The Timberland Company is escalating its green marketing activities with the launch of its biggest and most environmentally-focused marketing campaign yet — Nature Needs Heroes. The campaign employs outdoor imagery and light-hearted humor to help convey
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Quiksilver Secures Better Terms for Line of Credit
Quiksilver, Inc. has amended and extended its existing asset-based line of credit in the Americas region under substantially better terms, the company said Thursday…
G-III Apparel’s Wholesale Business Surges in Q2
G-III Apparel Group, Ltd. net sales increased by 39% to $189.0 million for the second quarter ended July 31, compared $135.9 million in the year-ago quarter. The stronger than expected results were attributed primarily to increased wholesale sales of…
Umbro Extends Sponsorship of English Football Association
Umbro, owned by Nike Inc., has extended its sponsorship deal with the English Football Association until 2018…
Nike Revives Pro Combat Uniforms for Storied Programs
Nike has released the company's Pro Combat uniforms in new designs for ten elite college programs that reflect the teams’ traditions, character and culture…
Bon-Ton To Close Retail Store in Ohio
The Bon-Ton Stores, Inc. will be closing its 191,000 square foot Elder-Beerman store in the Centerville Place in Centerville, Ohio. The closing will impact approximately 65 associates. The location is scheduled to close by late January 2011…
Salewa Extends National Sales Coverage
Salewa has bolstered its sales force for the North American market with the addition of three independent sales teams and one territory manager…
Greg Norman to Launch Exclusive Collection at Macy’s
Macy's will be be partnering with Tasso Elba to design the Greg Norman for Tasso Elba golf collection. The line will launch in January 2011…
TaylorMade Partners with China Golf Association
The TaylorMade Golf Company entered a new three-year agreement with the China Golf Association (CGA) that appoints TaylorMade and Adidas Golf as the exclusive equipment suppliers and the recognized brands of the China National Golf Team…
U.S. Consumer Confidence Inches Up in August
The Conference Board, a private research group, said its index of consumer confidence rose to 53.5 in August from a revised 51.0 in July, first reported as 50.4. The August reading was better than the 51.0 expected by economists surveyed by Dow Jones…
Li Ning Sponsors USA Diving
Li Ning Company Limited has officially added the USA Diving Team to its line-up of global talent, expanding its presence on the main stage of the Olympics as USA Diving Team’s official apparel sponsor through 2012…
Composite Baseball Bats Get a Reprieve — Sort Of
After implementing an outright ban on the use of composite baseball bats in July, the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) has now announced that eight composite bats would be allowed for the 2010-2011 season. The winners appear t
NSSF Addresses Potential EPA Ban on Lead Ammo, Tackle
Much to the chagrin of the hunting, fishing and firearms communities, the Environmental Protection Agency is now considering a petition to ban all traditional firearms ammunition along with lead fishing sinkers on the grounds that the use of lead violates
Perry Ellis Boosts Guidance on Strong Margins and Uptick in Men’s Apparel
Perry Ellis International's second quarter sales increased to $161.8 million, up 2% from $159.2 million in the prior year quarter, driven primarily by men’s direct-to-consumer apparel and accessories…
Latest Census Estimates Sees YTD Sporting Goods Sales Lagging
Sales by sporting goods, hobby, book and music stores kept pace with overall retail sales in July, which is to say they stalled at about 5% above their level of a year ago, according to advance estimates released by the U.S. Census Bureau. However, on a