Under Armour, Inc. reported net revenues increased 31 percent in the fourth quarter to $895 million. Sales grew 30 percent in apparel, 55 percent in footwear, and 22 percent in accessories. Net income in Q4 increased 37 percent, or 40 cents per share, to
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Adidas Sees Record Results in Germany, Austria and Switzerland
Adidas Group reported its combined sales in Germany, Austria and Switzerland hit the €1 billion mark for the first time in 2014…
Iconix Acquires Pony in North America
Iconix Brand Group, Inc. has acquired the North American rights to the athletic brand Pony and related intangible assets in partnership with Anthony L&S Athletic…
Kohl’s Stores to Provide Packet Pickup for The Color Run
Kohl’s Department Stores will provide packet pick-up for The Color Run at more than 100 of its stores as part of its new emphasis on active lifestyle brands such…
Aerosoles Appoints VP of International Sales and Licensing
Aerosoles hired Jonathan Victor as vice president of international sales & licensing reporting. He previously worked for Guess shoes at Marc Fisher Footwear…
DC Shoes Appoints Snow Marketing Director
DC Shoes named Bobby Meeks its new snow marketing director. He was previously the North America brand manager for Nike Snowboarding…
Lane Bryant Launches Activewear Line
Lane Bryant, the nation's leading women's plus size apparel retailer, debuted the brand's new lifestyle-inspired collection, Livi Active…
OBIT: OutDoor Show Co-Founder Knut Jaeger
Knut Jaeger, who helped establish the OutDoor Friedrichshafen and Outdoor Asia trade shows, died from heart failure Jan. 30 shortly after attending the rival ISPO Beijing show…
Sports Specialists Ltd. Elects Board Officers
Sports Specialists Ltd.'s board of directors elected Marsha Mather of Laacke & Joys in Wisconsin as its chairwoman, marking the first time it has elected a female to the position in its 44-year history…
Norway’s Active Brands Locating NA HQ in Denver
Active Brands AS of Norway is opening its North American headquarters in Denver, according to a report by the Denver Business Journal…
Zoot Sports Completes Squadra Acquisition
Zoot Sports completed its previously announced acquisition of Squadra, a designer and manufacturer of custom racing, cycling and triathlon apparel based in Carlsbad, CA…
Brown Shoe Appoints New CFO
Brown Shoe Company named Kenneth Hannah to replace Russ Hammer as senior vice president and chief financial officer effective Feb. 16. Hannah was most recently CFO at J.C. Penney. No reason was given for the exit of Hammer, who joined the company in May 2
Lands’ End Names Federica Marchionni as CEO
Lands’ End, Inc. named Federica Marchionni as chief executive officer. Marchionni comes to Lands’ End from her role as president of Dolce & Gabbana USA…
Sunday Afternoons Selects Australian Distributor
Sunday Afternoons, an Oregon-based maker of headwear, has selected Sea to Summit as its exclusive distributor in Australia…
Mammut Parent Parts Way with CEO Suter
Mammut's Swiss parent company Conzzeta Group announced that it is parting ways with its CEO, Robert Suter, by mutual agreement…
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