OBIT: RG Barry Brands Chairman Gordon Zacks

R.G. Barry Corporation Chairman of the Board Gordon B. Zacks, a businessman, author and lecturer who grew the small company founded by his parents into the world's largest developer and marketer of soft, washable slippers, died today at his Bexley, O

NRF Responds to Minimum Wage Hike

President Obama in his State of the Union address said he plans to sign an executive order increasing the federal minimum wage from $7.25 to $10.10 per hour for workers on new government contracts and asked Congress to approve the same increase for all wo

Performance Health Acquires Bon Vital

Performance Health, manufacturer and marketer of TheraBand, Biofreeze, Perform, Cramer and Hygenic branded products, acquired Bon Vital', Inc., a manufacturer of topical products serving the massage therapy and spa professions…

ISPO Munich Draws 80,000 Over Four Days

Messe Munchen estimated that two-thirds of the more than 80,000 visitors who attended ISPO Munich this week came from outside Germany, with the bulk coming from Italy, Austria, Switzerland, France and Great Britain…

Under Armour Debuts New ‘I Will” Marketing Campaign

As part of the brand's four-day take-over of New York City's Grand Central Terminal, Under Armour debuted the UA SpeedForm Apollo running shoe and “THIS IS WHAT FAST FEELS LIKE,” the newest iteration of the brand's I WILL global marketing c

Industry in High Spirits at 2014 SIA Snow Show

As the industry gathers in Denver this week for the annual 2014 SIA Snow Show (Jan. 30 – Feb 2), many have recounted the severe cold and snow they left behind in their respective parts of the country. Though severe drought in the Sierra and Cascade mounta