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KEEN Opens New European Office

KEEN Inc. opened its new European headquarters to support the brands' continued international growth and expansion. The office, located in Rotterdam, Netherlands, will support all aspects of the KEEN business in Europe…

Lorpen, Lenzing Ink Exclusive Supplier Deal

Lenzing AG has become its exclusive supplier of Lyocell and modal fibers for Spanish sock maker Lorpen’s 2009 sock collection. Lenzing will provide three fibers for Lorpen – Tencel, Lenzing Modal and MicroModal. Tencel is made of eucalyptus wood, whle Mod

Shawn Neville Out at Keds

Shawn Neville, president of Keds, a division of Collective Brand's Stride Rite unit, has left the company, SportsOneSource has learned. Calls to Collective Brands confirmed his departure although further details were not available at press time…

Sports Direct Still Singing England National Team Blues

Sports Direct International Plc. UK reported a decrease of 29.9% in full year underlying earnings. The discount sports retailer does not predict the trend to change in the new fiscal year citing the worst current trading conditions it has experienced in t

Neiman Marcus June Comps Slide 2.4%

Neiman Marcus, Inc. reported June comps slid 2.4%. Total sales slipped 1.1% to $401 million from $406 million. In the five-week June period, comparable revenues in the Specialty Retail Stores segment, which includes Neiman Marcus Stores and Bergdorf Goodm

Hincapie Sportwear Hired New Design Director

Hincapie Sportswear, Inc. has hired Nikole Rock as its new Director of Design & Development. Rock will be responsible for all aspects of design, development and sourcing of the Hincapie retail apparel line…

Darius Billings to Oversee The Athlete’s Foot

NexCen Franchise Management, Inc., a division of NexCen Brands, Inc., has appointed Darius Billings as director of retail brand marketing and merchandising. Billings is charged with the development of strategic brand growth and merchandising for NexCen’s

UGG Forms China Joint Venture

Deckers Outdoor Corporation entered into a joint venture with Stella International Holdings Limited for the opening of retail stores and wholesale distribution for the UGG Australia brand in China. Initial plans call for the opening of one to two stores i

Olympic Swimmer Countersues TYR

Olympic silver medalist Erik Vendt, who will also be a part of Team USA in Beijing next month, has filed a countersuit against TYR sports, which had filed a breach of contract claim against him for switching to Speedo's record-breaking LZR Racer swim

Steve and Barry’s Faces Fire Sale

Steve & Barry's said in a bankruptcy filing late Wednesday that it doesn't have the money to stay in business and is being forced to undergo a fire sale. Lenders led by General Electric Co.'s (GE) General Electric Capital Corp., which contr