R. G. Barry Corporation's board of directors is evaluating an alternative offer to its planned merger with affiliates of the private equity firm Mill Road Capital…
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Reef Signs Mitch Crews
Reef announced a head-toe-partnership with 24-year-old Mitch Crews as part of Reef’s roster of global ambassadors…
The Buckle Sees May Comps Slide
The Buckle, Inc.'s comparable store net sales, for stores open at least one year, for the 4-week period ended May 31, 2014 decreased 3.1 percent…
ImPACT Applications and GotSoccer Partner Around Concussion Testing
ImPACT Applications, Inc., developers of post-concussion assessment technologies, and GotSoccer LLC have agreed to a three year exclusive arrangement to bring baseline concussion testing to the youth soccer market…
Little League Celebrating 75 Years
Former MLB All-Star and New York Yankees centerfielder, Bernie Williams, and Little Leaguers from Harlem on Thursday lit the Empire State Building in red, white and blue in a special ceremony to honor the 75th Anniversary of Little League…
Former Nike Exec to Lead Spanx
Spanx, Inc., the Atlanta-based shape wear specialist, appointed Jan Singer, formerly corporate vice president of global apparel and corporate vice president of global footwear at Nike Inc., as its CEO…
Lids Purchases Cardboard Heroes
Lids Sports Group has acquired Cardboard Heroes, a licensed sports apparel, headwear and novelty company headquartered in Dayton, OH. The acquisition consists of 19 Cardboard Heroes retail locations in Ohio and Kentucky, which include four Buckeye Room st
Gildan Releases its 2013 Web-Based Corporate Citizenship Report
Gildan Activewear Inc. released an updated version of its corporate social responsibility (CSR) website, GenuineGildan.com, presenting the company's CSR programs and achievements for the 2013 fiscal year…
Cushe Partners with Sierra Quitiquit
Cushe Footwear, a division of Wolverine World Wide, added Sierra Quitiquit to their ambassador roster…
Zumiez May Same-Store Sales Up 3.6 percent
Zumiez Inc.'s same-store sales rose 3.6 percent in May…
The Running Event Ranked Among Top Trade Shows
The annual running specialty trade show in Austin, known as The Running Event (TRE), has again been named to the top 10 list of the fastest growing trade shows in the country…
Skechers Signs PGA Tour Champion Matt Kuchar
Skechers Performance Division announced today that seven-time PGA Tour champion Matt Kuchar – currently ranked 5th in the world – will be the first brand ambassador and face of the Skechers GOgolf line…
New Balance Sues Karl Lagerfeld
New Balance filed a lawsuit against designer Karl Lagerfeld for allegedly too closely copying its logo…
NSGA: Sporting Goods Market Report Shows Retail Sales Increases
Consumer-reported retail sales of sporting goods apparel, equipment and athletic footwear increased 3 percent in 2013, according to the 2014 edition of the NSGA Sporting Goods Market report…
Delta Apparel Consolidates Manufacturing Production
Delta Apparel, Inc. plans to consolidate fabric production for basic, blank tee shirts to its Ceiba Textiles facility in Honduras…
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