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Grassroots Early Show Ready to Launch
The Grassroots Outdoor Alliance will kick off its annual Early Show on June 11th. Historically, the Early Show is an invitation-only event for 30 vendors to meet with the 32 retailers in the Grassroots Outdoor Alliance. Each member
is required to meet wit
Chaco to Offset Travel to Grassroots Early Show
The Grassroots Outdoor Alliance, Chaco Footwear, and Native Energy are proud to announce that travel for Grassroots
retail members, totaling 92 buyers, will be offset by Native Energy for this year's Early Show, slated for June 11th-14th at Snowbird
Everlast/Michelen to Launch Boxing Footwear
Everlast Worldwide Inc. has signed a worldwide license agreement with Michelin Lifestyle Limited (MLL) to create a new line of professional boxing footwear using patented tread technology inspired by the Michelin HydroEdge tire. The boxing footwear line w
Under Armour Announces New Distributor for Benelux Region
Under Armour has signed an agreement with Unlimited Sports Group (USG), an integrated wholesale and retail organization, to manage the distribution of Under Armour products to Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg…
Study: Online Product Information Drives Customer Loyalty
Shoppers are more likely to return to websites and shop in physical stores of retailers that provide complete product information online, according to a new study conducted for WebCollage. Additionally, the study indicates that retailers that do not prov
Ellen Brown Joins Isis
Isis appointed Ellen Brown as independent sales representative for its Rocky Mountain regional territory. She joined the team on May 15. She replaces former representative, Polly Tucker…
Industry Dances Around New Acquisition Talk…
In a market environment that tends to see a new acquisition or merger deal each week, it now appears that the absence of a deal after some wild speculation now garners as much attention. It is interesting to note that while the stock market has been on a
Crocs Awarded $1.8 Million in Jibbitz Infringement Case…
Crocs, Inc. is back on the war path in court, this time defending copyrights and trademarks for its subsidiary, Jibbitz, LLC. The judgment from the U.S. District Court in Nevada awarded Jibbitz $1.8 million in addition to attorneys fees and other costs i
Foot Locker Abandons Pursuit of Genesco
Foot Locker, Inc. confirmed that it had made a proposal to Genesco Inc. to acquire all of the outstanding common stock of Genesco for $51 per share. In light of Genesco's public release on Thursday, Foot Locker announced that it was no longer pursuin
Motion Filed to Stop NYC Bat Ban from Taking Effect
Don't Take My Bat Away, the coalition of parents, coaches, baseball enthusiasts and batmakers that oppose the ban on non-wood bats in New York City high school baseball games, announced that it filed a motion late Tuesday to have the ban declared unl
Former Cloudveil Owners Acquire Ouray Sportswear
O Holdings, LLC has completed the acquisition of the assets of Ski Country Imports, Inc. and Ouray Sportswear Wyoming, Inc. O Holdings has capitalized a new company, Ouray Sportswear, LLC which will continue the operations of Ski Country Imports, formerly
Perry Ellis Signs Footwear Licenses with ACI Int’l
Perry Ellis International has entered into new licensing agreements with ACI International Inc. to design, manufacture and distribute dress, and casual athletic footwear for the Perry Ellis and Perry Ellis Portfolio brands and to design, manufacture and d
Dick’s Sporting Goods Surprises Wall Street with Strong First Quarter…
Dick’s Sporting Goods was able to pull off a strong enough first quarter to hit the high end of its guidance in spite of a “very challenging retail environment” this spring. While some of the increase in the top line was spurred by the inclusion of Golf G
Hibbett Hurt by Soft Urban Business in Q1, but Calendar Shift Hurts More…
Hibbett Sporting Goods, Inc. saw softness in urban in the first quarter slow overall growth, but a calendar shift that saw the first week of February move into the fiscal fourth quarter while the much softer first week of May moved into Q1 dragged quarter
Shoe Carnival Urban Product Slows Athletic Sales…
After posting their highest quarterly earnings in company history during last year’s first quarter, Shoe Carnival nearly matched that number this year, in spite of a very challenging spring retail environment and declining comparable store sales. Mark Lem
