The Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) released results of a survey showing that mainland China’s emerging middle class overwhelmingly favors international brands, even if they know they are made on the mainland…
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Craft Sportswear North America Hires New Category Sales Manager
Craft Sportswear North America hired Katie Gould Swenson as its sales & marketing manager for Craft base layers & nordic skiing. As part of this newly created position, Swenson will be responsible for…
Coolcore Files Patent Infringement Suit Against Grabber and Implus
Coolcore today filed suit against Grabber and Perfect Fitness, a division of Implus, in the United States District Court of New Hampshire. The lawsuit alleges Grabber and Perfect Fitness infringe upon Coolcore’s 'process of making a fabric'
Oliberté Extends Ambassador Program
Oliberté, manufacturer of casual leather shoes made in its own factory in Ethiopia, has partnered with ambassadors, musicians, and athletes who all work in different ways to bring pride and prosperity in Africa…
Steve Madden Posts 7.6 Percent Q2 Profit Growth
Steve Madden reported net sales increased 3.1 percent to $297.6 million compared to $288.7 million in the same period of 2012. Retail comparable store sales increased 2.5 percent…
J.C. Penney Denies Report Of Credit Woes
J.C. Penney issued a statement Thursday denying a report of challenges gaining funding to support merchandise delivery. On Wednesday, the New York Post said CIT Group, the largest factoring firm, “abruptly” ceased financing deliveries to the d
Nine West Launches Fall Campaign
Nine West launched its fall campaign with themes ranging from modern grunge to classic sophistication. The effort launches this month in the September issues of Vogue, InStyle, Glamour, People StyleWatch and in Taxi TV…
Academy Signs Deals with University of Kansas, Kansas State and University of Missouri
Academy Sports + Outdoors announced multi-year partnerships with the University of Kansas Jayhawks, the Kansas State University Wildcats and the University of Missouri Tigers. The company is opening two new stores in the Kansas City area, and carries offi
Skullcandy Posts Q2 Loss on Steep Sales Decline
Skullcandy Inc., the headphones maker, reported sales in the second quarter decreased 29.9 percent to $50.8 million from $72.4 million in the same quarter of the prior year. The loss in the period came to $635,000, or 2 cents a share, against earnings of
Head Sport GmbH Partners with Planet Sox
Head Sport GmbH announced a new multi-year license agreement with U.S-based PS Brands/Planet Sox for the company to produce Head sport, tennis and performance socks for the North American market…
Brooks Proposes Radical Shift in the Running Shoe Paradigm
During the Outdoor Retailer show, Brooks released a white paper, entitled the Stride Signature, reflecting the brand’s extensive research in biomechanics over the last few years. Among the findings were that each runner’s joint geometry and mo
Keen’s New President Exits
Mike Abbott, who joined Keen as its president in early July, has left the company. In a statement provided to SportsOneSource, Keen said, 'Keen has made the difficult decision to part ways with Mike Abbott. We wish him the best of luck with his futur
HanesBrands Q2 Earnings Soar
HanesBrands, the parent of Hanes, Champion and Gear for Sports, reported significantly higher second-quarter 2013 earnings and margins on 2 percent net sales growth…
OIA Announces New Board of Directors
Outdoor Industry Association (OIA) announced its newly elected 2013-2014 board of directors and selected Jennifer Mull, CEO of Backwoods, Inc., as its chair. Zohar Ziv, President and COO of Deckers Corp. was elected as 1st vice chair; Casey Sheahan, CEO o
Garmin’s Outdoor and Fitness Segments See Revenue Growth in Q2
Garmin Ltd. said revenues at its Outdoor segment grew 6 percent to $106.9 million in the second quarter compared to last year. The company's Fitness segment revenues increased 3 percent in the second quarter to $84.2 million…
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