REI announced that its stores in Round Rock, Texas and Lincoln Park, Ill. have been awarded LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Gold certification for Commercial Interiors from the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC)…
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Sorel.com Launches E-Commerce
Sorel, a premium cold-weather boot manufacturer and wholly owned subsidiary of Columbia Sportswear Company, announced the debut of its new e-commerce website, www.sorel.com…
Kappa’s U.S. Distributor Secures Line of Credit
Total Apparel Group, Inc. has secured a line of credit through Hartsko Financial Services that will assist the company in financing purchase orders for Active Apparel and Kappa North America, two of TAG`s wholly-owned subsidiaries. TAG`s line of c
GSI Commerce to Acquire Retail Convergence
GSI Commerce Inc. has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Retail Convergence Inc., a Boston, Mass.-based company that operates RueLaLa.com, a leader in the private sale space and SmartBargains.com, an off-price e-commerce marketplace…
New Balance Launches ‘Run Faster NY’ Campaign
New Balance debuts an integrated campaign this month to coincide with the 40th running of the ING New York City marathon on November 1st. The performance-driven imagery highlights popular New York City landmarks and provides a sneak peek at the company�
Cramer Products Licenses Technology for Athletic Tape Line
Unequal Technologies announced Cramer Products Inc. has licensed its patented groundbreaking technology for Kevlar-reinforced athletic tape. The prototype of the new line, Unequal with Kevlar,- is currently being tested by several NFL, NBA, MLB and Divis
Lorpen Appoints North American Sales Manager
Lorpen, a manufacturer of performance socks, promoted Bruce Barrows to the position of North American Sales Manager. Barrows joined Lorpen in January 2009 as the U.S. Sales Manager and has now officially been promoted to North American Sales Manager, taki
Manduka Launches Exclusive Line for Lululemon
Manduka LLC announced the debut of an exclusive line of co-branded high function yoga gear products, in partnership with lululemon athletica. The premium line includes yoga mats, towels and bolsters…
Dynasty Apparel Honored by MLB for Diversity
Dynasty Apparel Industries is Major League Baseball’s Diversity Business Partner, Vendor Spotlight for the month of October…
Crons Named Official Big South Provider
The Crons Brand, a team sports apparel brand, has been named the Official Apparel and Uniform Provider of the Big South Conference. The announcement of the 2-year agreement was made jointly by Big South Commissioner Kyle Kallander and Crons CEO and Found
Lululemon Hikes Third Quarter Guidance
Lululemon Athletica inc. raised its guidance for the third quarter. The company now expects diluted earnings per share to be in the range of 17 cents a share to 19 cents a share as compared to its previous guidance range for diluted earnings per share of
Gear 2000 Signs James Harrison
Gear 2000, the distributor of football protective equipment, has signed Pittsburgh All-Pro Defensive Player of the Year James Harrison to promote its line of Z-Cool shoulder pads and accessories. Harrison is being featured in the company's 2010 produ
VF Corp. Q3 Revenues Decline, but TNF and Vans Grow
VF Corp. reported third quarter revenues declined 5% to $2.09 billion from $2.2 billion in the year-ago period, with foreign currency translation accounting for two percentage points of the decline. Net income declined to $217.9 million, or $1.94 a share.
Warnaco Names President of Chaps
The Warnaco Group, Inc. appointed Michael Prendergast as president of its Chaps division. Prendergast joins Warnaco from ROC Apparel, LLC, where he served as Group President for Rocawear. Previously, he spent seven years with Tommy Hilfiger…
Mark Ecko Names VP, E-Commerce
Mark Ecko Enterprises has named Bryon Colby, former managing director of e-commerce technology provider Fry Inc.’s New York office, vice president of e-commerce…
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