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Kantar Retail Forecasts 2.5% Increase in Holiday Sales

Kantar Retail forecast holiday retail sales will grow 2.5% but the growth will feel weak compared with the relatively strong pace of retail sales growth in the first three quarters – a pace inflated temporarily by economic stimulus and pent-up demand…

GU Energy Adds to Sales Team

GU Energy Labs has hired former technology executive and nationally ranked triathlete Reid Swanson as director of sales and welcomed back Tory Jackson to sell into the Health, Vitamin and Nutrition channel…

J.C. Penney Announces New Stores/Renovation Plans

J. C. Penney Company, Inc. is expanding its presence in major markets and plans to complete major renovations at a total of more than 375 stores as part of a new long-range plan aimed at adding $1 billion in new sales by 2014…

Holden Outerwear Makes Hires in Sales and Finance

Holden Outerwear hired Mike Hare as CFO and general counsel and Colin Madden as vice president of sales. Alex Messmer/MDM Consulting will direct Holden's European distribution…

Fruit of the Loom Earns Bowling Green Award

Fruit of the Loom was awarded 2010 Industry of the Year award in Bowling Green, where it has nearly completed a headquarter's expansion to accomodate all sales, marketing and management operations for its Russell and Vanity Fair subsidiaries, which

Skullcandy Hires CFO

Skullcandy has hired Mitch Edwards as its chief financial officer and general counsel. Edwards will drive Skullcandy's financial and legal strategy…

Edwin Watts Completes Sears In-Store-Shops Program

Edwin Watts Golf Shops, LLC said its “store-within-a-store” retail program with Sears Holdings is now complete, as 12 Edwin Watts Golf Shops have now opened inside of Sears stores in key markets across the country…

Michael Vick’s Jersey a Hot Seller Again

Sources told CNBC that retailers in the Philadelphia area are placing major orders for Michael Vick's jersey since he was named the starter by Eagles coach Andy Reid last week…

World Financial Network Countersues Gander Mountain

World Financial Network National Bank, the provider of Gander Mountain Co.'s store-brand credit cards, has countersued the hunting and fishing retailer for publicly disclosing their contract over a policy dispute…

Icebreaker to Open its First NYC Location in December

Icebreaker recently signed a seven-year lease for its first New York City location. The 2,500-square-foot SoHo store will be Icebreaker's flagship, and located at 102 Wooster Street, between Spring and Prince Streets, across the street from Patagonia

Boker Appoints Eastern Regional Sales Manager

Tony Aliffi has been appointed to the sales management team of Boker USA, Inc., the maker of hunting knives, with the position of eastern regional sales manager…