Skechers USA, Inc. announced that The Wall Street Journal (May 18, 2015) and Money.com (May 19, 2015) have both reported that the company has moved ahead of competing footwear brands Adidas, New Balance and Asics to secure the number two brand share posit
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Boot Barn’s Q1 Earnings Surge
Boot Barn Holdings, Inc. reported profits jumped 45.2 percent in the first quarter, to $2.6 million, or 10 cents a share. Sales expanded 16.7 percent to $103.3 million…
PacSun to Resume Store Openings Despite Fiscal Q1 Setback
Pacific Sunwear of California Inc. will open new stores this year for the first time since embarking on a downsizing quest in late 2011. CEO Gary Schoenfeld shared the news during the retailer's fiscal first quarter earnings call, where he explained
Tilly’s Fiscal Q1 Margins Surge on Modest Comps Growth
Tilly’s Inc. reported margins for the fiscal first quarter ended May 2 improved sharply compared with a year earlier thanks to modest growth in comparable store sales and favorable rent adjustments…
Sports Direct Reports EBITDA on Target
Sports Direct International plc, the UK's leading sports retailer, disclosed its underlying EBITDA is in line with market expectations of £380 million, but that EPS share are currently exceeding them…
Tilly’s Q1 Earnings Climb
Tilly’s, Inc. reported first-quarter earnings nearly doubled to $1.3 million, or 5 cents per share, from $591,000, or 2 cents a year ago. Comparable store sales, which include e-commerce sales, increased 2.0 percent compared to the same 13-week peri
REI and Scott Bicycle End 10-Year Partnership
REI will stop selling bicycles from Scott Sports after a decade-long partnership as the two companies' strategies diverge…
OMsignal to Open San Francisco Pop-Up Store
OMsignal, a Montreal-based smart apparel company, will open a pop-up store at the Westfield San Francisco Center for six weeks starting this weekend, when it will participate in the grand opening of the Bespoke retail incubator…
Fed’s FIFA Probe Targets Bribes Paid by Marketing Companies
U.S. and South American sports marketing executives allege to have paid $150 million in bribes to obtain rights to lucrative media and marketing rights to international soccer tournaments are among the 14 defendants charged by federal authorities Wednesda
Nikwax North America Appoints Director of Sales
Nikwax announced that Brian Davidson has joined the team as the director of sales for North America…
Pelican Products Names President for Consumer Division
Pelican Products has appointed Bob Shortt as President of their newly structured Consumer Division, which designs and manufactures high-performance protective cases and advanced portable lighting systems…
BionX Adds New Sales and Manufacturing Leadership
BionX International, a Canadian manufacturer of e-bike systems, named W. Tyler Meyers as its new Director of Global Sales and V- Bond Lee as its VP of Engineering…
Adidas and Snoop Dogg Launch New Football Cleat
Adidas and Snoop Dogg officially unveiled the next generation of their football collaboration, the Snoop Dogg adizero 5-Star 4.0 Uncaged cleat and Gameday Trainer…
Stance Appoints VP of E-Commerce
Stance, the maker of socks, has hired Paul Zaengle as executive vice president of global e-commerce. Zaengle comes to Stance from Lululemon and Columbia, where he led e-commerce and retail efforts…
Eagle Creek Targets Runners with Rock ‘n’ Roll Sponsorship
Eagle Creek has agreed to become the Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon Series's Official Bag and Luggage Partner for select events across the country in 2015…
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