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Puma Unveils African Football Uniforms
Puma launched technical football kits for Puma's 10 partnered African National football teams. Each kit is designed by a renowned artist from the Creative African Network (CAN) – a Puma platform connecting and promoting artists from and in Africa…
New Era Opens Store in Chicago
New Era opened its tenth flagship store globally in Chicago. The store is centrally located at 207 South State St. in the heart of downtown Chicago…
Adams Golf’s Q3 Sales Rise 4 Percent
Adams Golf reported third-quarter revenues rose 4 percent to $20.5 million as compared to $19.7 million a year ago. Adams Golf had a net profit of $500,000, or 6 cents per fully diluted share…
Marker Skiwear Transitions Sales Reps in Northeast
Effective Nov. 9, Doug Hawkins (Hawk & Assoc.) will be ending the representation of Marker Skiwear Ltd. in the Northeast territory, including Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, and Connecticut. Hawk & Assoc. will devote their effo
Descente Sees Fiscal Q2 Sales Grow But Net Declines
Descente, the Japanese maker of snow sports, golf and other sporting apparel, posted a healthy high-single-digit increase in sales in the second quarter ended Sept. 30. Fiscal second quarter revenues increased 7.0 percent to…
Broder Bros. Q3 Revenues Climb 4.7 Percent
Broder Bros. reported third quarter sales rose 4.7 percent to $220.5 million from $210.7 million for the third quarter 2010. Adjusted EBITDA was up 48 percent excluding a year-ago inventory gain…
ECCO Opens 1,000th Store Worldwide
ECCO opened Nov. 4 its 1,000th store worldwide at Mall of America in Bloomington, MN. This opening represents a milestone of success for the Danish brand…
Converse Appoints Andrew Buckler to Head Design
Converse Inc. has named Andrew Buckler vice president of global creative design, a new position within the company, according to a report from Women's Wear Daily…
Woolrich.com Taps International Markets Via FiftyOne Global Ecommerce
Woolrich has partnered with FiftyOne Global Ecommerce to allow international customers to purchase online at www.woolrich.com, using their local currency, with all taxes, duties, and shipping costs provided upfront for a guaranteed landed cost…
Entre-Prises Climbing Walls To Buy Spanish Company
Entre-Prises Climbing Walls has signed a share purchase agreement to acquire Top 30 Climbing Walls…
Adidas Group Posts Double-Digit Sales and Profit Growth in Q3
Adidas Group third quarter revenues grew 13 percent on a currency-neutral basis. Group revenues grew 8 percent in euro terms to €3.74 billion ($5.30 bn) in the third quarter of 2011. Currency-neutral sales in the Wholesale and Retail segments increa
Stage Stores October Comps Inch Up 0.8 Percent
Stage Stores, Inc. reported sales for October rose 1.9 percent to $102 million from $100 million in the prior year four week period. Comparable store sales increased 0.8 percent…
Costco Boasts 10 Percent Comp Gain in October
Costco Wholesale Corporation reported sales of $7.01 billion for the month of October, an increase of 11 percent from $6.30 billion during the similar four-week period last year. Comparable-stores sales grew 10.0 percent…
Penney’s Comps Slide 2.6 Percent
J.C. Penney reported comparable store sales for the four-week period ended Oct. 29, 2011, decreased 2.6 percent. While sales overall were soft, women's apparel and accessories experienced sales gains in October. Geographically, the southeast was th
Ross’ Comps Rise 5 Percent in October
Ross Stores, Inc. reported that sales increased 10 percent to $661 million for the four weeks ended Oct. 29, 2011, up from $600 million in the year-ago period. Comparable store sales for the month grew 5 percent over the prior year…
