Macy’s Reports 9 Percent Q1 Profit Gain
Macy’s, Inc.reported earnings of 60 cents per diluted share for the first quarter of 2014, the 13-week period ended May 3, 2014, an increase of 9 percent compared with earnings of 55 cents per diluted share in the first quarter of 2013. Based on exp
Allied Feather and Down to Offer Seminars at OR
Allied Feather & Down, a global supplier and processor of down within the home and outdoor industries, will kick off a series of global seminars for U.S. vendor partners, retailers and consumers at the Outdoor Retailer Summer Market in August. The seminar
Retail Sales Unchanged in April as Consumers Tempered Spending
Despite nicer spring weather, consumers tempered their spending in the month of April…
Mizuno’s Nine Months Gains Led by Americas
Mizuno Corp. reported revenues rose 9.3 percent in the nine months ended Dec. 31. Operating profits jumped 53.4 percent. Operating profit were up 67.5 percent in the Americas…
DSW Inc. opened stores in Hyannis, MA and Manhasset, NY.
DSW Inc. plans to open stores in Hyannis, MA and Manhasset, NY…
Nike Signs NFL Hopefuls
With the NFL Draft's first found set for Thursday night, Nike revealed that it had signed a number of top prospects, including quarterbacks Johnny Manziel, Blake Bortles, Derek Carr and Teddy Bridgewater…
Harvard and Stanford Examine Nike’s Approach to Sustainability
Harvard Business School (HBS) and the Stanford Graduate School of Business (GSB) recently published two separate case studies that examine the history of Nike, Inc.’s work to embed and scale sustainable innovation across the company and its contract
Camelbak’s Strong Bottle Sales Can’t Offset Lapsed Military Contract in Q1
Camelbak’s sales decline 9.3 percent in the quarter ended March 31 compared with the first quarter of 2013 as strong sales of its bottles could not offset the loss of Hydration System sales to the U.S. Marine Corps. Camelbak's Military sales du
Zumiez Sees Robust April Sales
Zumiez Inc. announced that total net sales for the four-week period ended May 3 increased 17.6 percent to $50.6 million, compared to $43.0 million for the four-week period ended May 4. The company's comparable store sales increased 8.2 percent…
Darn Tough Vermont to Sponsor Special Olympics Team Vermont Members
Darn Tough Vermont, American manufacturer of outdoor performance socks, will outfit all 50 members of Team Vermont for the 2014 Special Olympics USA Games as well as sponsor their transportation to the games, which will be held in New Jersey…
Nike’s Sustainability Report Shows Environmental Impact Reductions
Nike Inc. released its FY12-13 Sustainable Business Performance Summary, which outlines the company's progress toward business, labor and environmental goals…
Brandblack Launches Campaign Starring Jamal Crawford
Brandblack, the recently introduced men's performance sportswear brand, announced the launch of a new global marketing campaign featuring recent NBA 6th Man award winner and face of the brand, Jamal Crawford of the Los Angeles Clippers, titled FUTURE
Fox Factory Downshifts in Second Quarter
Fox Factory Holding Corp.’s sales slowed as expected in the first quarter ended March 31 due to earlier shipments of its suspension products to mountain bike manufacturers…
NWF: Climate Assessment Shows Changes Outpacing Projections
The National Climate Assessment released its third report yesterday, featuring the input of more than a dozen federal agencies and hundreds of leading scientists and experts…
Icebug Named Official Footwear Sponsor of Orienteering USA
Orienteering USA has announced Icebug as official footwear sponsor, marking the start of a three-year partnership between the organizations, in which Icebug Footwear will help promote and support the sport of orienteering within the US…
