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Deckers Global Headquarters Awarded LEED Silver Certification
Deckers Outdoor Corporation said the company's corporate headquarters has achieved LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Silver Certification from the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC)…
Piperlime Unveils A New Site Featuring Social Shopping Technology And Style Advice
Piperlime revealed a new online shopping experience, featuring inspirational social media feeds. It also introduced the first-ever Piperlime Collection…
Blundstone Sets Marketing Investments
Blundstone will make a substantial commitment towards marketing programs to support its retail partners in 2014, with plans to bolster its retail display and website presence in the fall and plans for social media engagement…
K2 Sports Names U.S. Snowshoe Sales Manager
K2 Sports promoted Jason DeJong to the newly created position of U.S. snowshoe sales manager…
Allied Feather and Down Joins Sustainable Apparel Coalition
Allied Feather & Down became the first down supplier to join the Sustainable Apparel Coalition, which is working to reduce the environmental and social impacts of apparel and footwear products around the world…
Employee Benefits Costs Nearly Wipe Out Yue Yuen’s 1H Profits
Yue Yuen Industrial Limited reported that its decision to increase contributions for employee benefits by $90 million in the second quarter to compete in China’s increasingly competitive labor market wiped out much of its profits for the period. The
ASICS Reports Lower Exports Cause Japanese Fiscal Q1 Revenues to Dip
Asics reported its sales in Japan decreased 1.5 percent to ¥27.2 billion ($267 mm), mainly because of a decline in footwear sales to overseas sales subsidiaries…
Biometric Apparel Startup Athos Raises $12.2 Million for Fall Launch
Athos, which has announced plans to launch a line of biometric fitness apparel this fall, closed $12.2 million in Series B funding, which the company plans to use to scale a new manufacturing process for embedding sensors in garments in advance of its fal
Arctic Ice Partners with Ad Agency Kuhl/Swaine
Arctic Ice LLC has hired on advertising agency Kuhl/Swaine as they continue to expand their ice-substitute business…
Winchester Donates Ammo to NSSF Rimfire Program
In conjunction with the recent news of its Silver Sponsorship of the NSSF Rimfire Challenge, Winchester Ammunition has also announced its generous allocation of 600,000 rounds of ammunition specifically earmarked for the Ammo Roundup Program…
Wilson Racquet Sports Division Adds Marketing Talent
Wilson Sporting Goods Co. named Nick Gonzales global marketing director and Tim Buwick as promotions director for its Raquet Sports division…
Pou Sheng Doubles First Half Profits As China’s Athletic Sales Resume Growth
Pou Sheng International Holdings Ltd, which is one of the largest retailers and distributors of Adidas, Nike and other international athletic footwear, apparel and accessories brands in China, reported its operating profits more than doubled in the six mo
Yue Yuen Reports 1H Loss After Setting Aside $90 Million for Worker Benefits
Yue Yuen Industrial Limited reported a loss for the first half of the year after setting aside $90 million to provide social insurance and housing to settle a massive strike at one its factories in China. The company, which is the largest producers of ath
Dianese Revving Up for Push into US Winter and Bike Markets
Dainese USA is expanding its sales and marketing teams as part of a new growth strategy and reenergized focus on the North American winter sports and bicycle markets…
Nordstrom Reports 3.3 Percent Comps Growth in Second Quarter
Nordstrom, Inc. reported net sales of $3.3 billion for the second quarter, up 6.2 percent compared with the same period in fiscal 2013. Total company comparable sales for the second quarter increased 3.3 percent…
