HanesBrands has completed the acquisition of Pacific Brands Limited, the leading underwear and intimate apparel company in Australia. The acquisition of Pacific Brands adds Bonds, Australia’s top brand of underwear, babywear and ...
S+L Communications, the LA-based fashion and sports pr agency currently representing Blundstone, Laird Apparel, Cienta and Tsukihoshi, has been acquired by Santy, a full-service, integrated marketing communications firm based in Scottsdale, ...
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HanesBrands has agreed to acquire the privately held Italian company Champion Europe, which owns the trademark for the Champion brand in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, in an all-cash transaction. The purchase price will be 10 times ...
Tags: Champion Europe, Hanesbrands, EBITDA
Ivy Park, a new activewear brand co-founded by Beyonce, hit the internet Mar. 31 with the release of its website and teaser video accenting different workout looks for women. The apparel will be open to consumers in mid-April 2016. ...
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Bandier, the activewear retailer specializing in boutique lines from a variety of brands and designers, collaborated with fitness trainers, Katrina Hodgson and Karena Dawn, who work together under the website Tone It Up. The exclusive ...
Tags: Bandier, Boutique line, Activewear retailer, Tone It Up
Toad&Co has added Scott Whipps to its senior management team as vice president of sales, effective March 28, 2016. In his new role, Whipps will lead the strategic development, management and execution of global sales for Toad&Co. ...
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Disney Consumer Products and Interactive Media bridged their regular audience of youngsters to target active women, bringing to market Marvel Super Hero activewear for women. The collection was created through a new collaboration with ...
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In early 2016, Invista will launch a new campaign for its Coolmax and Thermolite fiber brands, which are widely used by athletic and outdoor apparel and footwear brands. The Embrace The Elements campaign reflects the new brand positioning ...
Tags: Invista, fiber brands, outdoor apparel
Net income for the final period ended Oct. 3 was $4,240,000 against a loss of $765,000 on a 13% sales improvement to $120,194,000 from $114,897,000. Sales in basics rose 21% to $74.4 million from $61.4 million driven by activewear sales ...
Tags: Delta Apparel, Apparel
Columbia Sportswear Company portfolio brand Prana is expanding its European distribution network and has also added a new international sales team. As per a Prana press release, for more than 20 years, Prana apparel has had a strong ...
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Italian woman boxer Simona Galassi will wear apparel designed from Arquas, a research platform of Turkish denim fabric producer Isko, when she partakes in the next world championship. According to an Isko press release, dressing stylishly ...
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Driven by Printwear and Branded Apparel sales, consolidated net sales at clothing retailer Gildan Activewear soared 15.9 per cent year over year in the first fiscal quarter ended April 5, 2015. Consolidated net sales in the first ...
Tags: Gildan Activewear, Printwear, underwear
Less than half of consumers in the US are aware of most smart fabrics, including those that have been available in the marketplace for several years. For some smart fabrics, including cooling and heat-modifying fabrics, interest is higher ...
On a GAAP basis, operating profit surged 25 per cent to $90 million while earnings per share (EPS) rose higher by 30 per cent to $0.13, both up from the year ago quarter at HanesBrands in the first fiscal quarter ended April 4, 2015. ...
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For the 3M booth at both, OR Winter Market and ISPO Munich trade shows, Safe Reflective designed a large format version of its Eclipse 5721 heat transfer reflective on concept clothing. According to a Safe Reflective press release, ...