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Optic Nerve/Mountain Shades Moves to Wheat Ridge, CO
Optic Nerve and Mountain Shade sunglasses will move its current headquarters IN Edgewater, CO, to Wheat Ridge. The new Optic Nerve/Mountain Shades office, over triple the size of the current location, will open for business on February 25, 2008 and is loc
Columbia Partners with The Skin Cancer Foundation
Columbia Sportswear partnered with The Skin Cancer Foundation to introduce a new Omni-Shade sun protective apparel line. Columbia said it is the first global company to receive The Skin Cancer Foundation's Seal of Recommendation, which is awarded to
Nexcen’s D’Loren Joins Board of Running Club
NexCen Brands Inc., the parent of The Athlete's Foot, announced that its President and CEO, Robert W. D'Loren, has been appointed to the board of directors for the Achilles Track Club (ATC.) NexCen Brands, Inc. has also committed to donating $25
Modell’s to Open in Cinnaminson
Modell’s Sporting Goods has signed a lease for 18,000 square feet of retail space at the Marketplace at Cinnaminson in New Jersey. Located at 2501 Route 130 S., the Marketplace at Cinnaminson is anchored by Wal-Mart and Sam’s Club, and has a tenant roster
TJX Takes $5M Writeoff for Bob’s
TJX Cos. Inc. recorded an impairment charge of $5 million, after tax, or one cent a share, related to Bob's Stores. The impairment charge relates to certain long-lived assets and intangible assets at Bob's Stores and represents the excess of rec
Foot Locker Hikes Dividend by 20%
Foot Locker, Inc. declared a quarterly dividend of 15 cents a share, paybable May 2 to shareholders of record as of April 18. This dividend represents a 20 percent increase over the company's previous quarterly per share amount and is equivalent to a
Nautilus Inc. Posts First Quarterly Loss in Q4…
Nautilus Inc.'s struggles continued in the fourth quarter as the manufacturer lost $47.7 million, or 99 cents a share, in the fourth quarter. That loss compares with earnings of $12.9 million, or 40 cents, a year ago. Sales tumbled 20.3% to $147.3 m
VF Sees Retail and International Driving Growth…
VF Sees Retail and International Driving Growth…
VF Corp., which has historically been a supplier to the mass channel, expects that by 2012, 72% of its total revenues will be either international, its own retail stores, the specialty channel, or the ups
American Rec Parent to Go Private…
Kellwood Company will go private as early as this week after shareholders of the company overwhelmingly accepted an offer from private equity firm Sun Capital Securities Group, LLC. Sun Capital said 70.8% of the shareholders of Kellwood Co. tendered thei
OR Winter Market Sees New Trends Emerge in Footwear…
Footwear at Outdoor Retailer Winter Market saw several trends crossing the show floor. Trail Running remains a hot category with more vendors making a presence felt here, both from the traditional outdoor companies and from the traditional running guys…
Safilo Group Moves Carrera Under Level USA…
Italian sunglass and ski goggle maker Carrera is returning to its roots in specialty retail after flirting with big box distribution strategies, according to Charlie Adams, sales manager for Level USA, which on January 1 took over U.S. distribution of Car
Golf Report: Ping Apparel Parent Expects 8.5% Q4 Sales Decline…
Perry Ellis International, Inc., producers of Ping Apparel, expects to report Q4 earnings that will meet or beat analysts' average estimate of 61 cents per share. The company also said that while the first half of its current fiscal year, which began
Golf Report: Callaway Teams with St Andrews Links for Accessories…
Callaway Golf signed a five-year, worldwide license with St Andrews Links to develop a dual branded range of golf accessories. The partnership will allow the world famous St Andrews Links mark to appear on a range of Callaway Golf products and will direct
CenterStone iVendix Now Live for Patagonia Europe
CenterStone Technologies has launched the iVendix B2B Ecommerce solution for Patagonia Europe. Patagonia’s European clients can now preview the Spring/Summer 08 collection on their new Internet-based Customer Service tool. This free service allows retaile
Herbalife Sponsors L.A. Triathalon
Herbalife Ltd., a global nutrition and direct-selling company, and the Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Triathlon announced a three-year agreement naming Herbalife the presenting sponsor and official nutrition company of the event, to be held on Sunday, Sept
