Supporting some upbeat holiday forecasts, Zumiez and Pacific Sunwear of California both raised fourth-quarter guidance after reporting healthy comps in December. A few department stores also showed above-plan performances although both ...
Tags: hard goods, footwear, Sporting Goods
La Sportiva North America Inc. has made several recent changes in the marketing, events, and customer service teams at to support growth, which it said is being spurred by a sharp spike in the sale of Mountain Running footwear and success ...
Tags: core footwear, La Sportiva
In the face of an economy on a slow rebound and shifts in consumer behaviors, the winners among retailers since the Great Recession are those that are adapting their business models and keeping their brands relevant and their value ...
Tags: Retailers, Apparel, Accessories
Executives for Wenonah Canoe Inc. and C4 Waterman announced the merger of the two paddlesports brands Wednesday at Outdoor Retailer Winter Market. Bill Kueper, Vice President, Wenonah Canoe, Inc. and Todd Bradley, President C4 Waterman, ...
Tags: Sporting Goods, Recreation
FinancialForce.com, a company specializing in back office applications, has announced that it has acquired the business and assets of Less Software including the firm's supply chain management (SCM) solutions. The cloud application suite ...
Tags: Software, cloud application
TÜV SÜD, a leading global inspection, testing and certification provider, has launched its new testing center in Xiamen. Dr. -Ing. Axel Stepken, Chairman of the Board of Management of TÜV SÜD AG, and Mr. Dirk von Wahl, ...
Tags: TUV SUD, global inspection
Swiss gravity brand iXS is at Eurobike showing off its innovative line of protective gear, helmets and apparel for trail riding and enduro and downhill racing—all of which it will showcase next month at Interbike as iXS enters the ...
Tags: Transportation, bike
Bureau Veritas' Consumer Product Services division (BVCPS) acquired Sargam Laboratory Private Limited (SLPL) in Chennai, India in 2011. The Sargam Laboratory has now been completely integrated with Bureau Veritas Consumer Product Services ...
Tags: Light Industry, Daily Use
T-Group Solutions Pvt. Ltd. will be joining the ranks of WRAP’s accredited consultants. This move builds on the company’s positive relationship with WRAP, as they had been a monitoring partner for the past two years. Switching ...
The Grinch stole Argentina's bike market this year, but the industry hopes the spirit of Christmas softens the government's stance and import laws are softened in time for the holidays, the traditional start of the Argentine bike season. ...
Tags: Argentina's bike market, consumer products, import requirements
SUN VALLEY, IDAHO (BRAIN)—Terry Duran has stepped down as the national sales manager for Scott Sports' U.S. bicycle division. It's a role Duran had held since it was created in January 2011. He had worked for Scott in various sales ...
Tags: Scott Sports, bicycle supplier, bicycle
This two-part entry is actually the second half of my previous post about why there weren’t nearly enough bikes in model year 2012 and why we don’t seem to be able to do anything about the chronic under- or over-supply of ...
Tags: bikes, Model Years
Plural Technology Pvt. Ltd. is pleased to announce that the company is participating as a silver partner in the FICCI's Conference "TAG 2012" to be held on 10th Oct, 2012 at Hotel Intercontinental the Lalit, Mumbai. The conference ...
Tags: Plural Technology, FICCI, TAG 2012, fiber
When it comes to the decorated apparel industry,garment decorators and embroidery shops always keep an eye out for new tools offered by suppliers that can handle the extreme workloads,is easy to use right out of the box,and has available ...
Tags: decorated apparel industry, garment decorators, embroidery shops