Sports Direct Added to FTSE 100 After Another Impressive Quarter
The UK's largest sporting goods retailer worked its way into the FTSE 100 Index last week after reporting gross margins grew 23.2 percent in the quarter ended July 28…
Little Hotties Wins Award at Chain Drug Store Show
Little Hotties, a division of Implus Corporation, was awarded the Product Showcase Award in the seasonal items division at the 2013 National Association of Chain Drug Stores (NACDS) Total Store Expo that took place August 10-13 in Las Vegas…
New England Footwear Launches Crowd Funding Effort
New England Footwear, parent of GoLite Footwear, recently launched a crowd funding effort on Indiegogo, an international site where businesses and charities solicit pledges to raise money. The goal is to raise $150,000 to: “Help fund NEF's first Amer
Brown Shoe Appoints Chief Accounting Officer
Brown Shoe, the parent of Famous Footwear, appointed Daniel Karpel as SVP and chief accounting officer, effective Sept. 5, according to a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission…
U.K. Retail Comps Up Slightly in August
UK retail sales values were up 1.8 percent on a like-for-like basis in August 2013 from August 2012, when they had decreased 0.4 percent on the preceding year. On a total basis, sales were up 3.6 percent, against a 1.6 percent increase in August 2012, acc
EPA Website Streamlines Access to Chemical Health Safety Information
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has launched a web-based tool, called ChemView, to significantly improve access to chemical specific regulatory information developed by EPA and data submitted under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA)…
Yakima Names Industry Veterans to Director of Sales Positions
Yakima Products, Inc. hired two new directors of sales for North America, effective immediately. Justin Manthe has been named director of sales, West, and Ben Tindall is director of sales, East…
UN Global Compact Releases 2013 Sustainability Report
There is a clear gap between what companies “say” and what they “do,” on the sustainability front, according to Global Corporate Sustainability Report 2013, which was released last week by the United Nations Global Compact – the w
Dick’s SG Sets South Plainfield, NJ Opening
Dick's Sporting Goods has set grand opening festivities for its new store in South Plainfield, N.J. The retailer will also reopen a newly renovated store in Columbia, SC this coming weekend…
Speedo Appoints VP of Planning and Forecasting
Speedo USA, part of the Heritage Division of PVH, has named 26 year Nike and Augusta Sportswear veteran Michael Cox to the position of vice president of planning and forecasting as it reorganizes these functions to Los Angeles as part of the recent acquis
Neiman Marcus Is Sold for $6 Billion
Ares Management LLC and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) announced that their affiliates have entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Neiman Marcus Group LTD Inc. from a group of investors led by TPG and Warburg Pincus for a purchase pr
Tubbs Ambassador Program Reaches Second Year
Tubbs Snowshoes kicked off the second season of its ambassador program, with new faces and personalities sharing snowshoeing experiences from unique perspectives across North America…
Nike Launches BTS PSAs to Support Let’s Move!
Nike athletes Serena Williams, Ashton Eaton, Paul Rodriguez, Sarah Reinertsen, Allyson Felix and Colin Kaepernick will be featured in a series of back-to-school PSAs urging communities to sign op for First Lady’s Let’s Move! Active Schools Ini
Report: Puma Looks for New Advertising Firm
Puma is looking for a new lead global agency after having left Droga5, which it had worked with since 2008, according to a report in Adweek…
R.G. Barry’s Q4 Revenues Up Slightly
R.G. Barry Corporation, the parent of Dearfoams, reported net earnings in its fourth quarter ended June 29, slid to $281,000, or 2 cents per share, from $474,000, or 4 cents, in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2012. Net sales reached $25.5 million, up from $
