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Britney Spears to Remain the Face of Candie’s

Iconix Brand Group, Inc. has renewed its exclusive partnership with singer Britney Spears for its Candie's brand, which is available only at Kohl's Department Stores. Spears will appear in the Candie's only at Kohl's marketing campaign

Brooks Sponsors First Triathlete

Brooks Sports, Inc. announced a multi-year partnership with Chrissie Wellington, world-renowned British triathlete and reigning Ironman Champion. Wellington is the first triathlete to join Brooks’ strategic group of professional athletes…

New Era Partners with PONY Baseball/Softball Leagues

New Era Cap Co. announced a partnership with PONY (Protect Our Nation’s Youth) Baseball and Softball organization. Under the terms of the agreement, New Era will become the official on-field cap of PONY, outfitting nearly 500,000 players and coaches

Chaos Signs on with Shopatron

Chaos Headwear said Shopatron, Inc. will provide it with a B2C website offering fulfillment through its dealers beginning Feb. 1, 2010…

Larry Pluimer Joins Waypoint Outdoor

Jim Purdy and Bob Holding, co-owners of Waypoint Outdoor sales agency in Seattle, announced the addition of Larry Pluimer to the Waypoint Outdoor team…

Icebreaker Opens First Store in France

Icebreaker,the outdoor merino wool apparel company based in New Zealand, opened the first independent Icebreaker store. The location was opened in Europe in collaboration with Travel Store SARL as retail partner. It opened Saturday, 16th of January 2010,

Duffy to Head Performance Footwear for Timberland

The Timberland Co. appointed Gregg Duffy as senior director of performance footwear. In this role, Duffy is responsible for the overall management of Timberland’s global performance footwear portfolio, including multi-sport, hiking and seasonal offe

Cabela’s Names Chief Merchant

Cabela's Inc. has appointed Brian J. Linneman as executive vice president and chief merchandising officer. Previously, Linneman was senior vice president of global supply chain and operations, Linneman will be responsible for merchandising, planning,

3N2 Debuts Fastpitch Softball Cleat with Pitching Toe

3N2 has released its first fastpitch softball cleat with a reinforced pitching toe – the Accelerate PT. The Accelerate PT is an extension of 3N2's successful Accelerate line of women’s fastpitch footwear. Its release has been met with positive

Nike Training Exec Joins Gatorade

Andrea Fairchild, former global business development director for Women's Training at Nike, Inc., has been named VP of brand marketing at Gatorade…

Gildan Activewear Missing Six Employees in Haiti

Gildan Activewear Inc. is unable to account for six of its 44 employees in Haiti, Chief Executive Officer Glenn Chamandy said in a memo to employees. As reported, one of Gildan's three contractor facilities in Haiti was “substantially damaged” in the