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Affinity Beverage Acquires Undone Chocolate
May 22, 2017Affinity Beverage Group has completed its acquisition of Undone Chocolate. Undone Chocolate, headquartered in Washington, DC, is the owner of the Undone Chocolate brand of premium 100% organic certified vegan chocolate bars, cacao tea and ...
Tags: Undone Chocolate, Beverage
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Highlander Partners Acquires Organic Confection Products Maker Hillside Candy
Nov 9, 2016US-based middle-market private equity firm Highlander Partners has acquired organic, sugar-free and traditional confection products maker Hillside Candy for undisclosed sum. Hillside’s brands include GoOrganic, GoLightly, Pick Your ...
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Seattle Chocolates Introduces New Flavors
Jun 30, 2016Seattle Chocolate Company is embracing the familiar adage "it's better to give than to receive" with its new Holiday 2016 collection of truffle bars, donating a serving of fresh food to local food banks between November 1 and December 31 ...
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Jarden Corp. Writes Down Winter Sports Assets Ahead of Acquisition
Mar 30, 2016Jarden Corporation reported operating earnings at its sporting goods segment plunged 82.4 percent last year due primarily to impairment charges it took in its winter sports business in the fourth quarter ahead of its acquisition by Newell ...
Tags: Jarden Corp., Acquisition, Sports Assets
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REI Sales Rise 9.3 Percent In 2015
Mar 16, 2016REI reported sales reached a record $2.4 billion in 2015 after a second consecutive year of nearly double-digit growth. Sales increased 9.3 percent from $2.2 billion in 2014, or 11 percent when adjusting for an extra 53-week of sales ...
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Sport Footwear Sales Rise Nearly 5 Percent in Fiscal July
Aug 11, 2015The SportsOneSource Group today reported that U.S. Sport Footwear sales increased in the mid-single-digits for the 4-week fiscal month ended August 1 (Fiscal July). The Athletic Footwear side of the business easily out-performed the outdoor ...
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Prana Is Expanding Its European Distribution Network
Jul 10, 2015Columbia Sportswear Company portfolio brand Prana is expanding its European distribution network and has also added a new international sales team. As per a Prana press release, for more than 20 years, Prana apparel has had a strong ...
Tags: textile manufacture, Prana, sportswear
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PVH Will Use Tekfit Proprietary Stretch Technology in Collars of Its Dress Shirts
May 18, 2015Apparel marketer PVH Corp will use Talon International’s Tekfit proprietary stretch technology in collars of its dress shirts. In a press release, Talon a supplier of zippers, apparel fasteners, trim and stretch technology ...
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Mizuno Kicks off "Every Mile Changes You" Running Campaign
Apr 2, 2015Mizuno launched a brand campaign that highlights the transformative power, both physical and mental, that running has on a person, "Every Mile Changes You." A continuation of last year's "What if Everybody Ran" campaign, two initiatives ...
Tags: Mizuno, Sporting Goods
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PAI Partners Acquired Europe's Largest Outdoor Retailer in February
Mar 31, 2015PAI Partners, the Paris-based private equity firm that acquired Europe's largest outdoor retailer in February, is considering acquiring U.K. Trek and Specialized dealer Evans Cycles from a British PE firm, The Telegraph reported March 27. ...
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Nathan Sports Partnered with Select Run-Specialty Retailers Nationwide
Mar 27, 2015Nathan Sports is once again partnering with select run-specialty retailers nationwide, on the brand's 2015 spring hydration campaign, “We Run on Water.” The campaign kicked off Friday, Mar. 20 the first ...
Tags: Nathan Sports, Hydration, Sporting Goods
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Why Specialty Retailers and Contractors Should Use Premium Underlayment?
Dec 30, 2014Often considered a throw-in, an afterthought, underlayment for new hard surface glue-down, nail-down and floating floors in residential and commercial installations is anything but. Underlayment that is well matched to the floor covering ...
Tags: Premium Underlayment, floors
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Cabela's, Nike and Under Armour Was Among 10 Online Retailers
Dec 22, 2014Cabela's, Nike and Under Armour was among 10 online retailers that earned spots on the Kurt Salmon Santa’s Good List for Holiday Shipping for speedily delivering multi-unit Cyber Monday orders in an average of 2.6 days, more than ...
Tags: Outdoor Brands
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Katie J. Bayne Has Been Appointed to Its Board of Directors by Ann Inc.
Dec 1, 2014Women’s apparel company and NYSE listed, ANN INC., which manages Ann Taylor and Loft brands, has appointed Katie J. Bayne to its Board of Directors. Ms. Bayne will serve as a Class I Director with a term expiring at the 2016 Annual ...
Tags: specialty retailers, Apparel
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83 Finalists Will Now Be Whittled Down to The Winners in 12 Categories
Nov 26, 201483 finalists will now be whittled down to the winners in 12 categories, to be announced at the Toy of the Year Awards in February 2015. The Toy Industry Association has revealed the 83 finalists for the 2015 Toy of the Year Awards. ...