DSW Q2 Comps Climb 4.4 Percent
DSW Inc. reported second quarter sales increased 9.7 percent to $562 million, with comparable sales increasing 4.4 percent. Adjusted EPS climbed to 97 cents a share, an increase of 47 percent over last year…
Billabong Reports $883 Million Loss After Writing Down Value of Brands to Nearly Zero
Billabong International Limited, which is in the throes of refinancing its debt and has slashed 75 percent of its suppliers in the last year, reported a net loss after tax of AUD$859.5 million ($883 mm) for the year ended June 30, after AUD$867.2 million
Patagonia Footwear Partners to Support Flip Flop Recycling
Expanding on their collaboration and creation of 100 percent recyclable sandals made with PLUSfoam material, Patagonia Footwear and PLUS Compound Technologies, LLC recently launched accessible consumer incentive programs that encourage them to recycle the
Nordstrom To Expand TOPSHOP And TOPMAN Partnership To 28 Additional Stores This Fall
Plans were announced to expand Nordstrom's partnership with TOPSHOP and TOPMAN by adding 28 TOPSHOP departments and 8 TOPMAN departments across the country starting in late September 2013…
Former Nike Designer Becomes Chief Merchant for Levi’s
Grant Barth, who spent 16 years at Nike in global merchandising across many categories including sportswear, running and technical outerwear, has been named chief merchandising officer for the Levi’s brand. Barth left Nike earlier this year to becom
REI Close to Naming New CEO
REI is close to hiring a former executive of Coach as its new CEO, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal. The paper identified the executive as Jerry Stritzke, 53, who steps down as president and chief operating officer of Coach at the end of t
Golfsmith and Nike Golf Partner to Help Marathon Bombing Survivors
In conjunction with Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital and its Back in the Swing Adaptive Golf Program, Golfsmith is partnering with Nike Golf to custom fit and provide golf clubs, apparel and gear to a number of survivors of the Boston Marathon bombing an
Brown Shoe Lifts Guidance on Strong Q2, Tempers Outlook
Brown Shoe Co., the parent of Famous Footwear, reported earnings before special items more than doubled in the second quarter, exceeding internal expectations. With comps ahead 6.8 percent, Famous Footwear delivered a record second quarter sales operating
VF Corp to Establish Three Global Innovation Centers
VF Corp, the parent of The North Face, Vans and Timberland, announced the company will establish three global innovation centers – to focus on game-changing product innovations in technical apparel, footwear and jeans. Declaring it a “groundbreaking move
Under Armour Ends Baltimore Marathon Sponsorship
Under Armour, which has been the title sponsor of the Baltimore Running Festival for the past 10 years, will not sponsor this year's race, which will be held Oct. 12. The race is seeking a new title sponsor…
Helly Hansen Fills New Sales Position for North American Sailing
Helly Hansen this week named Jenny Daudlin to the newly created position of sailing sales representative for North America…
Companies Pool Marketing Dollars to Promote US-Made Skis and Snowboards
Fourteen ski and snowboard companies proudly manufacturing in the USA have banded together to promote buying U.S.-made product for the upcoming ’13/’14 winter season. The group says the Utah Governor's Office of Economic Development has p
WFSGI Schedules Manufacturing Forum in Taiwan
The Federation of the Sporting Goods Industry (WFSGI) and several trade associations in China and Taiwan have organiized a forum in Taipei as part of WFSGI's “The Future of Manufacturing” initiative, which aims to help help manufacturers
Boardworks Surf Takes Over Canadian Distribution
Boardworks Surf has taken over all Canadian distribution of its paddle board products effective immediately…
NuCanoe Named Vendor Partner by Grassroots Outdoor Alliance
Grassroots Outdoor Alliance (Grassroots) is pleased to announce that NuCanoe has joined our organization as a Vendor Partner…
