Pantone Releases Top 10 Colors for Women’s Spring 12 Fashion
Pantone LLC said women will be looking to vivid brights, fun-loving pastels and soft, muted tones such as Tango Tangerine, Solar Power and Bellflower in their fashion next spring for “renewed energy, optimism and the promise of a brighter day.” The compan
Wenger’s Swiss Army Knife Gets Own Music Video!
Just when it looked like Wenger had identified every possible function for its Guinness World Record Giant Swiss Army Knife they recently discovered another – a musical instrument. Wenger collaborated with Sound Designer and Composer Roger Lima of WhiteNo
Russell Athletic Agrees to 19.5 Percent Raise for Honduran Workers
Russell Athletic signed a collective bargaining agreement (CBA) with workers at a Honduran factory it closed and then reopened in 2009 after being lambasted for union busting by U.S. college students and labor. The company signed the CBA May 24…
Nemo Equipment Names New Reps
Nemo Equipment, Inc. has partnered with Waypoint Outdoor for representation in the Pacific Northwest and Groupe 7 1/2 & Co. in Ontario and the Maritimes…
Chaco Hires Strategic Communications Firm
Chaco has retained Ryan Partnership Chicago to develop and execute its 2012 strategic communications plan…
Nike Releases Famed Back to the Future Shoe
Nike has created a limited-edition shoe based on the model audiences saw in the 1989 movie “Back to the Future II.” Nike will release 1,500 pairs of the 2011 Nike Mag sneaker. It will auction them on eBay and donate proceeds to the Michael J. Fox Foundat
Smith and Wesson Fiscal Q1 Profit Slumps
Smith & Wesson Holding Corporation reported revenue for the first quarter was $99.2 million, up 4.5 percent from the year-ago quarter. Firearm division revenue was $91.7 million, an 18.0 percent increase over the first quarter last year, and was strong ac
Nike Opens Customizable Store in Texas
Nike opened its first full-price store in Texas. The store offers a 'Custom Build It' section to create shoes and apparel. According to the Dallas Morning News, the 25,000-square-foot store is one of six concept stores that Nike has opened natio
NRF Asks Supercommittee to Focus on Economy and Jobs
With a congressional 'supercommittee' on deficit reduction set to begin work this week, the National Retail Federation sent a letter to committee members urging the panel to focus on initiatives that will boost the economy and create jobs…
Warnaco Launches Stock Buyback Program
The Warnaco Group, Inc., the parent of Speedo, announced that its board of directors has approved a new multi-year share repurchase program for up to $200 million of the Company's outstanding common stock…
Yue Yuen’s Revenues Jump 23 Percent for Nine Months, Gross Margin Down
Yue Yuen Industrial Limited said revenues for the nine months ended June 30 rose 23.4 percent year on year to U.S. $5.19 billion while net profit increased 5.9 percent to $377.0 million from $356.1 million. By region, sale in the U.S. for the Japanese foo
O’Neill Clothing Gains Superfreak Boardshort Patent
O'Neill Clothing received the product patent for its top-selling Superfreak Boardshort Series. This announcement marks eight years in the making…
G-III Apparel’s 2nd-Quarter Profit Falls
G-III Apparel Group, Ltd. reported that net sales in its second quarter increased by 21.7 percent to $230 million from $189 million in the year-ago period. The company reported net income for the second quarter of $1.6 million, or 8 cents per diluted shar
Performance Bicycle Appoints SVP of Merchandising
Performance Bicycle appointed Mark Leydecker as senior vice president of merchandising. Leydecker, who served in various capacities with the brand from 1995 to 2005, will be responsible for all brand merchandising activities, leading a team focused on dev
Amazon.com Negotiating Reprieve from California Internet Sales Tax
Amazon.com has reached a tentative deal with the State of California and brick-and-mortar retailers to drop its opposition to the state's new Internet sales tax on the condition it support federal legislation that will make collecting such taxes easi
