Teva, a division of Deckers Outdoor Corporation, has partnered with the Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival to become the official sandal sponsor for the 2014 season…
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Worldwide Concludes Spring 2014 Show with Record Numbers
Worldwide Buying Group just completed their 2014 Spring Show in Reno, NV with 585 owners/buyers in attendance including twenty new prospective retailers and record number of booths at 720…
Bogs Generates Strong Fourth Quarter Growth
Wholesale net sales of Bogs footwear increased approximately $2.5 million, or 22 percent, in the fourth quarter, according to parent company Weyco Group, Inc. …
Hickies Raises $4.2M
Hickies, a start-up gaining traction with its elastic lacing system, said it raised $4.2 million in a new round of funding. Peter Mahrer and Ralf Puschmann, two veterans of the sporting goods industry, also joined the company to head its European office..
Keds Sponsors Taylor Swift Asian Tour
Keds announced its sponsorship of seven-time Grammy winner Taylor Swift's The RED Tour, making stops throughout Asia this June…
TJX’s Q4 Profits Dip on Markdown Pressures
The TJX Companies, Inc. reported fourth-quarter sales were $7.8 billion, a 1 percent increase over the 14-week prior-year period. Consolidated comparable store sales increased 3 percent…
Sturm, Ruger’s Q4 Misses Street Targets
Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. reported sales rose 28.3 percent in the fourth quarter, to $181.9 million from $141.8 million a year ago…
Sanuk Appoints VP of Marketing
Sanuk, a division of Deckers Outdoor Corporation, announced that Ethan Anderson has joined Sanuk as global vice president of marketing. Anderson most recently served as EVP, global creative director at Volcom…
Study: Obesity Rates Drop Among Preschoolers
The latest CDC obesity data, published in the February 26 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association, show a significant decline in obesity among children aged 2 to 5 years. Obesity prevalence for this age group went from nearly 14 percent i
15 Celebrity Athletes to March on Capitol Hill Promoting Pro Activity Legislation
The 15th annual National Health Through Fitness Day in Washington, D.C. has celebrity appeal. On Wednesday, Mar. 5, one Heisman Trophy winner (Herschel Walker) and two U.S. Olympic Gold Medalists (softball pitcher Jennie Finch and swimmer Cullen Jones) wi
Bogs Sales Jump 22 Percent in Q4
Weyco Group, Inc. said North American wholesale sales of its Bogs outdoor footwear brand rose 22 percent in the fourth quarter. The boot brand benefited from the “harsh winter weather across significant parts of the U.S.,” said Thomas W. Flors
Adidas Stops Selling Sexy Brazil World Cup Shirts
Adidas AG said it will withdraw a range of T-shirts tied to this year's World Cup after Brazil's tourism board said they encourage sexual tourism. One shows a woman in a bikini along with Rio de Janeiro’s Sugarloaf mountain and the phrase
Rocky Brands Gains Q4 Sales Boost from Weather
Rocky Brands, Inc. reported earnings declined slightly in the fourth quarter but sales grew 5.7 percent in the fourth quarter, to $61.6 million, thanks to cold, snowy conditions that supported both its work and hunting shoe businesses…
Nautilus Sees Turnaround in Retail Segment
Nautilus Inc. reported sales for the fourth quarter rose 18.5 percent to $77.1 million, boosted by a bounce back in its Retail business…
Perry Ellis Sees Q4 Shortfall
Perry Ellis International, Inc., citing the prolonged cold weather and difficult holiday season, said it expects fiscal fourth quarter revenues to tumble 16 percent to approximately $216 million from $258 million last year…
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