Louisville Slugger announced a partnership with a new state-of-the-art sports center planned for Peoria, IL. The facility, with 10 outdoor all-synthetic-turf youth baseball and softball fields plus a 125,000 square foot dome offering year-round play, wil
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Macy’s to Build Fulfillment Center in Oklahoma
Macy’s, Inc. will build a major new direct-to-consumer fulfillment center near Owasso in Tulsa County, OK, to support continued sales growth driven by Macy’s omnichannel strategy. The site is located strategically near the intersection of 76th
Hudson’s Bay Co Appoints President
Hudson's Bay Company, which owns Saks Fifth Avenue and Lord & Taylor in the U.S., said Donald Watros, currently its chief operating officer, has been named president of HBC, a newly expanded role. This appointment is effective on Feb. 1, 2014…
Toms Most Googled Shoe Brand in 2013
Toms ranked first as most searched shoe brand on Google in the United States this year, according to the Google's just-released Zeitgeist report. The rest of the top-ten, in order, were: Aldo, Nike, Jessica Simpson, Steve Madden, Nine West, Supra, Co
Billabong’s New CEO Pledges ‘Fewer, Bigger, Better’
At its annual meeting, Billabong’s new CEO Neil Fiske outlined a seven-point turnaround plan, which includes rebuilding the company’s global brands and sorting emerging brands, finetuning merchandising strategies with fewer styles, and integra
Loehmann’s to Liquidate
After failing to find a buyer, Loehmann's Holdings Inc. filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection with plans to shut down its 39 U.S. stores…
Flip Flop Shops to Expand in the Caribbean
Flip Flop Shops, the franchisor, announced a new Caribbean business opportunity for the master franchise rights throughout the region, including three already established shops in St. Thomas, St. Maarten and Curacao…
Houston Rockets Star to Join Anta
Chandler Parsons, the Houston Rockets forward, is leaving Nike to sign a new deal with Chinese basketball footwear brand Anta…
Phiten Partners with Be The Match
Phiten, best known for its titanium necklaces featuring Aqua-Metal materials, has launched a first-time partnership with Be The Match, a nonprofit which helps patients with blood cancers receive life-saving bone marrow and umbilical cord blood transplants
Zumiez Co-Founder to Speak at Agenda Emerge
Tom Campion, co-founder of Zumiez as well as the Campion Foundation, will speak at the second installment of Agenda Emerge, the brand building conference…
NRF: Half of Holiday Shoppers Plan to Wrap Up Lists Online
According to NRF’s latest holiday survey conducted by Prosper Insights & Analytics, nearly half (49.9 percent) of holiday shoppers indicate they plan to do the remainder of their holiday shopping online, the highest percent in the survey’s 11-
Moncler Shares Soar in IPO Debut
Share prices of Moncler, the Italian maker of ski and fashion apparel, jumped more than 40 percent in initial trading on the Italian stock market…
Vans Appoints Director of Apparel, National Accounts,
Sandy Schwarzenbach, formerly VP sales, teen and sporting good chains for North America for Quiksilver and DC at Quiksilver Inc., has joined Vans as director of apparel, national accounts, according to Shop-eat-surf.com…
Sunday Afternoons Appoints International Sales Chief
Sunday Afternoons, the technical and lifestyle headwear brand, appointed Robert Carroll as vice president of international sales and Greg Anderson as director of web marketing…
Point6 Adds Sales Reps in Northeast and North Central
Point6, makers of premium merino wool socks, welcomed new sales agencies to bolster the brand’s presence in the Northeast and North Central territories…
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