OP Brings Out Stars for Wal-Mart Launch

Iconix Brand Group, Inc. announced today that Rumer Willis, Kristin Cavallari, Christina Milian, Josie Maran, Pete Wentz, Corbin Bleu and Wilmer Valderrama will star in the print, radio and online marketing campaign for the company's junior and young

Singtex to Build bluesign-Compliant Facility

Singtex Industrial Co., LTD, Taiwan has signed a contract to perform bluesign screening within its new dyeing and finishing facility with bluesign technologies ag. Singtex will rely on the bluesign standard in managing all environment, health and safety i

Singtex Hires bluesign to Screen New Plant

Taiwanese textile maker Singtex Industrial Co., LTD will become the first textile maker to integrate bluesign standards into a new plant from the ground up. Singtex said it had contracted bluesign technologies ag to screen a new dyeing and finishing facil

Rawlings Elevates Three Sales Execs

Rawlings recently announced the promotion of three sales and marketing executives and a new HR chief. The changes reflect the new roles that each has taken since Jarden’s acquisition of K2 in the Fall of 2007…

Wolverine Names New CFO

Wolverine World Wide, Inc. named an executive with experience in the automobile and spirts industries as its new CFO. Don Grimes was appointed SVP, CFO and Treasurer, the company said Tuesday. He will join the company at the end of May and report directly

Mountain Biker Dies at Sea Otter Classic

A 48-year-old mountain biker died after colliding into an enbankment in the first ever fatality in the 18 years of the Sea Otter Classic in Monterrey, CA, SFgate.com reported today…

Candace Parker Signs with Adidas

Candace Parker, the first round pick in the WNBA draft, and adidas announced that they have entered into a multi-year partnership agreement. The sponsorship comes after three seasons at the University of Tennessee and two National Championships for Parker

Etnies Aims to be Carbon Neutral by 2020

Sole Technology, parent company of etnies, eS, Emerica, ThirtyTwo and Altamont apparel, announced the results of its first corporate eco-audit to measure the company's overall carbon footprint, and its goal of becoming a carbon neutral company by the

Play Fair Report: Workers’ Conditions Still Poor

A report by the international clothing workers' rights campaign Play Fair says garment makers in Asia are routinely working long hours under poor conditions in the lead-up to the Beijing Olympics. The newsagency AFP reports that Play Fair says condit

Johnson Outdoors UK Appoints Sales Mgrs

Johnson Outdoors UK announced two new appointments to the sales team. Maurice McGlade has joined the company as an agent for marine electronics for the whole of Ireland. In the UK, Chris King is the new agent for marine electronics for the south coast of

Timberland Commits to 300 Green Communities

Timberland announced a global commitment to green 300 communities in the next two years, and to plant one million trees by 2010. Over the course of Earth Day 2008, Timberland will complete 160 greening projects in 27 countries from the U.S. to Japan, Spai

REI and Nalgene to Phase out BPA Bottles

REI has begun pulling polycarbonate bottles containing the chemical bisphenol-A, or BPA, from its shelves and Nalgene said it will phase out production of its Outdoor line in coming months. The annoucement follows Canada's announcement Friday that it

Hanesbrands Q1 Sales Drops 5%

Hanesbrands Inc., the parent of Hanes and Champion, reported first quarter sales decreased by 5% to $987.8 million from $1.04 billion, reflective of conditions in the retail marketplace. Excluding restructuring actions, earnings per diluted share increase

SteriPEN Taps Exec to Take it Global

SteriPEN named Douglas Gourley as SVP of International for Hydro-Photon, Inc., where he will take on responsibility for the roll out of the SteriPEN handheld water purification line of products beyond the United States…