Adidas Football is awarding $100,000 to the three fastest Adidas athletes: Trae Waynes of Michigan State (4.31), Phillip Dorsett of Miami (4.33) and Kevin White of West Virginia (4.35)…
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Kenneth Cole Appoints CEO
Kenneth Cole Productions, Inc. appointed Marc Schneider to the position of chief executive officer. She formerly worked for PVH Corp and Timberland…
Off-course Golf Retailing Consolidating Fast
The off-course golf retailing business consolidated significantly in 2014 following the acquisition of Edwin Watts and a slow down in golf participation and sales that has rocked Adidas, Dick's Sporting Goods and other major players, according to a b
Hi-Tec to Sponsor National Trails Day
Hi-Tec Sports USA will donate royalties from 2016 sales of its Altitude V hiking boot to American Hiking Society as part of an exclusive partnership announced by the company…
Sanuk Opens at Downtown Disney in Orlando
Sanuk, a division of Deckers Brands, opened a new retail store in the heart of Downtown Disney at Walt Disney World Resort…
Gold Toe to Introduce Slippers
Gold Toe this fall will officially step into the footwear business by debuting its first branded line of slippers for men and women. The Gold Toe line of slippers, Gold Toe footwear, is being launched by The RFA Group…
Craft North America Hires Manager for Illinois and Northern Indiana
Craft North America hired Lee Greenberg as its territory manager for Illinois and Northern Indiana…
Kering: Puma Not For Sale
Francois-Henri Pinault, the CEO of Puma's parent Kering, ruled out a sale of Puma in an interview with Bloomberg Television. The financial press reported that Kering has been exploring a sale in December…
Shimano Rode Resurgent Bike Market, Weak Yen in 2014
Shimano Corp. of Japan reported net sales increased 22.2 percent in 2014 thanks to a resurgent bicycle business, while profits grew twice as fast thanks to a weak yen…
Jambu and Sahalie Launch ‘Buy a Shoe, Plant a Tree’ Campaign
Jambu footwear and Sahalie catalog announced the April launch of a joint B2C campaign as part of Jambu's commitment to plant more than 100,000 trees through American Forests' Global ReLeaf Program…
Nike Launches SNKRS App
Nike introduced a mobile app that provides one-stop access to the brand's most premium Nike sneakers. In addition to providing Nike's full sneaker catalog, the SNKRS app offers…
Imports Rising Even as Threat of West Coast Ports Shutdown Looms
Import cargo volume at the nation’s major retail container ports is expected to rise 10.1 percent this month over the same time last year even as West Coast ports come closer to a possible shutdown due to the lack of a contract with dockworkers, acc
Shimano’s Revenues Jump 22.2 Percent in 2014
Shimano reported revenues rose 22.2 percent to ¥333.17 billion ($2.78 bn) in the year ended Dec. 31, from ¥271.0 billion a year ago. Net income jumped 46.0 percent to ¥51.2 billion ($427.3 mm)…
Panaracer Implements MAP Policy
Panaracer instituted a Minimum Advertised Price (MAP) policy Feb. 9 and asked all distributors to make it available on their web sites…
FDRA: Import Tax Bill Outpaced Overall Sales
The Footwear Distributors and Retailers of America (FDRA), the footwear’s industry’s trade association, announced that tariffs on footwear hit another all time high. In 2014, the footwear industry paid $2.67 billion in footwear tariffs to the
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