<p>Collective Brands, Inc. announced that its Payless ShoeSource unit has signed two new franchise deals to bring the Payless retail chain to new international markets beginning next year, including opening Payless stores in Mexico, Indonesia, Malaysia and S</p>
<p>Toms Shoes and humanitarian agency World Vision have launched a new partnership to provide children in more than a dozen developing countries with new shoes to protect their health and empower them to stay in school…</p>
<p>Allen Edmonds Shoe Corp. is adding a new shoe-production line to its Port Washington headquarters that could create 200 new jobs with the help of a $1.5 million forgivable loan from the state of Wisconsin…</p>
<p>Mountain Chalet, the CO-based outdoor retailer, has joined Grassroots Outdoor Alliance…</p>
<p>The New Wave Group, which designs, acquires and develops brands including Umbro and Cutter & Buck, has appointed Magnus Claesson as VP of China…</p>
<p>In an effort to build participation and recognition of the Surfing and Skating lifestyle in China, Wabsono International and Surfing China held the “Surfing China Festival,” “China Action Sports Expo” and the first annual “Ch</p>
<p>Mobis Transportation/Bikestation will hold the grand opening of the Bikestation Hillsboro bike transit center in Hillsboro, OR…</p>
<p>Pukka Headwear, maker of custom team headwear, reached a vendor agreement with Sports, Inc. of Lewistown, MT…</p>
<p>JJB Sports Plc, the U.K.'s third- largest sporting goods retailer, said the Serious Fraud Office completed its investigation into the company and Sports Direct International Plc and decided no charges are to be brought against the companies…</p>
<p>Modell's Sporting Goods launched their first ever Winter Shop to be featured in each of the chain's 146 stores this holiday season…</p>
<p>Though Americans are still operating with the recession in the back of their minds and many have fundamentally changed their shopping habits, some findings from NRF's first holiday survey imply consumers won't only be focusing on low prices and </p>
<p>The North Face's Explore Fund awarded $250,000 to more than 100 projects that will expose 85,000 young people to the outdoors. The grants are part of the inaugural commitment of The North Face Explore Fund, administered by the Outdoor Foundation…</p>
<p>Volcom, Inc. intends to directly distribute the company's products in Spain having acquired strategic assets from its current distributor in the region. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed…</p>
<p>Cybex International said net sales for its third quarter ended Sept. 25, 2010, were $29.2 million compared to $29.0 million for the corresponding 2009 period…</p>
<p>Mizuno USA, Inc. has hired Jessica Klodnicki to serve as the company’s new vice president of brand marketing and management. Klodnicki will begin her duties on Oct. 25…</p>
