Zumiez Looks to Expand Within E-Commerce
Zumiez experienced a 0.3% increase in comps versus a decrease of 12.3% from the same period last year, while recording $77.6 million in total net sales, a 7.7% increase from last year…
Warnaco Works With Calvin Klein: Seeking Innovation
Warnaco Group, Inc., parent of the Calvin Klein Swimwear and Speedo brands, among others, provided updated outlook for the fourth quarter and outlined several growth initiatives going forward…
Blacks Leisure on Track for Stock Float
Following a November announcement that creditors had approved a rescue plan to keep it in business, UK-based Blacks Leisure Group cemented its resurgence by issuing a recent statement confirming the retailer is on track for its first quarter stock offerin
Life is Still Good for Bert Jacobs Despite Downturn in Business
Like most other companies, The Life is Good Company felt the impact of the recession…
NRF: Holiday Sales Better Than Expected
The National Retail Federation said preliminary 2009 holiday sales, which combine the full months of November and December, rose 1.1% to $446.8 billion, surpassing NRF's projected decline of 1.0%…
Apparel Makers Assess Haiti Damage; Industry Groups Organize Donations
The 7.0 earthquake that rocked Haiti on Jan. 12 brought business to a standstill, shut down the principal seaport near the country’s capital, Port-au-Prince, as well as temporarily suspended flights at the capital’s Toussaint L’Overture
Leegin Bill Approved by House Judiciary Committee
The House Judiciary Committee approved a bill Wednesday that would essentially reverse a Supreme Court decision upholding manufacturers’ rights to set minimum prices below which their dealers cannot sell product…
OR Winter Market Preview: Snowshoes Focus on Backcountry Adventure for 2010-11 Season
Snowshoe sales were down 6.5% last season – about the same as all sporting goods – but retailers and manufacturers are kicking up their heels like the sport’s participants heading into 2010…
Forecast Calls for “Unhealthy” Air Quality in Salt Lake City
Utah health officials last week urged principals to keep school children indoors during recess and advised other to avoid prolonged exertion because of worsening air quality…
VF Corp Looks Ahead to 2010 Opportunities
At the ICR Exchange Conference, VF Corporation’s chairman, president & CEO Eric Wiseman took the opportunity to review the radical transformation VF Corp. has undergone over the past decade and take a brief look ahead at 2010…
Polartec Partners with Unifi
Polartec, LLC and Unifi, Inc. have partnered to introduce new performance fabrics made with Repreve 100, which the companies say is made from 100% post-consumer waste (clear plastic water bottles)…
Kellwood Acquires ISIS
Kellwood Company acquired ISIS, the outdoor company focused on women's performance and casual apparel…
Grassroots Outdoors Alliance Partners with Peregrine Outfitters
Grassroots Outdoor Alliance partnered with Peregrine Outfitters as its new vendor partner…
Grassroots Outdoor Alliance Partners with Nau
Grassroots Outdoor Alliance added the apparel brand Nau as a vendor partner…
Gildan Activewear Missing Six Employees in Haiti
Gildan Activewear Inc. is unable to account for six of its 44 employees in Haiti, Chief Executive Officer Glenn Chamandy said in a memo to employees. As reported, one of Gildan's three contractor facilities in Haiti was “substantially damaged” in the
