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Lids Foundation Announces Inaugural “Tip The Hat” Awards
The LIDS Foundation announced Our Military Kids, Inc. as the first ever grand prize winner of its “Tip the Hat” Award. The Tip the Hat Award is the LIDS Foundation's largest annual grant, awarding a total of $70,000 to three worthy organizations whos
Sherpa Adventure Gear Adds to Apaprel Design Team
Sherpa Adventure Gear has hired Drew Runberg to assist its apparel design and development team led by Amy Lietz Roberts.
Exporters Say Fewer Chinese Migrants Return to Factories After Chinese New Year
Nearly six in 10 of the companies, or 59 percent, surveyed in the latest Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) Export Index said the labor shortage after the Chinese New Year holiday was more severe this year than it was last year…
JOLT Act Reintroduced in U.S. House of Representatives
The U.S. Travel Association applauded the introduction in the U.S. House of Representatives of the JOLT – “Jobs Originated through Launching Travel” – Act, a bipartisan bill that would leverage the benefits of inbound international travel to the United St
L.L.Bean Ranks Highest in J.D.Power’s Customer Satisfaction Ranking
The website for outdoor retailer L.L.Bean, http://www.llbean.com, achieved the highest overall score among online apparel retailer brands in a recent report by J.D. Power and Associates. The report focused on customer satisfaction for online apparel retai
Izod Reaches License Agreement with Comercio Excelente for Mexico
PVH Corp. entered into a license agreement with Comercio Excelente Norte Sur S.A. de C.V. to market and distribute certain men’s and boys’ apparel, and men’s accessories and related goods under PVH’s Izod brand in Mexico…
Road Runner Sports Celebrates Third Illinois Store Opening
Road Runner Sports will celebrate the 29th Road Runner Sports store opening nationwide and the third store opening in Illinois during grand opening festivities Friday, March 22. The celebration, with a VIP exclusive event sponsored by Mizuno, will continu
LED Lenser Signs As Official Lighting Sponsor of GoPro Mountain Games
LED Lenser, a unit of Leatherman Tool Group, Inc., has signed on as the Official Lighting Sponsor of the GoPro Mountain Games in Vail, CO taking place June 6-9, 2013…
Lululemon Lowers Guidance on Recall
Lululemon Athletica lowered its sales guidance for the first quarter after announcing a massive recall of a large portion of its yoga pants. The recall of the black yoga pants, which were unintentionally see-through, amounts to 17 percent of all women
Zoot Sports Appoints VP and General Manager
Zoot Sports, the maker of performance apparel, wetzoots, footwear and accessories, named Erik Vervloet as its vice president and general manager. Vervloet, who has worked as vice president of sports marketing for K-Swiss and most recently as chief marketi
Bikes Belong Coalition Recruits Retailers with Special Offer
Bicycle retailers interested in joining the Bikes Belong Coalition for the first time have until Sept. 20 to join for just $100…
Division Six Sports Appoints Chief Merchandising Officer
Division Six Sports, Inc., a wholesaler of branded off-price footwear, apparel, accessories and hard goods, has hired Robert Kimmell as chief merchandising officer and Alan Katz as national account manager…
Two Ten Footwear Foundation Launches First National “Footwear Cares” Community Service Week
Two Ten Footwear Foundation announced that 60 footwear organizations have united in the industry’s first-ever National Footwear Community Service Week, Apr. 21-27, which coincides with National Volunteer Week. Footwear companies around the nation ch
Lululemon Recalls Black Ultra-Sheer Yoga Pants
Lululemon Athletica plans to recall a large portion of its yoga pants because they were unintentionally see-through. The recall of the black yoga pants amounts to 17 percent of all women's pants sold in its stores…
Cabela’s Announces Positive Earnings Surprise on Eve of Annual Investor Day
Cabela’s dropped a few bombshells last week that sent its stock to a 52-week high. On Tuesday, it disclsoed that comp store sales had accelerated since December and are now expected to grow in the high teens in the first quarter. At its annual inves
