The SEA Group, based in Montreal, appointed Kathy Van Ness as Executive Vice President/Chief Marketing Officer of its Christina and Gottex swimwear brands. She was formerly Executive Vice President for the Swimwear Group at Warnaco, Inc., in Los Angeles..
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Federated Bumps Up Funding for Online Business
Federated Department Stores, Inc. has announced an additional capital investment of approximately $100 million in 2007-2008 to support continued growth in its direct-to-consumer businesses, including macys.com, bloomingdales.com, Bloomingdale's By Ma
Saks CFO-Designate Decides to Exit Company
Saks Incorporated has announced that Michael G. Archbold, Executive Vice President/Chief Financial and Administrative Officer of Saks Fifth Avenue, will resign his position effective April 13, 2007. He was slated to assume the post of EVP/CFO of Saks Inc
Yakima Inks Deal with Wolverine Footwear and Apparel
Yakima inked a partnership with Wolverine footwear and apparel as the official apparel sponsor of Yakima’s 2007 Road Warrior Tour, the company’s grassroots field marketing program. Road Warrior staff will wear Wolverine apparel at over 400 retail venues a
Dick’s Sporting Goods Set to Open Pro Soccer Park
Dick's Sporting Goods Park, a professional soccer stadium & field complex, is set to open its doors to the public. Once open, the 18,000-seat outdoor stadium and 24 full-sized outdoor fields located in Commerce City, Colorado will be the home of the
The Walking Company Enters Maine
The Walking Company, will open a new location in South Portland, Maine, its first location in the state, on April 13. The 1,725 square-foot location will be located at The Maine Mall, 364 Main Mall Road…
Nike Runs Dice-K Ads Exclusively in Japan
Nike announced that a new 30-second broadcast commercial featuring Japanese star and Boston Red Sox rookie pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka will begin airing today on television exclusively in Japan to mark the athlete's professional debut this week in the
Horizon Fitness Promotes Clint Myers to VP, Product and Engineering
Horizon Fitness promoted Clint Myers to vice president of product and engineering. In his new role, Myers will lead product managers in executing annual plans from conceptualization to final production…
Reebok Launches $30mm Running-Focused Ad Campaign
Reebok is launching a $30m multimedia marketing campaign in the U.S. called “Run Easy”. The campaign is designed to motivate runners to have fun with their exercise, and one of its poster ads takes a swipe at Nike's “Just Do It” slogan with the messa
Walking Co. Parent Sees Tighter Margins Impact Q4 Income
For the fourth quarter, The Walking Company saw comparable store sales increase 14.5%, while increasing 10.6% for the year. The increases, however were offset by decreases at the Big Dog retail chain which prompted Big Dog Holdings, Inc. to post a decreas
SGMA Spring Market Adds Brand Equity Series to Conference Schedule
SGMA Spring Market added the Protecting Your Brand Equity legal series, which consists of four in-depth discussions on the threats and opportunities to intellectual property and business value, to its conference line up…
Iconix Closes Rocawear Acquisition
Iconix Brand Group, Inc. has completed the acquisition of the brand Rocawear. The purchase price for the transaction was $204 million in cash with contingent payments of an additional $35 million of Iconix stock based upon the brand surpassing certain pre
Reebok Sues Nike Over Patent Infringement in ‘Free’ Line
Reebok International Ltd. has filed a lawsuit against Nike, Inc. in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, claiming Nike infringed on a patent arising from Reebok’s collapsible shoe technology. Infringing products include 11 different
Nike and adidas Take Jersey Battle to Brazil
Reports out of Brazil have adidas making overtures to the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) to become sponsor. The CBF's current contract with rival Nike is set to expire in 2018 with adidas' bid reportedly far outpacing the current level s
Nautilus lays off 30
Nautilus laid off about 30 people across the company in an effort to move “decision-making closer to the customer,” according to the Oregonian.
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