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K-Swiss Worldwide Revenues Plunge 28% in Q4

K-Swiss reported net loss for the fourth quarter of 2008 ended Dec. 31 was $13.7 million, or 39 cents per diluted share, compared with net earnings of $596,000, or 2 cents per diluted share, in the prior-year period…

Somnio Launches Customizable Footwear Line

An avid runner who was experiencing problems with his feet, Sean Sullivan started seeing Dr. Andy Pruitt at the Boulder Center for Sports Medicine in Boulder, CO. The conversation quickly shifted from Sullivan’s problems to the solutions. That ideas led t

Slow Motion

Like neutral cushioning and stability, motion control has been one of the traditional categories that performance running footwear brands and retailers have used to segment their products…

Mizuno Running Earns Podiatric

Mizuno USA, Inc. received the American Podiatric Medical Association Seal of Acceptance for ten of the company’s running shoe models…

Newton Running Names New President

Newton Running has named Stephen Gartside as president of the technical running footwear company. Gartside will run the day-to-day global operations of Newton Running and work closely with Newton’s founders, Danny Abshire and Jerry Lee…

Legendary Mountaineers Partner with Eddie Bauer

Eddie Bauer has partnered with a team of mountaineers to build a new line of outerwear and gear called First Ascent. The team includes reknowned mountain guides and climbers, including Peter Whittaker, Ed Viesturs, and Dave Hahn…

Footjoy Closing Plant in Brockton

FootJoy, a division of the Acushnet Co., is shutting down its plant in Brockton, MA, affecting 103 employees. A company spokesman Rob Kelley told The Enterprise of Brockton that the closure announced Thursday will occur in phases over the next six weeks..

Danner Receives Military Contract

LaCrosse Footwear, Inc.'s Danner® subsidiary received a new $6.7 million delivery order from the U.S. Army for the Danner Combat Hiker boot. Danner anticipates delivering this order of the Combat Hiker boot beginning in April through August of this y

Warnaco’s Q4 Sales Dip 4.4%

The Warnaco Group, Inc., the parent of Speedo, saw net revenues fall 4.4% to $445.9 million in the fourth quarter. The company, which also produces Calvin Klein jeans and underwear, showed an operating loss was $12.0 million in the period, which included

Pacific Brands Restructures As H1 Sales Down 2.9%

Pacific Brands is implementing a new strategy – Pacific Brands 2010 – in which it will discontinue some of its smaller labels and brands to reduce complexity and cost and divest some non-core businesses and facilities, some as going concerns. These change

Hanesbrands Revises Earnings Growth Forecast

Hanesbrands Inc., the parent of Champion and Duafold, said it does not expect to achieve its earnings target in 2009 and that it its amending its credit facility. The company predicted low to mid-teen percentage unit volume declines in early 2009 amid low

Report: JJB to Close 46 Lifestyle Stores

Reports out of the U.K. have KPMG, which was named administrator of JJB's lifestyle Original Shoe Company and Qube stores, closing 46 of the 77 door in operation. This move will in turn cause 438 positions to become unnecessary for the retailers…