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ISPO Munich to Pay Way for Select European Retailers
ISPO Munich has partnered with the European Outdoor Group (EOG) to bring up to 70 additional outdoor retailers from across Europe to the 2014 edition of the show free of charge as VIPs with subsidised accommodation.
Germany’s 21sportsgroup Secures Financing
Germany’s 21sportsgroup announced it had secured the working capital it requires to operate its multi-channel running, cycling and triathlon stores through 2016…
The Toms Marketplace Launches at Toms.com
Toms launched the Toms Marketplace, a new online retail destination hosted on Toms.com that features a curated collection of 200 socially conscious products from 30 different companies…
Jones Apparel’s Q3 Sales Dip
The Jones Group Inc. reported revenues for the third quarter of 2013 were $1.02 billion, as compared with $1.04 billion for the third quarter of 2012…
TravelChair Picks Red Pine as Canadian Distributor
TravelChair has chosen Red Pine Outdoor to distribute its camping furniture in Canada…
Redline Sports Group Adds Lowe Alpine to Brand Portfolio
Equip Outdoors Technologies Ltd. said it had chosen, Redline Sports Group to represent Lowe Alpine in the Rockies. Redline Sports already represents Rab, Equip’s outdoor apparel brand…
Sears Considering Spinoff of Lands’ End
Sears Holdings Corporation said in a statement it's evaluating separating both its Lands' End business and Sears Auto Center (“SAC”) business. It also lowered its guidance for the current quarter…
FootBalance/Sports Authority to Support Breast Cancer Research
FootBalance, an maker of custom footbeds, teamed up this month with Sports Authority to raise more than $2,000 to benefit the Breast Cancer Research Fund…
Brunswick Launches Free Online Marketing Program For Certified Dealers
Brunswick Corporation's (NYSE: BC) dealer services team, Brunswick Dealer Advantage, has teamed up with Dominion Marine Media, the online marine marketing services division of Dominion Enterprises Inc., to offer Brunswick certified dealers online mar
Dr. Martens Sold to PE Firm
Permira Funds, a private equity firm that owns Hugo Boss and New Look, has bought R Griggs Group, the parent company and licensee of the Dr Martens brand, for £300 million (U.S. $486 mm)…
Planet Dog Obtains License to Make Life is Good Branded Pet Products
Planet Dog has procured an exclusive license to design, develop and manufacture a complete line of pet products for Life is Good that will be sold through both companies' dealers in the United States, Canada and the Caribbean…
Nordstrom Rack To Open In Dublin, CA
Nordstrom, Inc. plans to open a Nordstrom Rack at the Village at Dublin in Dublin, CA. The approximately 35,000-square-foot store is scheduled to open in fall 2015…
NRF Survey Foreshadows Dip in Holiday Spending Budgets
U.S. consumers will spend slightly less on average this holiday season, according to a holiday consumer spending survey conducted for the National Retail Foundation since the federal government shutdown began Oct. 1…
Calida Group Seeks Control of Lafuma
Calida Group, which is listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange, is seeking a majority stake in Lafuma, the struggling French company that owns the Lafuma, Millet and Eider outdoor apparel brands…
World T.E.A.M. Sports Board Adds Capital One Bank Executive
World T.E.A.M. Sports, a 20-year-old national sports management company, announced the appointment of Capital One Bank executive John Villar as a member of the non-profit’s board of directors…
