Higher prices for Modal, Tencel and other wood-based specialty fibers enabled the Austrian company to reach €1.04 billion in sales in the first half of the year.
Category: Apparel
J.Crew To Sell At Nordstrom
J.Crew Group Inc. announced that Nordstrom will sell an edited assortment of the J.Crew collection at select Nordstrom full-line stores and at Nordstrom.com, beginning September 12.
Dwayne Johnson Leaks Under Armour Capsule
Under Armour is planning ahead to December 2016, when the brand will release its apparel collaboration with action movie star and WWE wrestler Dwayne Johnson.

SFIA: Industry Grows 2 Percent in 2015
The Sports and Fitness Industry Association (SFIA) released its 2016 State of the Industry Report (SOTI), which showed another moderate year of industry growth despite major disruption in the sporting goods sector.

Badger Sportswear Deal Points To Healthy M&A Trends
Badger Sportswear, a family-owned supplier of team uniforms, performance athletic wear and fanwear, has become the latest “best-in-class” sporting goods platform to find a buyer.
Stormy Kromer CEO Makes Personal Fall Deliveries
Outdoor apparel company Stormy Kromer’s CEO Bob Jacquart is personally delivering fall shipments to customers.
July Golf Rounds Dip
According to Golf Datatech, declines were seen in East North Central, Pacific, South Central and South Atlantic.
Jax Mercantile To Open 7th Store
The opening of the Broomfield, CO store will feature special pricing on selected products, as well as Jax’s annual Anniversary Shoe Sale taking place at all Jax locations.
College Rank Names The 50 Best College Towns In America
Providence, RI, Gainesville FL and College Station, TX are among the towns making the list.
VF Completes Sale of its Contemporary Brands Businesses
VF Corp. has completed the sale of its Contemporary Brands businesses to Delta Galil Industries Ltd.
Bonobos Names Jimmy Butler Brand Ambassador
Bonobos, the online men’s apparel company, signed Jimmy Butler, Chicago Bulls’ star guard, as its brand ambassador.

Colorado Retailers Vie For Sniagrab Sales
Christy Sports and Colorado Ski & Golf are about to find out a lot more about how the demise of Sports Authority is going to impact the upcoming season.

Sports Authority Revised Exec Bonuses Draw Fire
The Justice Department’s U.S. trustee states, ““The debtors appear, once again, to be prioritizing insider executives above all other parties in interest, including unsecured creditors and the thousands of employees who have already lost their jobs.”

Nike Signs White House Equal Pay Pledge
Pledge is part of the Obama’s Administration’s push for companies to close the wage gap between men and women.
Mainland Headwear’s Profits Soar in First Half
Mainland Headwear Holdings Ltd. reported profits jumped 43 percent in the first half, thanks to strong margin improvement and modest revenue gain.