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TaylorMade Returning to PGA Merchandise Show
TaylorMade Golf Company announced that all of its brands – TaylorMade, adidas Golf and Ashworth – are returning to exhibit at the 58th PGA Merchandise Show at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, FL, Jan. 27-29, 2011…
AcuSport Adds to the Rocky Mountain Sales Region
AcuSport Corporation has added Troy Tallman as its newest regional sales manager. Tallman became the regional sales manager for AcuSport's Billings, MT sales office in early November…
Timberland Names Sr. Director of NA Merchandising
The Timberland Co. appointed Anne Cavassa as senior director of North America merchandising. Prior to joining Timberland, Cavassa was a consultant at Ibex Outdoor Clothing, where she was responsible for guiding the company in transition from wholesaler to
Nike Releases Environmental Apparel Design Tool to Industry
In an effort to further industry sustainability efforts, Nike, Inc. released its Environmental Apparel Design Tool. Based on Nike's Considered Design Index, the release of the tool aims to accelerate collaboration between companies, fast-track sustai
Skechers Sees Holiday Toning Sales Uptick
Skechers USA Inc.'s Chief Financial Officer David Weinberg told Dow Jones Newswires that the company expects an uptick in toning sales during the holidays without having to resort to excessive discounting. The interview came ahead of an investor meet
West Marine Extends Deadline for Green Product Contest
West Marine extended the deadline for its second annual “Green Product of the Year” contest. The national boating supplies retailer continues to search for innovative, green products, and will award a grand prize of $10,000 to a winner at the
Black Friday Sees Increased Consumer Traffic
The 2010 Holiday shopping season kicked off with nice increases in traffic and fuller parking lots, but malls and “brick ‘n mortar” stores took a backseat this year to the power of the Internet…
Cyber Monday to Set Records
The consumer is certainly not done for the start of the season, especially when it comes to online shopping. A report from Shop.org, a division of the National Retail Federation, indicated that 106.9 million U.S. consumers plan to shop on Cyber Monday th
Report: Asics to Offer More Lower-Priced Shoes
Asics Corp. plans to bring in more lower-priced running shoes as part of its plan to almost double sales in five years. According to Bloomberg, Asics Corp. aims to reach sales of 400 billion yen ($4.8 bn) or more by the fiscal year to March 2016…
Famous Footwear’s Q3 Comps Climb Double-Digits on Women’s Strength
Famous Footwear's third quarter operating earnings improved 12.6% to $32.2 million from $28.6 million a year ago as revenues advanced 8.3% to $421.5 million. Comps jumped 10.6% on top of a 4.7% gain in the year-ago quarter…
Schutt Sports Lands Stalking Horse Bidder for Bankruptcy Auction
Schutt Sports, in bankruptcy proceedings since Sept. 6, has received an offer from Kranos Intermediate Holding Corp. to acquire the company for $25.1 million. According to documents filed in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Wilmington, DE, Schutt is asking court
Chinese Union Increasing Pressure on U.S. Corporations
More than one-third of members surveyed by the U.S. China Business Council (USCBC) have been pressured to unionize by China’s largest trade union in the last year, up from 22% in 2009 and 6% in 2008, according to the latest survey by the organizatio
Pacific Sunwear’s Comps Dip 2% on Black Friday
Pacific Sunwear said its same-store sales for Black Friday, Nov. 26, declined 2% versus Black Friday last year…
Feds Shut Down 82 Websites Selling Chinese-Made Counterfeit Goods
The Department of Justice said on Monday they had shut down 82 websites selling thousands of counterfeit and pirated goods, including sports equipment, shoes, handbags, athletic apparel and sunglasses as well as illegal copies of copyrighted DVD boxed set
Haglöfs Appoints New CEO
Haglöfs, acquired by Asics in August, appointed Nicolas Warchalowski as its new CEO. Nicolas is currently marketing and sales director at Haglofs and will take up his new position on Jan. 1…
