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DOE Awards $80 Million in PEP Grants

The U.S. Department of Education announced the recipients of $80 million in Carol M. White Physical Education Program (PEP) grants. New PEP grants, totaling $36.1 million, will be distributed to 76 school districts and community based organizations across

Vision Street Wear Inks Licensing Deal for Argentina

Collective Licensing International reached a new three-year agreement with Town Connection of Buenos Aires to license apparel and skateboarding hardgoods for the Vision Street Wear brand in Argentina…

Eddie Bauer Sponsors Coast-to-Coast Coat Drive

Eddie Bauer announced a coast-to-coast coat drive in partnership with One Warm Coat, the only national non-profit organization that works with local agencies to distribute donated coats for free, to people in need…

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

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…