Timberland Appoints New Brand President

Timberland promoted Stewart Whitney to brand president effective Oct. 5, 2014. Whitney led Timberland’s growth in the Asia Pacific region since 2008. He will report to Patrik Frisk, who has held the position since the brand’s 2011 acquisition

Verde Bolsters Growth With Four New Hires

Verde Brand Communications made four new hires this month. They include Lars-Erik Johnson as account manager, Whitney Coombs as key account coordinator, Chris Primavera as account coordinator and Jenn Neubert as operations coordinator…

Skechers Q2 Revenues Surge 37 Percent

Skechers USA, Inc. reported second quarter sales jumped 37.1 percent to $587.1 million, led by double-digit increases in its domestic wholesale business and its international wholesale business as well as a 13.9 percent same-store hike at its company-owne

USA Swimming Launches New Campaign

Ten industry partners, including USA Swimming, are collaborating on a summer-long campaign called SwimToday, led by five-time Olympian and 12-time medalist, Dara Torres. The lighthearted campaign proclaims swimming as “the funnest sport there is” and show

HanesBrands Q2 Earnings Climb

HanesBrands, the parent of Champion, Hanes and Gear for Sports, reported net sales increased 12 percent to $1.34 billion, adjusted operating profit excluding actions increased 27 percent to $231 million, and adjusted diluted EPS excluding actions increase

Skechers Signs Demi Lovato

Skechers signed Demi Lovato, multi-platinum selling recording artist and actress, to appear in the footwear company’s global marketing and social media campaigns through 2016. Lovato, known for hit singles, “Give Your Heart a Break”, &#8

Competitor Group Appoints Meb Keflezighi VP of Running

Competitor Group, Inc. (CGI) named Meb Keflezighi its first vice president of running, effective immediately. The Boston Marathon winner will develop CGI's training content and directly contribute to the company's overall growth in the running i