Saucony Appoints Marketing Agency

Saucony has named Minneapolis-based Olson as its advertising agency of record. Olson will handle the brand's advertising, digital, social media, content, connection-planning, and strategy…

DeMarini Sports Launches Apparel Line

DeMarini, makers of baseball, fastpitch and slowpitch bats, is introducing a full line of men’s, women’s and youth apparel for baseball and softball players. The new line of DeMarini Apparel will be available at select online retailers beginni

Superstorm Sandy Clips Early Holiday Spending

Spending in most of the key holiday categories for the first two weeks of the retail month of November was down on a year-over-year basis, likely reflecting the impact of Superstorm Sandy, according to a SpendingPulse report released Tuesday by MasterCard

ISPO Munich Adds Exhibitor Space

ISPO Munich, which will take place in February, said it will experience yet another increase in net exhibit space of close to two percent compared to the same period last year, to more than 104,500 square meters. The coming year’s event has drawn a

DSW Lifts FY Guidance on Above-Plan Q3

DSW Inc. reported net income, adjusted for one-time items, reached $46.6 million, or $1.02 per share, in the third quarter, up 17.1 percent from $39.8 million, or 88 cents, a year ago. Wall Street’s consensus estimate was 89 cents a share…

Brown Shoe Raises FY View, Vows to Avoid Holiday Promotions

Brown Shoe Company, Inc. raised its EPS guidance for the year as robust back-to-school sales at Famous Footwear, healthy sales at its Contemporary Fashion and Healthy Living brand portfolios, and early benefits from its portfolio realignment strategy supp

Interbike to Enable Dealers to Invite Cyclists to Interbike

Interbike plans to announce the details behind a new initiative to allow bicycle enthusiasts access to the long time trade show. Access for bicycle enthusiasts will be granted through a new retailer invitation program that will be unveiled Nov. 26, 2012..

Lululemon Settles Yoga Patent Lawsuits

Lululemon Athletica, Calvin Klein, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of PVH Corp., and G-III Apparel Group, Ltd., a Calvin Klein, Inc. licensee for Calvin Klein Performance, have entered into a settlement agreement that will resolve the pending design paten