SGB Update Apparel
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…
Adio Cuts Skate Team; Moves Offices To NYC
Adio Footwear has relocated its global headquarters from Southern California to its parent company AL&S' New York City offices, according to a statement. It has also confirmed that it eliminated its skate team in order to reallocate marketing resourc
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…
NSSF to Intervene in Lawsuit Challenging EPA on Traditional Ammunition
In response to a lawsuit filed recently challenging the Environmental Protection Agency's denial of a petition to ban traditional ammunition containing lead core components, the National Shooting Sports Foundation confirmed it will file a motion to i
RECALL: Katadyn Camping Stoves
About 7,700 camping stoves and related equipment made by Katadyn North America are being recalled. Damaged fuel lines and/or O-rings may cause fuel leakage, posing a fire hazard to consumers…
Overall Apparel Sales Accelerate in Early November
Retail sales of key holiday categories showed mild to sharp gains in the first two weeks ended Nov. 13, particularly in apparel, luxury and jewelry, according to MasterCard Advisors’ SpendingPulse, a macroeconomic report tracking national retail and
Famous Footwear’s Q3 Comps Climb 10.6%
Brown Shoe Company, Inc. reported sales for the third quarter increased 14.5% to $716.1 million. Famous Footwear's sales increased 8.3% to $421.5 million, driven by a 10.6% same-store sales increase, with positive performances across all categories,
Obermeyer Adds to Sales, Customer Service Teams
Aspen-based Sport Obermeyer (Obermeyer) three new internal team members to further enhance its sales and customer support. The lineup of newly added positions includes Taylor Randall as strategic account manager aloing with and Account Executives Brad Mil
TapouT Parent Acquires Sinister
Authentic Brands Group, which recently acquired the Tapout brand, has purchased Sinister, an apparel and accessories company with origins in the mixed martial arts space…
Orange 21 Narrows Q3 Loss
Orange 21 Inc., the parent of the O’Neill and Spy Optic, reported Q3 sales decreased 6.3% in the quarter ended Sept. 30, to $8.2 million from $8.8 million a year ago…
