Blundstone Partners With DNA Footwear In Brooklyn
Blundstone partnered with New York-based shoe retailer DNA Footwear on an exclusive Brooklyn in-store consumer event featuring an evening of boots, beers and Aussie pies.
Marcato Releases Investor Presentation To Deckers Stockholders
Marcato Capital Management LP, which is seeking to replace Deckers entire board with its own candidates at the company’s upcoming annual meeting, released a detailed presentation promoting its plan to drive long-term stockholder value at Deckers.
SGB Q&A: Casey Sheahan, CEO, Simms Fishing Products
The former CEO of Patagonia and president of Keen talks about his passion for the sport of fishing, a wide array of growth opportunities he plans to pursue at Simms, and his commitment to conservation and driving more people to the sport of fishing.
Cowen Downgrades Finish Line On “Skyrocketing” Promotions
Cowen & Co. lowered its rating on The Finish Line to “underperform” from “market perform” due to signs of “skyrocketing” promotions at the retailer. The investment firm also found that Finish Line was continuing to undercut prices of Nike and Adidas online, posing a risk it may see less access to those key brands in the future.
Jordan Brand To Sponsor French Basketball Federation
Jordan Brand has signed on as the official uniform supplier of the French Basketball Federation. The brand will outfit the organization’s men’s and women‘s senior, 3×3 and youth teams.
Cherokee Amends Credit Facility
Cherokee Global Brands announced the amendment, subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions, of its senior secured credit facility to resolve a non-compliance situation with its financial covenants.
Titleist Ball Plant 3 Opens Its Doors For Manufacturing Tours
Starting this month, Titleist is offering golfers the opportunity to visit the center of Titleist golf ball technology – Titleist Ball Plant 3 in New Bedford, MA – and witness firsthand the making of the No. 1 ball in golf.
Acushnet Shareholder To Sell Shares
Acushnet Holdings Corp announced the commencement of an offering of 8.33 million shares of its common stock by investment funds affiliated with Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd.
Topo Athletic Welcomes William Manzer To Board Of Directors
Topo Athletic, the running and fitness footwear brand, appointed William Manzer to its Board of Directors.
Yaktrax And TriggerPoint Sign Winter Olympics Hopeful
Two of Implus’ specialty brands, Yaktrax and TriggerPoint, announced their partnership with accomplished athlete and 2018 Olympic hopeful, Winter Vinecki.
LAX World Shutters All Locations
LAX World has vacated its headquarters in Cockeysville, MD. and shuttered all 16 of its locations, according to a report from The Baltimore Sun.
MEC Breaks Ground On New Flagship At Eastern Gateway To Olympic Village
MEC, Canada’s outdoor gear, know-how and inspiration, broke ground on its new Vancouver flagship store.
Alibaba’s Singles Day Brought In $25 Billion in China
Alibaba Group Holding Limited announced that U.S. $25.3 billion (RMB168.2 billion) in gross merchandise volume (GMV) sales was settled through Alipay on November 11, 2017, an increase of 39 percent compared to 2016.
Oklahoma Becomes Jordan’s Third College Brand
The University of Oklahoma became the third collegiate football program to represent Jordan Brand on the gridiron with the partnership to also extend to the men’s and women’s basketball teams.
Perry Ellis CFO Leaves Company
Perry Ellis International announced that David Rattner will be leaving the company, effective immediately, to pursue other opportunities.
