Mark Miller Exits K-Swiss
Mark Miller has stepped down from K-Swiss. He had been president of a K-Swiss' new Youth Division. He was also President of MMA brand FORM Athletics, which he founded and sold to K-Swiss…
ShoesTV Launches Redesign
ShoesTV (http://shoes.tv/), the first online TV site dedicated to providing shoe-related news and entertainment around the clock, launch its site redesign that features a larger focus on news content and ease of navigation…
Jones Group in Talks to Sell Jeans Brands
Jones Group, the parent of Nine West, is in talks to sell off its jeanswear division to Delta Galil Industries Inc. The sale is estimated in bring in $350 million to $400 million…
Town Sports Names VP of Real Estate
Town Sports International Holdings, Inc., a leading owner and operator of fitness clubs in the Northeast and mid-Atlantic, named Todd Shugarman as its new vice president of real estate…
Accell Group Sells Derby Cycle Shares to Pon Holdings
Accell Group N.V. sold its 22% stake in Derby Cycle AG to Pon Holdings at a price of €28 per share, or a profit of €17 million ($23mm)…
Dutch Court Slashes Accell Group Anti-trust Fine
Accell Group N.V. said the Netherlands Court of Appeal for
Trade & Industry has definitively settled the long-running anti-trust procedure against Accell Group and other bicycle manufacturers concerning breach of…
Nike Plans Aggressive Growth in China
In an exclusive interview with China Daily, Nike brand President Charlie Denson said on Tuesday that the company will continue to invest heavily in China. With more than 7,000 retail stores in China, Nike now plans to expand distribution to second and thi
Backcountry.com to Build Fulfillment Center in Virginia
Backcountry.com will build a fulfillment center in Virginia that will begin serving the East Coast next summer. The center will be roughly the same size at Backcountry.com's Utah warehouse and employ 200…
Black Diamond Expects Q3 Sales to Rise 24 Percent
Black Diamond, Inc. expects to report third quarter consolidated sales of approximately $42 million, an increase of 24 percent compared to $34 million in the third quarter of 2010…
Darn Tough Vermont to Supply US Marine Corps
Darn Tough Vermont has been awarded a contract to supply the United States Marine Corps (USMC) with 450,000 pairs of its Extreme Cold Weather Merino Wool Boot Socks…
RECALL: B.O.B. Jogging Strollers
About 411,700 B.O.B. Strollers are being recalled. The jogging strollers are being recalled due to a choking hazard posed by a detachable embroidered canopy backing patch…
Moosejaw Upgrades to New Warehouse Management System
Moosejaw has upgraded its warehouse management system in Madison Heights, MI with an eye toward growing its retail storefront footprint and distribution center square footage over the next several years…
Stage Stores Launches Off-Price Concept
Stage Stores, Inc. is launching Steele's, its new off-price concept for small town America…
Perry Ellis’ Womens’ President Exits
Perry Ellis International announced that Christa Michalaros, president of PEI Womenswear, is leaving her position to pursue other interests. The company named Lana Todorovich, currently president of Swim, Ladies Activewear & Shapewear as interim head of P
Airwalk and Vision Street Wear Gain Watch Licenses
Collective Licensing International, LLC (CLI) announced an exclusive, multi-year license agreement with timepiece designer, Xtreme Time. Under the agreement, Xtreme Time will design, market and sell Airwalk and Vision Street Wear branded watches in North
