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Phoenix Footwear Q3 Sales Slide

Phoenix Footwear Group, Inc. lost $1.1 million, or 14 cents a share, in the third quarter versus earnings of $60,000, or 1 cent, in the year-ago quarter. Revenues slid 10.9% to $4.9 million. Sales were down 9% for the Trotters brand and off 6% at Softwalk

Bearpaw Responds to Deckers’ Ugg Suit — Kind Of

Bearpaw Footwear responded to the Deckers Outdoors lawsuit charging the brand with copying the designs of its Ugg brand. Bearpaw said the Deckers suit has only come about due to the “momentum” the company is experiencing in the marketplace and defended th

TapouT Parent Acquires Sinister

Authentic Brands Group, which recently acquired the Tapout brand, has purchased Sinister, an apparel and accessories company with origins in the mixed martial arts space…

Aldila Acquires Victory Archery

Aldila, Inc., the golf equipment company, signed a non-binding letter of intent to acquire the assets of the Victory arrow business from Miramar Strategic Ventures, LLC in a cash and stock transaction targeted to close by Dec. 31, 2010…

Orange 21 Narrows Q3 Loss

Orange 21 Inc., the parent of the O’Neill and Spy Optic, reported Q3 sales decreased 6.3% in the quarter ended Sept. 30, to $8.2 million from $8.8 million a year ago…

Exceed Grows Q3 Sales, Doubles Profits

Exceed Company Ltd., which owns the “Xidelong” sportswear brand from China, reported revenue jumped 25.8% to RMB832.4 million ($124 mm) in the third quarter versus the third quarter last year…

Gramicci Appoints Director Of Design and Sales Director

Gramicci hired James Sowins as director of design. Both men's and women's design teams along with the technical design team will report directly to Sowins. Paul Cronin has also been hired as a VP and sales director, managing all U.S. and Interna

Finish Line to Offer Web-Only Thanksgiving Day Deals

Finish Line is introducing Thanksgiving Day discounts on its finishline.com home page. Finish Line plans to send customers e-mails about the deals and will also alert its Twitter followers and Facebook fans when deals become live…

Skechers Signs Kim Kardashian as Endorser

Skechers USA said reality TV star Kim Kardashian and Kris Jenner, her mother, will be the faces of the campaign which launches in 2011 and includes multiple mediums of advertising, in-store and social media, as well as a “Shaping Up With The Kardashians”