Foot Locker Ad Stars NBA Draft Prospect Dante Exum
Foot Locker, Inc. launched on YouTube a series of five new commercials with Adidas featuring NBA Draft prospect Dante Exum of Australia…
Mountain Hardwear Adds PLM for Sportswear, Women’s Design Manager
Mountain Hardwear has hired Jennifer Zollars as senior product line manager of sportswear and Karie Carter as women’s design manager.
Score of Brands to Exhibit at SIA Media Event in NYC
Twenty-two snow sports brands and non-profit organizations will exhibit at the 8th annual SIA Summer Snowdown media-only showroom happening in New York City July 16.
Winter Olympics Boost Q1 Ad Spending
The Winter Olympics boosted ad spending in the first quarter by $600 million, according to data released by Kantar Media. The firm estimates that total advertising expenditures increased 5.7 percent in the first quarter of 2014 to $34.9 billion…
Bass Pro Shops to Open Store at Fishers Ridge in Victor, N.Y.
Bass Pro Shops plans to open its first large format store in the Empire State…
Weatherby Hires New Director of Marketing
ustin Moore is the new Weatherby Director of Marketing…
Director of US Military Exchanges Proposes Opening Membership to More Veterans
The director of the Army & Air Force Exchange (A&AFE) has proposed all honorably discharged U.S. veterans be allowed to shop at its online stores, which sell a variety of athletic and outdoor brands at discounted prices, according to a report by the Assoc
NSSF Weighs in on Supreme Court “Stray Purchases” Decision
The U.S. Supreme Court’s recent ruling has resulted in confusion among federal firearm licensees (FFLs) relating to straw purchases and gift purchases of firearms…
Pentland Group’s FY Revenues Climb 10 Percent
Pentland Group plc reported revenues rose 10 percent in the year ended Dec. 31, fueled by record revenues from Speedo, Lacoste Chaussures and Ted Baker footwear. The gains were also helped by a robust performance at JD Sports Fashion, the UK based retaile
USA-Portugal Ties Record for Soccer Viewership
The U.S.-Portugal game, which that ended in a 2-2 draw, drew 18.2 million viewers for ESPN and another 6.5 million on Univision drew 6.5 million. That means 24.7 million on average tuned into USA-Portugal, tying the record for most watched soccer game in
Point 3 Basketball Appoints VP, Marketing
Point 3 Basketball hired Mikko Simon as the brand’s new vice president of marketing.
G-III Apparel Commences Public Offering of 1.5MM Shares
G-III Apparel Group, Ltd. plans to sell 1.5 million shares of its common stock in an underwritten public offering…
Survey Indicates Better Employee Engagement Helping Chinese Footwear Factories Retain Workers
Footwear brands and retailers seeking better performance and social compliance from their Chinese suppliers may want to put more emphasis on helping them engage their workers, according to the fifth annual Footwear Factory Survey from the Footwear Distrib
Arc’teryx Enters Footwear Fray With Two-Piece Construction
Arc’teryx Equipment, long admired for the style and fit of its technical outdoor apparel, entered the footwear business last week with a line of technical performance shoes built using a two-piece construction method the brand says enhances performa
Trade Groups Urge California to Restart Prop 65 Reform Effort
Trade groups representing apparel, footwear and travel goods companies are seeking to restart Proposition 65 reform efforts in California from scratch after concluding a regulatory draft prepared by the state’s health regulator would increase their
