Lululemon Cuts Outlook on Prolonged Recall Woes

Some recalls are worse than others. Shares of Lululemon Athletica fell $3.75 to $65.29, or 5.4 percent, on Thursday after the company delivered a disappointing outlook for the rest of the year. The yoga-inspired retailer said the current third quarter had

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

110% Names IMG Exec, Vail Native as President

110%, a maker of compression/recovery gear for runners, bikers, mix-martial arts fighters and other athletes, hired Austin Chow as president. Chow joins 110% from IMG Licensing, where he developed and managed co-branded programming with ESPN. A native of

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

Polar Launches App for Physical Education Instructors

Polar, the maker of heart rate monitoring and fitness assessment devices, has launched the Polar GoFit iPad app, a solution for physical education teachers facing the challenge of objectively evaluating students based on their individual efforts in PE cla