Boathouse Sports, the team uniforms maker, announced its “Full Contact” rugby jersey design contest with USA Sevens…
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Foot Locker Inc. Posts Breakout First Quarter Results
Powered by a 12.8 percent comp store sales gain and 200 basis points of improvement in gross margins, Foot Locker, Inc. first quarter profits surged 74.1 percent to $94 million, or 60 cents a share, clobbering Wall Street's consensus estimate of 44 c
Keen Expands U.S. Production
Keen said it now expects to build 13 footwear styles in its new plant in Portland, OR in coming years. With one production line up and running, the facility currently employs about 15 people, a number that will grow when the second production line revs up
Mizuno Corp. Fiscal Year Profits Soar on Strength in Americas and Europe
With brawny sales in the Americas and Europe offsetting some softening in Japan, Mizuno Corp. was able to squeeze out a 0.9 percent gain in revenues to ¥150.0 billion ($1.85 bn) for the fiscal year ended March 31. Revenues increased 2.8 percent in curren
Athleta to Open in SoCal and NYC
Gap Inc. will open its first Athleta stores in Southern California. The two locations will open in Southland this fall, at the Grove shopping center in L.A.'s Fairfax district and at Fashion Island in Newport Beach. Two New York stores are also slate
Descente Fiscal Year Profits Jump Despite Flattish Sales Growth
Descente Ltd reported sales for the fiscal year ended March 31 reached ¥75.73 billion ($886 mm), up 0.4 percent from ¥76.02 billion ($819 mm) in the prior fiscal year…
Yonex Fiscal Year Profits Fall
Yonex Company Ltd. reported sales of ¥36.69 billion ($429 mm) for the fiscal year ended March 31, down 0.5 percent from ¥36.87 billion ($397 mm) in the prior fiscal year…
Hibbett Sports Raises 2011 Guidance on Strong First Quarter Performance
Paced by robust demand in footwear and apparel, Hibbett Sports, Inc. notched its sixth consecutive quarter of comp store sales increases and its seventh consecutive quarter of earnings increases…
Container Imports Level Off for First Time in 18 Months
Import cargo volume at the nation's major retail container ports is forecast to level off this month at about the same numbers as last year after nearly 18 months of year-over-year gains, according to the monthly Global Port Tracker report released b
The Buckle First Quarter Results Up in Double-Digits
The Buckle reported strong sales boosted its bottom line for the first quarter ended April 30, but the teen retailer missed on the lofty expectations of many analysts…
Dorel Industries Gets Boost from Cannondale and GT Growth
Dorel Industries Inc. bicycle business outperformed its juvenile products and home furnishings businesses in the first quarter thanks to strong demand for its more premium Cannondale and GT bikes in the independent bike dealer, or IBD, channel…
Merrell Launches Add Your Own Scenery Campaign
Continuing to encourage more people to get outside and protect their public lands, Merrell launched its new Add Your Own Scenery global brand campaign. Add Your Own Scenery includes a series of product advertisements as well as a major viral campaign wher
New Philippines Partners for Saucony, Sperry and Keds
Collective Brands, Inc. announced that its Performance + Lifestyle Group (PLG) has signed a wholesale distribution agreement with Iconic Advantage to broaden the reach of its Keds fashion sneaker brand and to launch the Saucony running brand and Sperry To
Airwalk Reaches License Agreement with Japan’s ITOCHU
Collective Licensing International inked a multi-year licensing deal for Airwalk with Japan's ITOCHU Corporation, which will make the company a master licensee of the brand in China, Hong Kong, and Macau…
Vision Street Wear Secures European License
Collective Licensing International announced a new multi-year agreement with UK-based Ski and Sport for the company to license the Vision Street Wear brand for the footwear and apparel categories in the member countries of the European Union (EU)…
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