Wenger's Boulder, CO store has been honored as Store of the Year by the Association of Retail Environments (A.R.E.). The award recognizes the best in retail design, store fixtures and visual presentation…
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Adidas Appoints Chief Marketing Officer for Adidas Brand
Adidas has appointed Hermann Deininger as chief marketing officer (CMO) for the Adidas brand, effective June 1. In this new role, Deininger will be responsible for all three adidas sub-brands, adidas Sport Performance, adidas Originals and adidas Sport St
Former Nike Exec to Head Dockers
Levi Strauss & Co. said that Anne Rohosy, a former Nike executive, will become president of its Dockers khakis brand. She replaces Jim Calhoun, who resigned last month to become CEO of Hurley International LLC, owned by Nike Inc…
Growth in Retail Container Traffic Levels Off
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
Puma Issues First Environmental PandL Statement
Puma has published its first environmental profit and loss (E P&L) account, revealing the impact of raw materials on greenhouse gas emissions and water use. Puma is said to be the first company to attempt to produce an economic valuation of the environmen
Craghoppers Launches in the U.S.
Craghoppers, a major outdoor apparel brand in the United Kingdom, is launching in May in the U.S. The U.S. introduction includes outdoor clothing under the Craghoppers brand, performance gear designed by Bear Grylls of Discovery Channel's Man Versus
Merrell Barefoot Sell-in Wider than Expected; Parent Battles Higher Input Costs
Don Grimes, Wolverine World Wide's SVP and CFO, said last week his company's gross margins were up 30 basis points in the third quarter and the company continues to guide to flat gross margins…
VF Corp. Sees Higher Margin Business Growth Offsetting Higher Input Cost Pressure
Speaking at the Robert W. Baird & Co., Inc. Growth Stock Conference last week, Bob Shearer, VF Corp's SVP and CFO, said gross margins – excluding a special year-ago restricting charge – were down 50 basis points in its first quarter but nearly every
Brunswick Looks to Product Development, International Expansion for Growth
Speaking at the Bank of America Merrill Lynch Small & Mid Cap Conference last week, Brunswick Corp. CFO Peter Hamilton noted that the company has seen challenges from declining demand of new power boats, which have yielded to sales of used boats…
NE Footwear Looking at U.S. Manufacturing
New England Footwear, maker of GoLite Footwear, will receive funding as part of the Green Launching Pad, a joint venture between the state of New Hampshire and the University of New Hampshire designed to help bring new green technologies to market and cre
Taiwanese Owner Eliminates CEO Post at Yakima
Yakima eliminated the position of CEO held by Jerry Heinlen and will now be led by an executive management team reporting to Chairman C.S. Lin, owner of Kemflo International Ltd., the Taiwanese company that acquired Yakima in 2009…
Gaiam Posts Wider Q1 Net Loss
Gaiam, Inc reported that net revenue for the first quarter ended March 31 decreased 12.0 percent to $54.8 million from $62.2 million recorded in the same quarter last year…
Fox Factory MTB Sales Rose 18.2 Percent in First Quarter
Net sales at Fox Factory, Inc. jumped 31.0 percent to $42.8 million in the first quarteras Asian factories ramped up production of mountain bikes and off-road vehicles, its parent company Compass Holdings Inc. reported…
New Owner Eliminates CEO Post at Yakima
Yakima eliminated the position of CEO held by Jerry Heinlen and will now be led by an executive management team reporting to Chairman C.S. Lin, owner of Kemflo International Ltd., the Taiwanese company that acquired Yakima in 2009…
Report: Federal Hunting and Fishing Excise Taxes Generate Significant ROI for Industry
An analysis conducted for the Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies found that federal excise taxes collected on the sale of hunting and shooting equipment represented an approximate 1,100 percent annual return on investment (ROI) to manufacturers bet
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