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Marshalls Launches Online Store
Marshalls unveiled its e-commerce website, Marshalls.com. The site brings the Marshalls shopping experience online, curating an ever-changing mix of merchandise at value prices.
Adidas America To Fund Cycle-Track Outside Portland Headquarters
Adidas America Inc is looking to spend $1 million for the construction of a cycle-track on the street outside their headquarters in the Overlook neighborhood of north Portland.
Nike Seeking Rejection Of Avenatti Subpoena Requests
Nike has asked a federal judge to reject a subpoena request from celebrity lawyer Michael Avenatti, according to the Portland Business Journal.
HanesBrands Partners With How2Recycle
Hanes has partnered with How2Recycle, a standardized labeling system that will help the company clearly communicate packaging recycling instructions on the nearly 500 million packages of product it sells in the United States and Canada.
OBIT: Patagonia’s Jennifer Ridgeway
Jennifer Ridgeway, considered the brand aesthetic originator of Patagonia, has passed away at the age of 69, according to Outside Magazine.
Asics Accelerates Climate Initiatives
Asics announced it is committing to set 1.5°C science-based emissions reduction targets aligned with a net-zero future by 2050, responding to what climate science indicates is needed to limit the worst impacts of climate change.
Levelwear Appoints National Sales Manager – Golf & Corporate Sales
Canadian apparel brand Levelwear announced that 40-year industry veteran Bob Else has accepted their vacant position of national sales manager – Golf and Corporate Sales.
HanesBrands Donates Underwear To Assist Hurricane Dorian Victims
HanesBrands announced that the company is donating $1 million of underwear to assist Hurricane Dorian victims in the Bahamas and coastal North Carolina.
J.C. Penney Preparing For Debt Discussions
J.C. Penney is preparing for discussions that could ease its debt burden ahead of the critical holiday shopping season, according to a report from Bloomberg.
Boardriders Launches Multi-Year Growth Agenda And Repositioning Of Key Executives
Boardriders, Inc., the owner of action sports brands including Quiksilver, Billabong, ROXY, DC Shoes, RVCA and Element, announced that it is launching a multi-year growth agenda by investing in a range of strategic initiatives across seven major pillars, fueled by its substantial progress in integrating the Billabong acquisition onto the Boardriders platform. In parallel, the company is also repositioning a number of key executives.
Asics Partners With The Mouratoglou Academy
Asics has announced it will become the official tennis footwear and apparel partner of the prestigious Mouratoglou Academy, as part of a multi-year deal.
New Balance Offers Employees Tuition-Free Path To College Degree
New Balance Athletics, Inc. announced an agreement with Purdue University Global that provides a new tuition benefit program for its associates in the U.S.
Nike Expands Partnership With China High School Basketball League
Nike is partnering with the China School Sports Federation [CSSF] to expand the China High School Basketball League [CHBL], increasing the league’s intranational reach, investing in league marketing strategies and providing playing apparel beginning in the 2019-20 season.
Fanatics Appoints Nike Exec As CFO
Fanatics appointed Michener (Mich) Chandlee as chief financial officer. Chandlee, who brings to Fanatics nearly 30 years of global finance experience – including the last 18 years with Nike – will oversee the business and financial planning, accounting, investor relations, purchasing, tax, treasury and divisional finance for the company.
Stage Stores Announces Total Company Conversion To Off-Price
Based on the success of the conversion strategy, the company plans to begin converting its remaining department stores in February of 2020, and expects to be operating approximately 700 predominantly small-market Gordmans off-price stores by the third quarter of fiscal 2020.
