Gregory Gets New Marketing Director
Gregory Mountain Products has hired Colleen Nipkow as marketing director. Nipkow will collaborate with the global product and sales teams to lead campaigns that support the brand’s continued market growth…
Toms Most Googled Shoe Brand in 2013
Toms ranked first as most searched shoe brand on Google in the United States this year, according to the Google's just-released Zeitgeist report. The rest of the top-ten, in order, were: Aldo, Nike, Jessica Simpson, Steve Madden, Nine West, Supra, Co
Houston Rockets Star to Join Anta
Chandler Parsons, the Houston Rockets forward, is leaving Nike to sign a new deal with Chinese basketball footwear brand Anta…
Management Duo Joins Delta Waterfowl
Delta Waterfowl has added two key staff members to its management team…
SIA Publishes Resource to Help Retailers Prep for Snow Show
SnowSports Industries America (SIA) has published ski-specific resources to prepare buyers for the decisions they’ll have to make at the SIA Snow Show, Jan. 30-Feb. 2, 2014 and the On-Snow Demo/Ski-Ride Fest at Copper Mountain Resort (Feb. 3-4)…
PETA: Outdoor Enthusiasts Favor Synthetic Over Down Insulation
PETA says a poll it commissioned shows that a vast majority, or 80 percent, of outdoor sports enthusiasts are happy to choose products with synthetic insulation rather than duck or goose down and would shop at stores that don’t offer any down produc
Canada Goose Scion Agrees to Sell Control to Bain Capital
Canada Goose, which has been family owned since its founding more than 55 years ago, completed a definitive agreement to sell a majority stake in the company to the private investment bank Bain Capital…
Lululemon Names New CEO; Founder Chip Wilson to Resign as Chairman
Lululemon Athletica appointed Laurent Potdevin, president of the charitable shoe company Toms Shoes and a former long-time executive of Burton Snowboards, as its new CEO. It also announced that Chip Wilson, who founded the upscale yoga apparel retailer, w
DTLR Withdraws IPO Filing
DTLR Holding, Inc., formerly known as Downtown Locker Room, announced that due to an unspecified “business development,” it will not proceed with its planned initial public offering. The company declined to comment beyond its one-sentence statement…
Foot Locker Partners With Carmelo Anthony on “23 Days of Flight” Campaign
Foot Locker, Inc. unveiled its newest national advertising commercial to promote its “23 Days of Flight” campaign that
focuses on Jordan product. The new commercial follows the successful launch of the “All Is Right” spot for “Week of Greatness” that kick
2XU Launches Store-in-Store at TrySports
2XU debuted a store-in-store concept inside TrySports. TrySports, based in North Carolina, has provided 2XU with dedicated retail space in their South Park (350 square feet) and Chapel Hill (150 square feet) stores…
GSI Outdoors Signs Distribution Partners in Italy and Poland
GSI Outdoors has signed distribution agreements with partners in Italy and Poland…
PVH 3rd-Quarter Profit Jumps 17 Percent
PVH Corp.’s third-quarter profit grew 17.3 percent to $196.7 million, or $2.37 a share, again boosted by its acquisition of Warnaco Group, which licenses the Speedo brand and Calvin Klein underwear and jeans. The $2.9 billion purchase was completed
Sports Chalet Reports Big Sales Gains Since Black Thanksgiving
Sport Chalet, Inc. reported robust growth in Black Friday weekend and Cyber Monday sales and said it expects a strong holiday selling season. The California-based retailer, which recently hired an investment bank to look for potential investors needed to
Dickies Signs Kids’ Footwear License
Dickies announced a new licensing agreement with SG Footwear, a division of SG Companies, for kids footwear…
