Everlast/Michelen to Launch Boxing Footwear

Everlast Worldwide Inc. has signed a worldwide license agreement with Michelin Lifestyle Limited (MLL) to create a new line of professional boxing footwear using patented tread technology inspired by the Michelin HydroEdge tire. The boxing footwear line w

Study: Online Product Information Drives Customer Loyalty

Shoppers are more likely to return to websites and shop in physical stores of retailers that provide complete product information online, according to a new study conducted for WebCollage. Additionally, the study indicates that retailers that do not prov

Ellen Brown Joins Isis

Isis appointed Ellen Brown as independent sales representative for its Rocky Mountain regional territory. She joined the team on May 15. She replaces former representative, Polly Tucker…

Industry Dances Around New Acquisition Talk…

In a market environment that tends to see a new acquisition or merger deal each week, it now appears that the absence of a deal after some wild speculation now garners as much attention. It is interesting to note that while the stock market has been on a

Foot Locker Abandons Pursuit of Genesco

Foot Locker, Inc. confirmed that it had made a proposal to Genesco Inc. to acquire all of the outstanding common stock of Genesco for $51 per share. In light of Genesco's public release on Thursday, Foot Locker announced that it was no longer pursuin

Motion Filed to Stop NYC Bat Ban from Taking Effect

Don't Take My Bat Away, the coalition of parents, coaches, baseball enthusiasts and batmakers that oppose the ban on non-wood bats in New York City high school baseball games, announced that it filed a motion late Tuesday to have the ban declared unl

Former Cloudveil Owners Acquire Ouray Sportswear

O Holdings, LLC has completed the acquisition of the assets of Ski Country Imports, Inc. and Ouray Sportswear Wyoming, Inc. O Holdings has capitalized a new company, Ouray Sportswear, LLC which will continue the operations of Ski Country Imports, formerly

Perry Ellis Signs Footwear Licenses with ACI Int’l

Perry Ellis International has entered into new licensing agreements with ACI International Inc. to design, manufacture and distribute dress, and casual athletic footwear for the Perry Ellis and Perry Ellis Portfolio brands and to design, manufacture and d

Shoe Carnival Urban Product Slows Athletic Sales…

After posting their highest quarterly earnings in company history during last year’s first quarter, Shoe Carnival nearly matched that number this year, in spite of a very challenging spring retail environment and declining comparable store sales. Mark Lem

Snow Sports Sales Remain Flat for 2007-’08 Season…

Specialty Snow Sports retailers struggled through a chaotic winter this year with weather impacting hardgoods sales in the East and Midwest and decent, stable weather in much of the Rockies and west-coast. While softgoods sales accelerated to offset part