October Retail Sales Up 4.3 Percent Over Last Year
Retail sales in October increased 0.1 percent over September on a seasonally adjusted basis and were up 4.3 percent year-over-year unadjusted.
Badger Sportswear Acquires Garb Athletics
The acquisition, when coupled with Badger’s previously announced acquisition of Alleson Athletic, bolsters Badger’s team uniform offering with premium-crafted, fully customized apparel.
Wilson Signs Eight-Time Squash Champ Nicol David
As an Advisory Staff member, David will work with Wilson LABS, the innovation hub at Wilson, and provide insights that will help fuel the brand’s development of next-generation, high performance squash equipment.
Blundstone Unveils New Branding And Website
In addition, the Australian boot brand expanded distribution into premium retailers such as Nordstrom, Todd Snyder, Steven Alan, American Rag, REI and Abercrombie & Fitch.
Puma Names Lewis Hamilton As Face Of 24/7 Campaign
Four-time FIA Formula One World Champion Lewis Hamilton will spearhead the brand’s Men’s Training business beginning with the 24/7 marketing campaign.
ADA & NBS Fall Athletic Market In Oklahoma City Draws Crowd
The joint event saw over 100 team dealers from the two team buying groups in attendance.
Skechers Appoints CFO
Skechers USA Inc. announced that the company has hired John Vandemore to serve as chief financial officer. This expansion of the Skechers executive team will allow David Weinberg, who had been filling both CFO and COO roles, to focus more attention on the company’s operations
TSG Consumer Partners Completes Investment In Nuun
TSG Consumer Partners (TSG), a private equity firm focused exclusively on the branded consumer sector, has acquired a minority stake in Nuun and Company.
Merrell Makes Key Leadership Appointments
Merrell announced the appointment of Strick Walker to the position of chief marketing officer and Johanna Koeberle to senior product director, Active Lifestyle. Walker was formerly at Patagonia and Koeberle worked for Keen.
Mickey Drexler Becomes Executive Chairman Of Outdoor Voices
Mickey Drexler, the former CEO of J. Crew, has become executive chairman of Outdoor Voices, the athleisure upstart.
Unifi Announces Goal to Recycle 20 Billion by 2020
In honor of America Recycles Day, Unifi Inc., the specialist in branded recycled performance fibers, announced the company has recycled more than 10 billion plastic bottles. Building from that momentum, Unifi is targeting 20 billion bottles recycled by 2020 and 30 billion bottles by 2022.
Yeti Partners On Whataburger Tumbler
Whataburger partnered with Yeti on a line of Flying W-branded Yeti tumblers.
Fila Korea Returns To Black In Q3
Fila Korea reported a profit against a loss in the third quarter, benefiting from acquiring control of Acushnet Holdings, the parent of Titleist and FootJoy.
Netshoes Revenues Climb 7 Percent In Q3
Netshoes Ltd., Latin America’s leading online retailer of sporting and lifestyle goods, reported sales rose 7.3 percent in its third quarter and 8.8 percent on a currency neutral basis.
Polartec Announces 2017 Apex Design Award Winners
Polartec announced the winners of its 2017 Polartec APEX Awards, an annual design award program celebrating “the finest products made from Polartec fabrics, and the designers behind them.”
