Wolverine Closes PLG Deal, Raises View
Wolverine World Wide Inc. on Tuesday closed on its $1.32 billion acquisition of Collective Brands Inc.’s Performance and Lifestyle Group (PLG) business, and indicated the deal is already starting to pay off…
Spirit Fitness Opens New Headquarters Facility
Spirit Fitness, the fitness equipment manufacturer located in Jonesboro, AR, celebrated the grand opening of its new headquarters…
Puma Introduces Biodegradable and Recyclable Products
Puma will be launching a collection of shoes, apparel and accessories that are either biodegradable or recyclable when consumers return them to Puma’s Bring Me Back Program at the end of their lifecycles. With the Puma InCycle collection, coming int
Sports Source Asia Returns for Sixth Year
Sports Source Asia, the international sourcing fair for sports equipment and sports apparel, will be returning for its sixth year at AsiaWorld-Expo in Hong Kong from Oct. 28 to 30. In 2011, more than 6,200 buyers attended the fair, with over half were fro
Schwinn Launches Helmet Safety Campaign
Schwinn launched Helmets on Heads, a comprehensive national education campaign committed to educating one million kids about bike helmet safety by 2023…
Franklin Retail Systems Names Vice President
Franklin Retail Solutions named Glenn Walls vice president of business development. Walls, who will be based out of the greater New York area, is responsible for managing strategic partnerships and developing new accounts…
Billabong Elects New Chairman
Billabong International Limited appointed Dr. Ian Pollard as director and chairman elect of its board of directors. Pollard is an actuary, Rhodes Scholar and a fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. He has held a wide range of senior bus
Split Clothing Makes Hires
Split Clothing appointed Kurt Schleicher as VP of domestic sales, Chris San Juan as SVP of design, and Alex Yang as director of marketing…
Patagonia To Launch Common Threads Initiative in Portland
In an effort to partner with its customers to take mutual responsibility for the full life cycle of the products it makes and customers purchase, Patagonia announced a kickoff event for Common Threads Second Home. Available only at Patagonia Portland, th
Target’s September Comps Advance 2.1 Percent
Target Corp. reported that its net retail sales for the five weeks ended Sept. 29, were $6.08 billion, an increase of 2.6 percent from $5.92 billion for the five weeks ended Oct. 1, 2011. On this same basis, September comparable-store sales increased 2.1
Concept III Textile to Exhibit at Sourcing Snow at SIA Snow Show
Concept III Textiles will be among a handful of suppliers to exhibit at next winter’s Snowsports Industries America (SIA) Snow Show, which is adding a Sourcing Show on a separate floor for the first time…
H2O Generation Names New Rep in Florida
The stand-up paddleboard company The H2O Generation said Ryan Pena will be heading up the Mid Atlantic Florida territory for the company…
Nordstrom’s September Comps Climb 4.4 Percent
Nordstrom, Inc. reported a 4.4 percent increase in same-store sales for the five-week period ended September 29 compared with the five-week period ended October 1, 2011…
Ross Stores Reports September SSS Gain of Five Percent
Ross Stores, Inc. reported sales increased 10 percent to $800 million for the five weeks ended September 29, up from $726 million in sales for the five weeks ended October 1, 2011. Comparable store sales for the month grew 5 percent on top of a 5 percent
Macy’s September Comps Up 2.5 Percent
Macy’s, Inc. reported total sales of $2.358 billion for the five weeks ended September 29, an increase of 2.7 percent compared with total sales of $2.297 billion in the five weeks ended Oct. 1, 2011…
