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OtterBox Tallies Anti-counterfeiting Wins for 2012
OtterBox said internal investigations and collaboration with U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) led to judgments and settlements totaling nearly $11 million in favor of OtterBox in 2012 and helped confiscate more than 118,000 counterfeit items…
ExOfficio Names New Director of Sales
ExOfficio named Julie Liveris as director of sales. Liveris comes to ExOfficio from a long career in sales and business management, most recently as CEO of Contour Anywear, LLC, a company she co-founded in 2003…
Deuter and Ortovox Occupy New Colorado Digs
Deuter USA and Ortovox USA have relocated to a combined office and warehouse in Longmont, CO, that enables the sister brands to offer employees new amenities, increase shipments and better serve customers…
Lenzing Sales Reach Record in 2012 Despite Falling Rayon Prices
Lenzing Group reported sales reached their second highest level in history in 2012 as volume more than offset an average 12 percent decline in prices paid for its rayon fibers. The Austrian company said it expects rayon prices to fall by another 3 to 8 pe
Fruit of the Loom Signs Associate Sponsorship With FLW For 2013
FLW, the world's premier tournament fishing organization, and Fruit of the Loom have announced an associate sponsorship agreement through the 2013 season. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed…
Oboz Footwear Appoints Marketing Manager
Oboz Footwear welcomes Kira Stoops to the team as its new marketing manager. Stoops is charged with oversight of all marketing functions, including a new ambassador program, developing promotional events with retailers…
REI’s Gross Margins Hold on Solid 2012 Sales Growth
REI (Recreational Equipment Inc.) reported sales reached $1.93 billion for the year ended Dec. 31, 2012, up 7.3 percent from 2011. The nation’s largest retail cooperative said it would return $104 million in pre-tax patronage dividends to its member
Sherpa Adventure Gear Adds to Apaprel Design Team
Sherpa Adventure Gear has hired Drew Runberg to assist its apparel design and development team led by Amy Lietz Roberts.
Lafuma Postpones Stock Sale in Wake of Earnings Warning
The Lafuma Group put plans to increase its existing shares by up to 50 percent on hold after announcing revenues contracted substantially in the second quarter of fiscal 2012/13 and will significantly affect its results and asset values for the period. Th
L.L.Bean Ranks Highest in J.D.Power’s Customer Satisfaction Ranking
The website for outdoor retailer L.L.Bean, http://www.llbean.com, achieved the highest overall score among online apparel retailer brands in a recent report by J.D. Power and Associates. The report focused on customer satisfaction for online apparel retai
RECALL: 2,800 Magura Disc Brake Sets
Magura USA of Olney, IL is recalling about 2,800 bicycle hydraulic disc brakes because they can fail in low temperatures and pose a collision hazard. No incidents or injuries have been reported…
Pacific Sunwear Reports Q4 Loss
Pacific Sunwear of California, Inc. announced that net sales from continuing operations for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2012 ended Feb. 2, were $228.0 million versus net sales from continuing operations of $218.7 million a year ago. Comparable store sale
City Sports Announces Third Retail Location in NYC
City Sports announced that it will open its 22nd retail location in New York City's financial district this Tuesday, Mar. 26th. Coming on the heels of the successful re-location of their Chestnut Hill store in Boston, MA, the newest store will mark
Rocky Brands Donates More Than $100,000 To Give Breast Cancer The Boot
Rocky Brands said it has donated more than $112,000 to Susan G. Komen for the Cure in its effort to give breast cancer the boot…
U.S. Tourists Spent Less on Recreation in Fourth Quarter
Tourists spent less on recreation and entertainment in the United States in the fourth quarter and barely increased their spending on shopping even as their spending on lodging and restaurants surged, according to data released by the U.S. Department of C
