Rider Sandals will sponsor a “two year couchsurfing trip around the world.” A couple, Rômulo Wolff, 34, and Mirella Rabelo, 32, have left behind good jobs, their salaries and stressful lives in São Paulo, Brazil to travel around the world…
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Mastercard: Holiday Season Revenues Rose 5.5 Percent
Overall, retail sales during the Black Friday to Christmas Eve period — excluding automotive sales — increased 5.5 percent in 2014, according to Mastercard Spendingpulse’s initial view on the 2014 U.S. holiday shopping season. The increase is in lin
Spalding Appoints Marketing Director
Spalding named Kenyatta Bynoe senior director of marketing. Bynoe replaces Wendy Unger-Moore who has taken a position overseas with Fruit of the Loom, parent company of Russell Brands, LLC, the owner of the Spalding(R) brand…
Ugg Picks Super Model, DJ to Star in Winter 2015 Campaign
The Ugg brand, a division of Deckers Brands, announced the debut of its Winter 2015 “This Is Ugg” brand marketing campaign starring supermodel Chrissy Teigen and…
Eddie Bauer Collaborates with Stylist Ilaria Urbinati on Fall 2015 Collaboration
Eddie Bauer is partnering with renowned celebrity stylist Ilaria Urbinati on a limited-edition 28-piece menswear collection set to debut in the Fall of 2015…
Liz Dunn Launches Talmage Advisors
Liz Dunn, retail expert and equity research analyst, has founded Talmage Advisors Inc., a strategic consultancy serving the retail and branded consumer products segments…
Former TSA CEO to Lead Guitar Center
Guitar Center appointed Darrell Webb, formerly chairman and CEO of The Sports Authority, to be the company’s new president and chief executive officer…
Altamont Capital Invests in Hybrid Apparel
Altamont Capital Partners has partnered with existing shareholders to lead a strategic investment in Hybrid Apparel (Hybrid), a leading supplier of branded, licensed and private label apparel. Current shareholders, including Hybrid Founder and CEO Jarrod
Hanesbrands Files Trademark Suit against Gildan
Hanesbranes Inc. filed a trademark infringement lawsuit against Gildan Activewear Inc. The lawsuit claims Gildan's use of TEMPFX infringes on Hanesbrands' X-Temp trademark…
New Balance Sues Converse Over Trademark Rights
New Balance Athletic Shoe Inc. has filed a lawsuit against Converse Inc. in a apparent bid to protect its PF Flyers designs. The lawsuit noted that Converse in mid-October went to the International Trade Commission seeking to assert trademarks on classic
New Era Cap to Make Golf Caps
New Era Cap announced the introduction of technologically advanced caps designed to meet the specific performance needs of golfers. The company is making the caps available to a limited number of golf shops in 2015. New Era Golf signed a four-year deal wi
Two Thirds of Shoppers to Buy at Least Half of Their Gifts Online
New Mintel research conducted just this month finds that two thirds (67 percent) of online holiday shoppers plan to buy at least half of their presents online. The number climbers even higher among Millennials, Generation X and those with…
Timex Partners with U.S. Olympians Leo Manzano and Molly Huddle
Timex named elite U.S. distance runners Leo Manzano and Molly Huddle as its newest athlete ambassadors…
Sanford Sports Science Publishes Concussion Study on Youth Football
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Bass Pro’s Debt Ratings Unimpacted by Fishing Holdings AcquisitionNo Impact on Debt Ratings
Moody's Investors Service said that Bass Pro Group, LLC's Dec. 11, 2014 announcement that it has agreed to acquire fishing boat maker Fishing Holdings, LLC from Platinum Equity is a modest credit negative because leverage will increase moderatel
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