Valencell Opens Lab to Help Licensees Test Biometric Apparel
Valencell has opened a state-of-the art sports performance lab where licensees can develop and validate biometric wearable products using its patented sensor technology…
Exceed Says CEO Raised $15M to Consumate Merger
Exceed Company Ltd., owner of China's Xidelong athletic brand, is negotiating with its Chairman and CE0 Shuipan Lin to extend the deadline for him to close on his proposed acquisition of the company following news that he had secured new financing Se
Deloitte Forecast: Retail Holiday Sales to Increase 4 to 4.5 Percent
Deloitte's annual retail holiday sales forecast calls for sales to climb 4 to 4.5 percent from November through January compared with the holiday season last year. That compares with last year's 2.8 percent gain. Online sales are expected to gro
Adidas Announces Creative Design Studio Coming to Brooklyn in 2015
Adidas announced a new creative studio coming to Brooklyn in New York in 2015 that will drive design direction for the brand and elevate the company’s direct interaction with consumers. As part of the project, Adidas has hired away three key Nike fo
Cole Haan Partners with Ballerinas
Cole Haan announced its multiyear partnership with three ballerinas of New York City Ballet…
Sam Edelman Expands to West Coast
Sam Edelman, which is owned by Brown Shoe Co. is setting up shop in a 3,500 square foot space at 342 North Beverly Drive in Beverly Hills…
Shoe Carnival to Throw September Shoe Parties
Shoe Carnival will host a VIP footwear fashion party to introduce customers to new brands and styles for fall at participating Shoe Carnival locations. The Shoe Party will take place on Sunday, Sept. 28…
Simms and PrimaLoft Expand Partnership
PrimaLoft, Inc. and Simms, manufacturer of waders, outerwear and technical fishing apparel and accessories, have expanded their partnership for Fall 2014…
Lululemon to Open First Men’s Store in Manhattan
Lululemon has signed a lease to open its first men's store in lower Manhattan. According to the real estate site, therealdeal.com, the store will open at Prince and Wooster Streets in Soho…
Prana Celebrates National Yoga Month By Offering Yoga Classes
September is National Yoga Month and to celebrate Prana is offering yoga classes at its stores in Boulder, Portland, Denver, San Francisco, and Minneapolis, free of charge…
Patagonia Catalog Inadvertently Depicted Illegal First Ascent
Patagonia pledged to review how it vets photos used in its catalogs after the National Park Service reported an image in the company's September, 2011 catalog of a first ascent in Utah's Capitol Reef National Park violated regulations meant to p
Powder Mountain Hires Head of Sports Marketing
After 25 years as a professional BMX rider, nine X Games, and making history by landing the first-ever 720 on dirt, Tim “Fuzzy” Hall has joined the Powder Mountain team as the director of sports marketing…
ALPB Launches Licensing Program
The Atlantic League of Professional Baseball (ALPB) announced its inaugural group of retail product licensees. Initial ALPB retail product licensees include: Badger Sportswear, Inc.; Beveridge Marketing; Bimm Ridder; BWM Global, Inc.; Halloway…
Dragon Alliance Appoints California Rep
Dragon Alliance, the maker of sunglasses and snow goggles, hired Noi Kaulukukui as a sales representative covering Northern California…
Liv Fundraising Ride Draws Coverage from Today Show
Liv helped raised more than $550,000 for young women diagnosed with breast cancer – and its profile – over the weekend when NBC Today Show News Anchor Natalie Morales rode along during the last day of a fundraising ride for a segment that aired Monday mor
