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Brunswick Names Deputy General Counsel
Brunswick Corporation appointed Kristin M. Coleman, 39, as its deputy general counsel and assistant secretary, reporting to Lloyd C. Chatfield, vice president, general counsel and secretary…
Everlast Shareholders Approve Merger
Everlast Worldwide Inc. announced that it has received shareholder approval of the acquisition of Everlast Worldwide Inc. by Brands Holdings, a subsidiary of U.K. retailer, Sports Direct. At a special meeting of Everlast's shareholders held Wednesda
Lululemon Sees Strong Gains in First Quarter as Public Company…
Lululemon’s first quarter as a public company exceeded internal projections and analysts’ expectations as corporate-owned retail sales were up 98% for the second quarter of 2007 to $53.1 million, or 90.5% of overall sales. This top-line increase was driv
U.S. Slowdown Hurts Mainland Headwear…
Mainland Headwear H1 turnover was HK$255.1 million ($32.7 mm) representing a drop of 20% when compared with the same period last year. The decrease in turnover was mainly attributable to the Group’s disposal of its subsidiary Drew Pearson Marketing Inc. i
Backbone Inks Deal with Lunabrite
Backbone Media has been selected by Lunabrite, Inc. of Mountain Lakes, New Jersey to launch Lunabrite Light Technology to the architectural, marine, outdoor recreation, and pet markets…
Li and Fung USA Inks Apparel License for TAF
NexCen Brands, Inc. has entered into an agreement with Li & Fung USA, to manufacture and distribute branded apparel under The Athlete's Foot brand. NexCen publicly announced in June its intention to launch the TAF line of branded apparel. Financial
OR Summer Market 2007 Sets New Attendance Records
Outdoor Retailer Summer Market returned to Salt Lake City, August 9-12, with a record 1,051 exhibitors across 421,000 square feet of exhibit space. The most expansive Summer Market to date welcomed more than 21,000 total attendees, including over 150 new
Reebok Launches Largest Store in India
Reebok launched a 15,000 square foot store – its largest worldwide – in the city of Hyderabad in India. Reebok now has 500 stores in the country…
Reebok Launches Largest Store in India
Reebok launched a 15,000 square foot store – its largest – located in the city of Hyderabad in India. Reebok now has 500 stores in the country…
Nau Partners With Nonprofits
Nau Inc., the technical and lifestyle outdoor apparel company, has partnered with four national and global nonprofit organizations in addition to six regional organizations in each of the four cities where its stores are located: Boulder, Portland, Chicag
Ross Stores August Comps Up 4%
Ross Stores, Inc. reported sales climbed 12% in August to $461 million from $410 million, with same-store sales ahead 4%…
Kohl’s August Comps Slip 0.6%
Kohl's Corporation sales for the four-week period ended September 1, 2007 increased 7.1% over the four-week period ended August 26, 2006. On a comparable store basis, sales decreased 0.6%…
Stage Stores August Comps Decrease 2.6%
Stage Stores, Inc. saw net sales for the month of August decrease 4.1% to $123.5 million from $128.8 million for the same month last year. Prior year sales results include inventory liquidation sales of $8.7 million generated by the acquired B.C. Moore st
Joseph Abboud Partners with Reebok/NFL
JA (Joseph Abboud) Apparel Corp. has partnered with Reebok and the NFL on a new “Joseph Abboud Coaches Collection.” The collection, which includes suits, sports coats, trousers, shirts and ties, will debut on the sidelines the opening weekend of the 2007
Antigua Sees Slazenger, Dunlop Licenses Add to Full Year Sales
Antigua Enterprises Inc. saw fiscal year 2007 sales increase 8.5% to $51.9 million from $47.9 million last year. During the fiscal year, the company added the Slazenger brand and the Dunlop brand to its portfolio. The sales growth was driven by the compan
