Steve Madden to Distribute Superga

Steven Madden Ltd. has reached an agreement to become the exclusive U.S. distributor of Superga, the Italian athletic footwear brand. R.G. Barry Corp has been the distributor…

GSI Commerce To Acquire Fanatics

GSI Commerce Inc. has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Fanatics, Inc., an online retailer of licensed sports merchandise. Fanatics operates over 250 e-commerce websites, including www.footballfanatics.com, and over 60 e-Commerce stores for collegi

Trade Group Releases Standards for More Sustainable Hangers

The Voluntary Interindustry Commerce Solutions Association (VICS) released new standards created to lower the cost and reduce the environmental impact of hangers throughout the retail value chain. VICS, which focuses on developing industry standards to he

Jordan Brand comes to NASCAR

NASCAR driver Denny Hamlin has become the newest endorser for Nike's Jordan Brand apparel. Its believed to be Nike's first NASCAR sponsorship…

Best and Associates Named Chaos Rep of Year

Chaos Headwear again named Best and Associates of the Rocky Mountain Region as its �€�Rep of the Year.” The agency was recognized at the SIA- Snow Sports trade show in Denver, CO., Jan. 28, 2010…

Movement N.A. Hires Pale Morning Media

The new Colorado-based distributors of Movement Skis, a Swiss big mountain freeride and freestyle ski collection, has selected Pale Morning Media as their new public relations agency of record…

Jack Wolfskin’s Sales Rise 21% in 2010

Jack Wolfskin, Germany's dominant domestic outdoor clothing and equipment brand, saw sales increase 21% in its 2010 fiscal year, but did not disclose profits. The company was being shopped by its private equity owners as recently as last summer, acco

Wolverine Promotions to Drive Growth at Merrell and Chaco

Wolverine World Wide's Outdoor Group announced two key executive appointments to drive strategic growth for Merrell and Chaco. Seth Cobb has been named vice president and general manager of Merrell and Chip Coe will serve as vice president and genera