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PADDLEexpo to Feature More Exhibitors

The 12th annual PADDLEexpo will take place Sept. 28-30, 2014 in Nuremberg, with a packed hall. Show director Horst Fürsattel has filled every last inch of useable space in the 90,400-square-meter hall with booths from 136 exhibitors, up from 121 in 2013.

Retail Imports Remain Above Average As Port Talks Continue

Retailers concerned by the lack of a West Coast longshoremen’s contract will continue to bring merchandise into the country at above-average levels this month but volume will drop from the record set in August, according to the monthly Global Port T

Under Armour Ready to Step Up Player Endorsements

While they lost out on Kevin Durant to Nike, Under Armour’s mega-offer for the NBA superstar should mark that UA is committed to being a bigger player in the endorsement game. “We wanted to really make a statement, I think, to the world, as mu

Starter Jumps Back in Player Endorsements

Starter, owned by Iconix Brand Group, jumped back into the player endorsement game with the signing of Kevin Love, the star power forward just acquired by the Clevelend Cavaliers.
The signing was heralded by the placement of a giant billboard in in downto

Nixon Opens First Brand-Owned Store in Paris

Nixon, the California-based watch, accessories and audio brand, opened the doors to their first brand store in Paris. Located on rue Froissart in the heart of le Marais…

MomsTeam Institute to Hold First Summit Monday

MomsTEAM Institute will hold its inaugural youth sports health and safety summit on Monday, Sept. 15 at Harvard Medical School’s Joseph B. Martin Conference Center…

Zumiez Skates Past Q2 Guidance

Zumiez Inc. reported net income in the second quarter of fiscal 2014 increased 57.3 percent to $7.5 million, or 26 cents per diluted share, compared to net income of $4.7 million, or 16 cents, a year ago. Both sales and EPS came in well above the action s

HanesBrands Completes Acquisition of DBApparel

HanesBrands has completed the acquisition of DBApparel, a leading marketer of intimate apparel, hosiery and underwear in Europe, for €400 million, or approximately $528 million…