Shoe Carnival Finds Success Reaching Moms
At ICR Xchange, Shoe Carnival’s Cliff Sifford, president, CEO, and chief merchandising officer, said the family shoe chain has found success reaching moms and will be expanding those efforts in the years to come…
Tilly’s Upgrades Q4 Guidance on First Same-Store Sales Increase in Seven Quarters
Tilly’s Inc. upgraded its guidance for the fourth quarter, when it said same-store sales, including Internet sales, grew for the first time since the first quarter of 2012…
Under Armour to Open Store in Mall of America
Under Armour signed a lease to open a Brand House store at the Mall of America in Minneapolis, according to the Baltimore Sun…
Look Cycle Transfers US Distribution to Hawley LLC
Hawley LLC of Lexington, SC has taken over distribution for Look Cycle International in the United States under an exclusive distribution agreement…
Burton Licenses Brand for Mobile Accessories Line
Incipio has secured a multi-territory, multi-year licensing agreement with Burton Snowboards to produce a range of mobile device accessories using its brand name…
NOCSAE Updates Status of Cascade and Warrior Licenses
The National Operating Committee on Standards for Athletic Equipment (NOCSAE) has fully reinstated its license agreement with Cascade and partially reinstated its license agreement with Warrior to allow distribution of a single helmet…
Fjällräven Hires Marketing Director for North America
Swedish heritage brand Fjällräven appointed Joe Prebich as the brand’s director of marketing in North America. In his most recent role, he served as the director of marketing for Zeal Optic…
Study: Wearables Helping Americans Lose Weight
It's the second full week of 2015 and already 83 percent of Americans are expected to lose the New Year's weight loss resolution battle, according to The Psychology of Weight Loss, a new study on consumer behaviors conducted by Instant.ly…
Salt Life Adds Surf Ambassador
Salt Life, which is owed by Delta Apparel, has added Timmy Curran to its Salt Life team ambassador roster. Professional surfer and musician, Curran has been a professional surfer…
Skechers Adds LPGA Golf Pro Belén Mozo as Brand Ambassador
Skechers Performance said LPGA Golf Pro Belén Mozo has joined Skechers Performance GO Golf as its newest brand ambassador. Mozo will be featured in upcoming global marketing campaigns and will have direct design influence. Skechers Performance elite athle
Craft North America Appoints Manager of Custom Sales
Craft Sportswear North America has promoted Ming Tan to manager of custom sales…
Retail Holiday Sales Increase 4 Percent
Total holiday retail sales, which include November and December sales, increased 4 percent to $616.1 billion, according to the U.S. Commerce Department. The results were just shy of the National Retail Federation's projected forecast of 4.1 percent g
US Youth Soccer Appoints CEO
US Youth Soccer announced Christopher S. Moore as its new chief executive officer. He was president and chief operation officer of GENYOUth…
Lululemon Upgrades Fourth Quarter Guidance
Lululemon Athletica Inc. upgraded their revenue and earnings guidance for the fourth quarter in a complete reversal from a year ago. LULU's share price spiked on the news as did the spirits of company executives presenting at the annual ICR XChange i
Adidas to Ramp Up NFL and MLB Endorsements
Adidas AG plans to ramp up sharply its endorsements of NFL and MLB players in the next few years, Adidas North American President Mark King said in an interview with the Wall Street Journal. The report stated Adidas will sign as many as 250 NFL players an
