US based apparel and footwear marketer –VF Corp’s latest sustainability report marks the public debut of its innovative chemical management program, CHEM-IQ. “CHEM-IQ provides a proactive, cost-effective and scalable ...
Revenue in the third quarter of 2014, surged 29 percent from a year ago quarter at apparel marketer Columbia Sportswear Company, from many reasons, among which are incremental sales from its new China JV and newly-acquired prAna brand. ...
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DKS has a 16-page flyer offering deals of all sorts, including 25% off Nike Pro compression apparel and free shipping and free returns on apparel orders at dicks.com. Other circular promotions include $20 off a future purchase of $100 or ...
Alpargatas reported revenues from the United States and exports to markets outside Europe, Argentina and its home market of Brazil, increased 31.4 percent to $25.1 million in the third quarter as its Havaianas sandals brand grew a toehold ...
The declared value of customs imports increased to $5,168.2 million from $4,843.1 million for the three months ended Sep. 30, led by a 10.7% hike in apparel imports to $1,697.8 million compared to $1,533.8 million in the seasonally most ...
Tags: Sporting Goods, sneakers
All eyes were on Elizabeth Banks at the after-party for "The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 1" in London. Banks, who plays Effie Trinket in the film franchise, shined in Paul Andrew's pink and gold sandals, which she wore with a ...
Vietnam, which exported $8.22 billion worth of footwear during the first 10 months of 2014, is expected to account for an estimated 12% of U.S. footwear imports in 2018 versus 10% in 2013. And that percentage could accelerate once the ...
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Quiksilver Inc. reached a definitive agreement to sell its majority stake in online retailer Surfdome to Surfstitch of Australia for net proceeds of approximately (US)$16 million for its equity interest, loans and other amounts due from ...
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WSS, the California-based neighborhood footwear retailer, is hosting a grand opening celebration on Saturday, Nov. 15 starting at 10:00 a.m. to commemorate its arrival to Las Vegas. As part of the celebration the first 200 shoppers will ...
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Outdoor Industry Association (OIA) is among more than 100 federal, state and local associations that signed on to a letter sent to President Obama expressing deep concern over the deteriorating state of negotiations between the ...
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To G.S. Sareen, CEO of Omni United (S) Pte. Ltd., tires don’t have to be a commodity. He wants to turn buying tires into a lifestyle purchase. To that end, he has partnered with Timberland LLC to introduce the Radar Timberland line ...
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At last night's CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund Awards, shoes were celebrated as never before. For the first time, a footwear designer took home the trophy. Paul Andrew, who won FN's Launch of the Year in 2013 for his women's creations embedded ...
Columbia Sportswear Co. announced the opening of its flagship Columbia brands first-ever Performance Fishing Gear (PFG) concept store at the Avalon Mall in Alpharetta, GA. Columbia's popular PFG collection is inspired by the performance, ...
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Dorel Industries Inc. reported organic revenue increased by 6 percent at its Recreational/Leisure segment in the third quarter. Segment sales are up 8 percent for the three quarters ended Sept. 30 compared with the same period in 2013. ...
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Phoenix Footwear Group, Inc., the parent of Trotters and SoftWalk, reported sales from continuing operations for the third quarter increased $794,000 or 14.3 percent to $6.4 million compared to $5.6 million for the third quarter of fiscal ...
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