Marin Bikes Founder and President Bob Buckley agreed to sell control of the privately held 26-year-old company to Minestone Limited, a private European-based investment firm, according to an entry at Marin's blog…
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Reef Resigns Rob Machado, Signs Jamie Mitchell
Cardiff, California’s Rob Machado, 38, surfing's longtime icon of style, re-signed a footwear deal with Reef, extending their relationship for the next three years. Machado will represent Reef’s premium leather sandal collection. Reef has
Amazon Seeking Tax Holiday for Jobs Deal in New Jersey
Amazon.com is now in talks to open two warehouses in New Jersey in exchange for a 22-month sales-tax holiday. The deal follows the same play book Amazon has used in Indiana, California, Tennessee and South Carolina, where it has agreed to…
Crocs Licenses Brand to Expand Beyond Footwear
Crocs, Inc. has begun licensing its brand to expand beyond footwear. The company has signed licensing agreements with key global and regional manufacturers for products ranging from apparel to sunglasses and other accessories…
Trimera Expanding Seamless Knitting Capacity in North America
Trimera Group said it will launch development and production centers in Montreal and North Carolina next month focused on domestic production and development. Both facilities will offer state of the art design centers for on-site development, as well as t
Vision Street Wear Gains New Licensing Agreements
Collective Licensing International announced its acquisition of two new multi-year licensing agreements for its Vision Street Wear brand. The agreements are with Templar of France…
New Balance Expands Custom Made in USA Program
New Balance announces the addition of the 993 to the brand's domestic manufacturing customization program. The program launched in April 2011 with the US574, the first customizable athletic shoe made in the USA. The 993 and US574 are made at the comp
Collective Brands Narrowing Potential Bidders
Collective Brands Inc. is reducing the potential pool of suitors for all or part of its business as it moves to the second round of its review process, people familiar with the matter told Bloomberg News. The report indicated that the company, which owns
Online Retail Spending Rose 14 Percent in Fourth Quarter
Online retail spending reached $49.7 billion for the fourth quarter, up 14 percent versus year ago, according to comScore, Inc. For the entire 2011 year, U.S. retail e-commerce spending reached a record $161.5 billion, marking a 13-percent increase from 2
Vibram FiveFingers Debuts New Educational Resources
Vibram FiveFingers announced the launch of their new educational fitness resource portal. The section of their website contains educational tools and information for consumers looking to transition to barefoot fitness. It also has valuable information on
Gildan First Quarter Sales Down 8.3 Percent
Gildan Activewear Inc. announced its financial results for the first quarter of its 2012 fiscal year, and also reconfirmed its prior sales and earnings guidance for the full fiscal year. In the first quarter, the company began to manage and report its bus
Escalade Sports Announces Distribution Agreement With Unicorn, U.K.
Escalade Sports of Evansville, IN announced their new agreement with Unicorn, U.K. as the U.S. Distributor of the Unicorn Darts, Dartboards & Dart Accessory line…
Start-Up Readies Launch of Backcountry Boot
Marty Carrigan, co-founder of a sales and marketing agency, and Ben Anderson, founder of Icelantic, have founded First Degree to launch a collection of sidecountry-specific boots for skiers who spend their days both inbounds and outside the access gates..
Asics Extends Support Your Marathon to L.A.
Asics America, a partner of the 2012 Honda LA Marathon, has expanded its award-winning “Support Your Marathoner” program to the West Coast. Similar to the program offered at the 2011 ING New York City Marathon, it allows friends and family to send picture
Pursuit Brand Equity Group Moves to Newmarket
Pursuit Brand Equity Group, a New England independent regional brand management and sales agency for apparel, footwear and accessory brands, announced it has relocated company headquarters to the downtown mills in Newmarket, N.H. Pursuit was previously he
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