-school deal with Nike to cover all sports. Xavier men's basketball has been a Nike program since 2001-02…
Brooks to Sponsor Vitality Liverpool
Brooks will be the official race partner for the Vitality Liverpool half marathon 2015. Brooks will be providing all finishers with their very own Vitality Liverpool Half Marathon finishers’ T-shirt as part of their congratulatory goody bag…
Smith and Wesson Lifts Guidance
Smith & Wesson Holding Corp. said recent, positive trends in the consumer firearm market had led it to increase its earnings guidance for the third quarter ending Jan. 31 and its full fiscal year…
Outdoor Retailer Winter Market Draws an Estimated 22,000
Outdoor Retailer said preliminary figures available as of Saturday Jan. 24, which was the last day of the show, indicated attendance reached about 22,000, or about even with a year earlier…
GoPro Partners with NHL, NHLPA
The National Hockey League (NHL) and the National Hockey League Players' Association (NHLPA) announced a North American partnership with GoPro. The agreement is GoPro's first with a major professional sports league…
Skins Announces Inaugural Non-Sponsorship of FIFA
The Brussels summit on FIFA reform which was held at the European Parliament on Wednesday, Jan. 21 has prompted international sports brand Skins to announce the first ever ‘official’ non-sponsorship of football’s governing body. The non-
Super Bowl Expected to Generate Over $250MM for Greater Phoenix Area
PwC US estimates Super Bowl XLIX will generate approximately $206 million in direct spending throughout the greater Phoenix area by the National Football League (NFL), businesses, visitors, and media. This estimate includes spending on area lodging, tran
Outdoor Retailer Wraps up Upbeat Winter Market
Outdoor Retailer, which is produced by Emerald Expositions, said brands, retailers and media had expressed positive feedback at the Winter Market show, underscoring “an air of optimism and excitement for the winter season.” The event in Salt L
Adidas Group Hits Sales and Earnings Targets for 2014
Adidas Group reported that preliminary results show it reached its updated top- and bottom-line financial targets on an underlying basis for 2014. Excluding the impact from its divestiture of Rockport, currency-neutral (c-n) Group sales increased 6 percen
Jarden Sees Upbeat Q4
Jarden Corporation expects sales in its fourth quarter of at least $2.4 billion, above Wall Street’s consensus estimate of $2.32 billio. Fourth quarter adjusted EPS are expected to meet or exceed the current consensus estimate of $1.11…
Luxottica Reports Strong Q4 Gains
Luxottica Group, the eyewear giant and parent of Oakley, Ray-Ban and Sunglass Hut, reported fourth-quarter revenues rose 13.4 percent, or 7.9 percent in currency neutral (c-n) terms, to €1.87 billion ($2.8 bn)…
Marker Völkl to Acquire Dalbello
Marker Völkl, which is part of Jarden Outdoor, agreed to acquire the Dalbello Group, the family-owned Italian Italian ski boot brand…
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