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Order Issued Against Eyewear Counterfeit Distributor

Luxottica Group S.p.A., the manufacturer of eyewear, announced the final order issued by the Consumer Protection Center of the Sharjah's emirate (United Arab Emirates) to destroy 143,700 counterfeited Ray-Ban sunglasses, found during a raid action at

Hartmark Files for Chapter 11 Protection

Hartmarx Corp., which makes the Jack Nicklaus, Bobby Jones and Lyle & Scott golf apparel collections, filed for Chapter 11 protection in an Illinois federal bankruptcy court, citing a “substantial decline” in sales to consumers and retailers as well as li

Coalision Partners with Kilmer Capital Partners

Coalision has entered into a partnership with Kilmer Capital Partners, a leading Canadian investment group. The association with Kilmer will provide Coalision and its management team with the financial and business resources to ensure the execution of its

Street Surfing Names VP of Sales and Marketing

Street Surfing, LLC has named James Nunziati VP of sales and marketing. Nunziati, a marketing, sales and business development executive in the consumer products and entertainment industry, brings more than 15 years of experience to Street Surfing, which m

NRF: Retail Sales to Decline in 2009

Retail industry sales – excluding those logged at automobile sellers, gas stations and restaurants – are expected to decline 0.5% this year, the National Retail Federation said in its 2009 economic forecast. This marks the first time that the trade group

Salomon Hires New Sales Reps

Salomon has added new sales reps for the new year. Koby and Stephanie Crooks will cover footwear and outdoor apparel in the South West, Bruce Diehl will add apparel to his other Salomon categories in New England and Adam Guile will take on footwear and ap

Sport Footwear Falls Short of Holiday Growth

After many of the publicly traded retailers reported last week, the Holiday 2008 retail business proved to be as disappointing as analysts and prognosticators had forecast. Though anecdotal evidence from much of specialty retail held slightly better resul

MAGIC, WSA See Shrinking Floor Plan

Advanstar Fashion Group is moving all of its South Hall resources to other parts of the Las Vegas Convention Center for its February MAGIC apparel trade show…

Chicago Cubs Sue Under Armour

The Chicago Cubs sued Under Armour for allegedly reneging on a five-year, $10.8 million sponsorship contract to have its logo displayed on the outfield doors in left- and right-center fields. Under Armour disputes the suit, claiming the agreement was term

Asics and Brooks in “Dead Heat” at Fleet Feet…

Brooks finally caught up to Asics at Fleet Feet last year, but New Balance, Saucony and Nike also gained market share at the chain. As reported (see SEW_0903), Fleet Feet's sales grew 14% to $86 million in 2008 on a 12% comp gain…

adidas Considers Closing Reebok HQ in U.K

adidas AG made two announcements last week, first reporting at an investor conference that it will meet its guidance for 2008, then reporting to local media in the U.K. that it is considering closing down its headquarters in Bolton…

SRI Sports Sales Jump on Boost from Cleveland Acquisition

SRI Sports., the new parent company to Srixon and Cleveland Golf, had a strong first three quarters of fiscal 2008 as the addition of the Cleveland business to the sales numbers has more than offset minor declines in smaller divisions. Nonetheless, the co

ORWM Provides Energy Despite Weaker Traffic

The angst of the last month gave way to anxious optimism as Outdoor Retailer Winter Market opened its doors last week. Despite the buzz circulating around the industry since October about fears of a severe cutback in attendance on the part of retailers,

Yakima Acquires RACKandROLL

Yakima has acquired RACKandROLL, LLC, a manufacturer of high performance multi-sport trailers based in Frederick, MD. The trailers, branded Yakima RACKandROLL, will be sold through RACKandROLL’s existing distribution and current Yakima dealers effective i