Consumer goods suppliers continue to report growing business challenges. Yes, money is tight and market conditions are changing. But a new report from Honeywell has found that millions of dollars can be saved by evaluating and improving ...
Tags: Suppliers, Challenges, Packaging
REI promoted Eric Artz, chief financial officer, to the additional role of chief operating officer, and Susan Viscon, vice president of merchandising, to senior vice president of merchandising. Artz and Viscon are part of the company's ...
Tags: REI, COO and SVP, Sporting Goods
Mullican Flooring has promoted Amber Oaks to marketing manager. Amber Oaks has been promoted to marketing manager for Mullican Flooring. In her new position, Oaks will be responsible for the oversight of market research and strategic ...
Crocs, Inc. announced that footwear industry and product merchant leader Michelle Poole has been appointed as its senior vice president of global merchandising. In this newly created role, Poole will be responsible for leading the strategy ...
Tags: Crocs, Michelle Poole, Sporting Goods
The International Casual Furnishings Association has named Jackie Hirschhaut as its new executive director following the retirement of long-time head Joseph Logan. Hirschhaut is the vice president of public relations and marketing for the ...
Tags: ICFA, New Executive Director, Furniture
Las Vegas Market announced that six furniture, gift and home décor firms — The B. S. Trading Rug, Caitlin Wilson Textiles, dar Living, Hester & Cook, Millefiori Milano and Torre & Tagus — received “Best Booth” ...
Tags: Las Vegas, Furniture, Furnishing
Bigjigs has significantly increased its in-store presence in the Daniel of Windsor department store with a new 12ft x 4ft POS gondola. The four-sided installation features products from the Bigjigs Toys, Bigjigs Rail and Baby Bigjigs ...
Jobs of the week arrive courtesy of Bladez Toyz and Gameplan Europe. Bladez Toyz is on the hunt for a new account manager to manage national account including Argos, Toys R Us and Tesco etc. Suitable candidates must have significant ...
Tags: Job, Toy Industry, Toys
Manchester United has reached a ten year agreement with Adidas for a global technical sponsorship and dual branded licensing deal for a minimum guarantee of 50 million, subject to certain adjustments, beginning with the 2015/2016 campaign. ...
Tags: agreement, Adidas, Sporting Goods
Crocs, Inc. hit reverse Tuesday, saying it will trim its product line, close stores, cut back on direct investment overseas and focus on efficiency. The latest restructuring plan coincided with release of the company’s financial ...
Tags: Crocs, Stores, Sporting Goods
For the second fiscal quarter ending August 2, 2014, fashion retailer and NYSE-listed Macy's reported an 11 percent rise in diluted earnings per share from the second fiscal quarter of 2013. Earnings per diluted share grew to 80 cents in ...
Tags: Q2FY15, Apparel, Accessories
Devereux, the Proper Threads brand, will be exhibiting its 2015 Spring Lifestyle Collection: CHRISTINA O in booth #817 at the upcoming PGA Fashion and Demo Experience at the Venetian Resort in Las Vegas, August 19-20th. In addition, Robert ...
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Federal-Mogul Motorparts announced it now offers an expanded offering of premium replacement headlamps and other high-quality automotive and commercial-vehicle lighting products in the new Wagner Lighting Master Catalog (A4 2014). ...
Tags: Lighting Catalog, Motorparts, Auto Parts
Hardwick is known for its "Sewn in the South" slogan and in the '60s made the best blazer in the world. The company will formally introduce its new CEO and new flag on July 28 at the company's 134th birthday celebration. When Allan Jones ...
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Consumers increasingly expect interactive, visual experiences to help them shop. That’s why Invodo, the Visual Commerce experts, announced the addition of spin photography to its suite of content production and technology solutions. ...
Tags: Invodo, Spin Photography, Textile