City Sports will open its 22nd retail location in New York City's financial district on Tuesday, March 26. Coming on the heels of the successful re-location of their Chestnut Hill store in Boston, MA, this newest store will mark City Sports' th
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Sherpa Adventure Gear Adds to Apaprel Design Team
Sherpa Adventure Gear has hired Drew Runberg to assist its apparel design and development team led by Amy Lietz Roberts.
Exporters Say Fewer Chinese Migrants Return to Factories After Chinese New Year
Nearly six in 10 of the companies, or 59 percent, surveyed in the latest Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) Export Index said the labor shortage after the Chinese New Year holiday was more severe this year than it was last year…
Li and Fung Ekes Out 1 Percent Sales Gain in 2012
Li & Fung Limited, which provides sourcing, logistics and distribution services for some of the largest U.S. and European apparel brands and retailers, reported 2012 sales of $20.2 billion, up 1 percent. The Hong Kong company said sales at its trading uni
Senate Committee Advances Jewell Nomination
The Energy and Natural Resources Committee of the U.S. Senate voted 19 to 3 to recommend the full Senate approve Sally Jewell as the next Secretary of the Interior. The nomination now goes to the full Senate for its consideration…
Respect Your Universe Moves Headquarters to Portland, OR
Respect Your Universe, Inc. has relocated its headquarters from Las Vegas to Portland, OR…
MEC to Open New Store in Langley, BC
Mountain Equipment Co-op (MEC) will open its next new store in late June in Langley, BC. The 16,000-square-foot MEC store will mark the outdoor retail co-operative's third location in the Lower Mainland, its fourth in BC, and seventeenth in Canada…
Nike Inc. Fiscal Q3 Profits Climb 16 Percent
Nike, Inc. reported revenues from continuing operations rose 9 percent in its third quarter ended Feb. 28, to $6.2 billion, up 10 percent excluding currency changes. Nike brand revenues rose 10.0 percent with growth in all geographies except Greater China
Keen Launches CNX Twitter Campaign
Keen is launching a Twitter campaign to introduce consumers to the new Keen CNX line of low-profile footwear…
RECALL: 110,000 Aqua Lung Buoyancy Compensators
Aqua Lung is recalling about 110,000 buoyancy compensators with SureLock II weight pocket handles because their rubber handles can detach as divers are trying to remove the weight pockets to rise to the surface in an emergency. This poses a drowning hazar
BikeToursDirect Opens Office in South Korea
BikeToursDirect, which sends thousands of travelers on overseas bicycle tours each year, opened a new satellite office in Daegu, South Korea this month…
Congress Cuts FY 13 National Park Service Budget Deeper than Sequester
The House passed the Senate version of the FY13 Continuing Resolution that reduces the operations budget of the National Park Service by another $30 million beyond the $130 million cut by the sequester…
Izod Reaches License Agreement with Comercio Excelente for Mexico
PVH Corp. entered into a license agreement with Comercio Excelente Norte Sur S.A. de C.V. to market and distribute certain men’s and boys’ apparel, and men’s accessories and related goods under PVH’s Izod brand in Mexico…
Lululemon See Q4 Earnings Climb 48 Percent; Warns on Q1
Lululemon Athletica Inc. reported revenues for the fourth quarter increased 31 percent on a 10 percent comp gain. Earnings jumped 48.8 percent. However, Lululemon warned that its recall of black yoga pants would shave up to $17 million off first quarter s
L.L.Bean Ranks Highest in J.D.Power’s Customer Satisfaction Ranking
The website for outdoor retailer L.L.Bean, http://www.llbean.com, achieved the highest overall score among online apparel retailer brands in a recent report by J.D. Power and Associates. The report focused on customer satisfaction for online apparel retai
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