SGB 40 Under 40 Award Recipients Honored
The weekend in South Beach Miami to honor to honor this year's SGB 40 Under 40 recipients had the energy, excitement, and enthusiasm one would expect when pulling this many high achievers together in one place at the same time, but the weekend also o
Organic Cotton Sales Grew 35% in 2009
Retail sales of organic cotton apparel and home textiles reached an estimated $4.3 billion in 2009, up 35% from a year earlier, according to the Organic Cotton Market Report 2009 released by the non-profit organization Organic Exchange…
Performance Bicycle Taps Chief Marketing Officer
Performance Bicycle has appointed Cindy Marshall as Chief Marketing Officer. Performance said Marshall joins the company at a time when the company is expanding its retail store footprint to more than 90 stores nationwide by the end of the summer…
House Bill Enhances Customs’ Power to Police Apparel Imports
Nearly two dozen members of the U.S. House of Representatives introduced a bipartisan bill Tuesday to give the federal government the resources and authority to better enforce textile and apparel trade obligations…
ACI International Secures Above The Rim Footwear License
Above The Rim (ATR), a performance basketball brand managed by Collective Licensing International (CLI), entered into a five-year licensing agreement with ACI International (ACI) for the brand. ACI will work with ATR on a new collection of performance bas
Genesco Raises Fiscal Year Outlook on Strong First Quarter Results
Genesco Inc. reported that, adjusted for special items both periods, earnings from continuing operations vaulted 189% in the 2010 first quarter to $10.1 million, or 42 cents a share…
Bass Pro Shops/Columbia Sportswear Support Seagrass Conservation
Bass Pro Shops has joined Columbia Sportswear Company and The Ocean Foundation in their efforts to protect and restore seagrass meadows…
Famous Footwear First Quarter Athletic Gets Boost from Toning
Famous Footwear saw sales climb 14% in the first quarter to $363.2 million while operating earnings jumped to $28.2 million from $3 million a year ago…
Everlast Launches Faceback Campaign
Everlast has launched its philanthropic social movement campaign “What Do You Fight For?”. For each contest entry received, Everlast is donating $1 to the Dr. Theodore A. Atlas Foundation…
Big 5 SG Hopes to Continue West Coast Storefront Growth
Following up on a promising first quarter that saw the company post its biggest quarterly same-store sales gain since 2006, management for Big 5 Sporting Goods met with investors at the B. Riley & Co. Conference to discuss growth initiatives for the upcom
Collective Brands’ Earnings Jump 43% in Q1
Collective Brands, Inc. reported earnings climbed 42.6% in the first quarter, to $54.2 million, or 83 cents per diluted share, compared to $38.0 million, or 59 cents, in the first quarter of 2009. Sales increased 1.8% to $878.8 million. This was driven by
ICSC Cuts May U.S. Same-Store View
The International Council of Shopping Centers said U.S. retail sales in May are so far coming in worse than originally expected. It now expects sales during the month to be up 2% to 2.5%. The group had previously forecast an increase of about 3.5%…
Yamaha Grants More than $80,000 in Q1 2010
Yamaha Motor Corp., U.S.A. said it has contributed more than $80,000 in cash and equipment during the first quarter of 2010 to off-road riding clubs and land stewardship organizations across the country. As part of this first funding cycle of 2010, Yamaha
Court Ruling Says Scent-Lok, Retailers Used False Advertising
A Federal District Judge has ruled that ALS Enterprises, the manufacturer of carbon-based Scent-Lok hunting apparel, is guilty of deceptive advertising over the company’s claims that its clothing implemented “odor eliminating” technology
Senate Supplemental Appropriations Bill Includes Gulf Fisheries Assistance
The American Sportfishing Association announced its support of Senator Richard Shelby (R-AL), ranking member of the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Subcommittee, for including funding for fishery-dependent businesses harmed
