HandM to Debut David Beckham Bodywear Ad
H&M will debut a 30-second ad during the Super Bowl to launch the new David Beckham Bodywear collection. The spot marks both H&M and David Beckham's inauguration into the Super Bowl advertising line-up. H&M recently announced a long-term alliance wi
TMG Hires Hiring Expert to Focus on Outdoor Companies
TMG, a leading provider of growth-based retail strategies, has added Mimi Darr to its consulting team. Darr's focus will be to revolutionize the process of hiring for companies in the outdoor industry using an on-line assessment tool based on the DI
GSI Outdoors Names Greenrep.org to Oversee Northeast Sales and Marketing
GSI Outdoors, a leading supplier of outdoor table- and cookware, has named greenrep.org to oversee sales and marketing efforts in New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and all the New England states…
Zappos Data Breach Hits 24 Million Customers
Zappos.com said a hacker breached its customer database. More than 24 million customers of online shoe retailer Zappos.com received a notice last night that their personally identifiable information may have been stolen…
Lowa Featuring New Winter Boots at OR Winter Market
Lowa will be featuring their 2012-2013 new winter boots at the Outdoor Retailer Winter Market trade show in Salt Lake City…
Liberty Bottleworks Taps Brewing Market
Liberty Bottleworks has tapped a new market: making custom bottles for breweries nationwide. The Yakima, WA company said more than two dozen brewers have turned to it for a new way to sell their suds, whether as conveniently sized, durable mini growlers o
NRF: Container Imports to Flatline Until March
With the holiday shopping season over, import cargo volume at the nation’s major retail container ports should be nearly flat during January compared with the same month last year, but significant year-over-year increases are expected this spring, a
Fila Extends Agreements with Kim Clijsters and Svetlana Kuznetsova
Fila has extended its endorsement agreements with long-time WTA Tour stars and Grand Slam champions Kim Cljisters and Svetlana Kuznetsova…
Under Armour Signs Michael Dawson to Multiyear Partnership
Under Armour announced a multiyear partnership with English soccer star Michael Dawson…
Wolverine Expects 2011 Revenues At Low End of Range
Wolverine Worldwide said last week it expects revenues for 2011 to approximate the low end of its former guidance. At the ICR XChange investor conference, Don Grimes, SVP, CFO and treasurer, said the fourth-quarter's revenue performance was impacted
Crocs Sees 4Q Revenue At High End Of Guidance
Crocs Inc. said fourth-quarter revenue's will be at the high end of prior guidance of $200 to $205 million. It also indicated it will reach its goal of having full-year sales exceed $1 billion for the first time in the company's history…
Outside’s 2012 Best Places to Work Deadline Set for Feb. 24
Outside magazine has set Feb. 24 as the registration deadline for this year's 2012 “Best Places to Work” nominations. Outside’s Best Places to Work program recognizes employers that empower their employees to live bigger, better liv
Pacific Sunwear Seeing Some Stabilization
While announcing plans to close nearly a quarter of its stores in early December, Pacific Sunwear said its core business is stabilizing with some turnaround efforts starting to pay off…
DSW Lifts Q4 Guidance
DSW Inc. raised its EPS guidance on the strength of strong November and December revenues. Its annual earnings were slightly raised to a range of $2.96 to $2.99 for fiscal 2011 from a range of $2.90 to $2.95 previously. The family shoe chain also plans to
Burton Snowboards Names VP of North American Sales
Burton Snowboards named Sasha Dietschi-Cooper as VP of North American sales for its Burton, RED and anon brands and said he would report directly to John Lacy, EVP of product & North American sales. The company said Global Resort Director Jeff Boliba will
