Brown Shoe’s Q3 Profits Climb 21 Percent
Brown Shoe Company reported third quarter earnings rose 21.2 percent to $33.1 million, or 75 cents per share. Revenues rose 3.8 percent. Wholesale segment sales jumped 18.2 percent with both Healthy Living and Contemporary Fashion contributing strong doub
Ugg Enhances Counterfeit Measures
Ugg Australia re-launched its online consumer counterfeit education section with a specially created “Ensure Authenticity” link to emphasize the importance of buying genuine Ugg Australia products from authorized retailers this holiday season…
Fletcher Sport Brands Changes Name to Sunice
Fletcher Sport Brands will now operate around the world under the iconic name Sunice, effective immediately…
Nike to Continue USOC Sponsorship Through 2020
The United States Olympic Committee and Nike, Inc. announced the extension of Nike’s sponsorship of the USOC through 2020. This extension includes providing footwear and apparel for U.S. Olympic and Paralympic athletes, including the medal stand uni
Port Directors Urge President to Intervene in ILWU Contract Talks
CEOs from the ports of Seattle and Tacoma added their voice over the weekend to a growing chorus calling for President Barack Obama to assign federal mediators to resolve contract negotiations between the Pacific Maritime Association and the International
OMsignal Ships Biometric Smartwear, Launches iOS App
OMsignal, the Montreal startup that raised $10 million from private equity investors this summer, began shipping the first edition of its Biometric Smartwear to pre-order customers and launched its iOS app in the Apple App Store…
Headsweats Partners with Loudmouth Golf to Launch Hat Line
Headsweats has partnered with Loudmouth Golf to launch a new line of hats featuring the company's bold and brash designs…
Element Appoints VP of Global Design
Element appointed Reynald Gautier, most recently creative director of the European division of Japanese denim brand, Edwin, as VP of global design. Julien Duval was promoted to VP of global marketing…
Osprey Stays Ahead of Future Standards with Poco Child Carrier Retrofit
Osprey Child Safety Products LLC is proactively offering its Poco child carrier customers a retrofitted Poco Seat Pad free of charge so that they comply with a new standard expected to kick in next year…
Gregory Heads Into 2015 with New Designer and DC
Gregory, the pack maker acquired this summer by Samsonite International SA, said its new distribution center in Jacksonville, FL is operational and that it has added a designer to its product development team…
Mcmillan Fiberglass Stocks Hires Production Manager
Mcmillan Fiberglass Stocks has hired Richard Aitken as its new production manager…
Body Glide Appoints Sales Manager
Body Glide has appointed Ryan Bodlaender to the role of sales manager…
NOCSAE Voids Certification of Two Lacrosse Helmet Models
The National Operating Committee on Standards for Athletic Equipment (NOCSAE) has voided the manufacturers' NOCSAE certification for the Warrior Regulator and the Cascade Model R lacrosse helmets…
Performance Sports Group Addresses Pending NOCSAE Lacrosse Notification
Performance Lacrosse Group Inc. said it is working with the National Operating Committee on Standards for Athletic Equipment (NOCSAE) to clarify why its Cascade R model lacrosse helmet no longer complies with NOCSAE standards…
Columbia Sportswear Opens First NYC Columbia Branded Store
Columbia Sportswear announced the grand opening of its flagship Columbia brand’s first branded store in New York City. Located at 345 W. 14th Street, in between 8th and 9th Avenue in New York’s Meatpacking District, the retail store opens on N
