Tough market conditions led to Swedish fashion retailer – Bjorn Borg, a marketer of innerwear and sportswear, witnessing decline across all key financial parameters including sales, net profit and EPS in the second quarter of 2014. ...
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Headquartered in New York and currently managed by the third generation Levy family, The Levy Group Inc. a manufacturer and distributor of men’s and women’s apparel has secured a $90 million senior secured credit facility. CIT ...
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Despite net sales tumbling more than 43 percent, US-based Hampshire Group, a provider of fashion apparel managed to hike its gross profit margin by 100 basis points in the second quarter of 2014. Net sales at Hampshire Group plunged to ...
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A transformation plan initiated in 2012, has not helped Li Ning Company Limited wipe out losses from its balance sheet, instead losses multiplied in the results announced for the first six months of 2014. Loss at Li Ning, one of the ...
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The majority shareholder of the Spanish company IASA (owner of the brands ASTORE and TERNUA) has acquired Lorpen, a company based in Navarra, Spain. Lorpen is dedicated to the design, manufacture and marketing of technical socks for ...
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Sales of outdoor products look to be picking up steam this summer as sales of outdoor footwear, apparel and hardgoods increased 6.8 percent to $1.18 billion in the five-week fiscal month of June. The growth trend for the month represented ...
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Athos, which has announced plans to launch a line of biometric fitness apparel this fall, has closed $12.2 million in Series B financing. The Redwood City, CA company said it will use the funds to further commercialize its product and ...
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(Seattle—July 22, 2014) Columbia Sportswear Company has reached a settlement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for distributing mislabeled clothing containing insect repellent and violating federal insecticide laws. ...
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The recently completed Intertextile Pavilion at the Shenzhen International Trade Fair for Apparel Fabrics and Accessories set a new record for buyer attendance, with this result confirming the growing potential in the Southern China ...
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ATHOS, a leading innovator in next generation wearable sensors and performance apparel, announced that it has closed $12.2 million in Series B financing. The round was led by DCM, with participation from True Ventures, Managing Partner and ...
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With a kick-off event that was a success across the board and so far the biggest of its kind, VIEW Premium Selection opened the season Autumn.Winter 15/16 for fabrics, denim and sportswear plus accessories at Munich’s Transport Museum ...
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Timberland, a leading global outdoor lifestyle brand, announced that Stewart Whitney has been promoted to brand president effective October 5, 2014. Whitney, who has successfully led Timberland’s growth in the Asia Pacific region ...
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Robert Graham announces it has licensed Majestic International for men's underwear and loungewear. The collection, which will launch in the Fall of 2015, marks its entrance to the underwear and loungewear category to supplement the men's ...
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Emmy Award-winner Ryan Seacrest will host the show live from the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York on Tuesday, September 9, 2014, in a two-hour extravaganza on the CBS television network and broadcast in numerous countries around the ...
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Perry Ellis International, Inc. announces the launch of a full updated traditional sportswear collection under its Savane brand. The expansion builds on the brand's success as an innovator in the men's bottoms business, with the addition of ...
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