Steinhoff International said it has acquired a major stake in apparel retailer, Pepkor for R62.8 billion, which gives the budget furniture firm entry in to Africa's fast-growing garment markets. The South African furniture maker purchased ...
Tags: garment markets, furniture maker, Apparel
BackJoy Orthotics, LLC. has received a minority investment from Sandbridge Capital, which recently took a stake in Rossignol. BackJoy is best known for its SitSmart Pro seat accessory that supports the back but has expanded into footwear, ...
Tags: sports bras, sports apparel, Sporting Goods
DSW Inc. reported third-quarter earnings declined 9.8 percent to $49.6 million, or 55 cents a share. But earnings came in better than Wall Street estimates and sales in all major categories accelerated compared to the first half. Comparable ...
Tags: women's footwear, Sporting Goods
Brown Shoe Company reported third quarter earnings rose 21.2 percent to $33.1 million, or 75 cents per share. Revenues rose 3.8 percent. Wholesale segment sales jumped 18.2 percent with both Healthy Living and Contemporary Fashion ...
Just like Australia Post, the UK's Royal Mail is experiencing a loss of profitability from the parcel boom and mail bust. It is, however, also looking down the barrel of Amazon’s own delivery network, which threatens future growth ...
Tags: Royal Mail, Parcel Pinch, Service
Export Quantity & Value for Chinese Footwear, Leggings & Accessories from Jan. to March in 2014 Month Quantity(KG) Value(Billion USD) Year on Year Quantity Value ...
The United States Olympic Committee and Nike, Inc. announced the extension of Nike’s sponsorship of the USOC through 2020. This extension includes providing footwear and apparel for U.S. Olympic and Paralympic athletes, including the ...
Tags: Nike, Partnership, Sporting Goods
Columbia Sportswear announced the grand opening of its flagship Columbia brand’s first branded store in New York City. Located at 345 W. 14th Street, in between 8th and 9th Avenue in New York’s Meatpacking District, the retail ...
Shoppers to spend $45 billion in pre-Christmas retail sales Peak retail industry body the Australian Retailers Association (ARA) has found retailers will be able to count on some steady improvement in retail sales over the Christmas ...
Tags: Pre-Christmas Retail, Agriculture
In the third quarter ended September 30, 2014, consolidated net earnings at German sports footwear and apparel marketer, Puma plummeted 45 per cent from a year earlier quarter. Puma said its net income plunged to €29 million in the ...
Tags: Q3 Net Income, Currency Effects, Apparel
Following the phenomenal growth in the Indian ecommerce space, footwear and apparel retailer, Woodland is unveiling news designs and collections that would be exclusively available online. Speaking to mediapersons, Harkirat Singh, ...
Tags: ecommerce space, Online Space, Apparel
The Finish Line, Inc. announced the grand opening of its newly revamped store within The Mall at Millenia in Orlando to include an enhanced in-store experience and the addition of the latest Nike Track Club shop-in-shop. The brand will also ...
Tags: Finish Line, Sporting Goods
Nike opened its first store dedicated to women. The 6,000-plus square-foot location in the in the Fashion Island lifestyle center in Newport Beach, CA also features an in-store studio for group or personal fitness training sessions the ...
Aussie apparel and footwear marketer, Pacific Brands said it has entered into three unconditional agreements to sell its Brand Collective business in the footwear, apparel and sport categories. “Gross proceeds from the transactions ...
Tags: Aussie apparel, footwear marketer, Apparel
NYSE-listed and marketer of footwear and apparel - c said its sales rose 24.2% year-on-year, to reach record figures in the second fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2014. In the three months to September 30, 2014, sales at Decker Brands ...
Tags: Decker Brands, Q2FY15 Sales, Apparel