“The mild winter hit this category hard, resulting in a 10 per cent unit and 14 per cent value decline, compared to 2012,” said Sunbeam product manager — seasonal products, Katie Berra. “Even with the best products, ...
Tags: electric blanket market, restore value to the market, warm weather
Lee Broom has been commissioned by Selfridges in London, one of the world's most famous department stores, to design an innovative new bar to celebrate the first anniversary of its Men's Shoe Galleries. Operated by Mark Hix, the new bar ...
Tags: New Bar, Furniture&Furnishing
EB Brands and EB Sport Group, a provider of sport and fitness products, announced two new lead hires: Tricia Norton as president of the EB Brands Fitness Division; and Herbie Calves as VP of marketing. Together they bring nearly 40 years of ...
Tags: EB, Tricia Norton, Bulova Corporation
Standard Apparel is proud to announce the addition to its showroom of heritage denim brand Lee 101 USA, and UK based luxury slipper and accessory brand Ruby + Ed. Standard Apparel will be the Canadian sales representatives for the ...
Tags: Standard Apparel, Lee
Import volume at the nation’s major retail container ports is expected to drop 8.4 percent in February from the same time last year as the shipping cycle reaches its slowest month of the year, according to the monthly Global Port ...
Tags: container ports, Textile, Apparel
Urban Outfitters, Inc., a leading lifestyle specialty retail company operating under the Anthropologie, BHLDN, Free People, Terrain and Urban Outfitters brands, announced record net sales for the quarter and year ended January 31, 2014. ...
Double and triple digit rises in searches for UK retailers from key export markets. Helen Dickinson, Director General, British Retail Consortium, said: “The UK is the world’s second biggest online retail exporter, beaten ...
Tags: UK Retailers, Apparel
Lyst, a fashion shopping site that offers its users a simple platform offering world’s biggest fashion collection, has announced that it has raised USD 14 million in order to remain competitive and to bolster its marketing efforts. ...
Tags: Fashion Retailer, Apparel
ApparelSourcing Paris will open its doors from Monday, 17 to Thursday, 20 February this year with over 110 exhibitors. The exhibition is posting a strong increase of almost +55% compared with the same period in 2013. In passing the mark ...
Tags: ApparelSourcing Paris, exhibition, manufacturer, KNITS
Coach, Inc., a leading New York design house of modern luxury accessories, announced sales of $1.42 billion for its second fiscal quarter ended December 28, 2013, compared with $1.50 billion reported in the same period of the prior year, a ...
Colorado Trading & Clothing Company announced that it has rebranded the organization as Active Fashion Group. Rooted in almost two decades of experience in the market, Active Fashion Group will serve as the umbrella brand for well-known ...
Tags: Colorado Trading, Apparel
Rocket Dog, the maker of women's and children's footwear, hired Scott Weaver as its vice president of sales. Weaver comes to Rocket Dog with a relevant background in sales and strategic management in the kids' space with his experience ...
Tags: Sporting Goods, Recreation, Light Industry
The Bon-Ton Stores, Inc. announced that its December comparable store sales results were significantly impacted by unfavorable winter weather conditions in its markets. Brendan Hoffman, President and Chief Executive Officer, commented, ...
Tags: Bon-Ton Store, Apparel, Weather Conditions
The Stockmann Group’s preliminary revenue amounted to EUR 232.1 million in December 2013. Excluding the terminated franchising operations in Russia and Finland, revenue was down 6.1 per cent on the previous year. Christmas sales were ...
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Macy's, Inc. announced that its comparable sales, together with comparable sales from departments licensed to third parties, rose 4.3 percent in the 2013 holiday shopping season the months of November and December combined compared with the ...
Tags: Macy, comparable sales, rise, holiday shopping season