Columbia Sportswear Company's board of directors voted to expand the board to 11 members from 10 previously and elected banker Malia H. Wasson to serve in the newly-created position, effective March 19, 2015. ...
Vibram officially announced today a variety of staff moves, highlighted by the hiring of Allon Cohne as its Chief Marketing Officer and Chris Melton as its North American Sales Manager, Vibram Finished Goods. Cohne and Melton join a growing marketing team and will be based...
The Adidas Group announced that in mutual agreement with Vulcabrás S.A. it will take control of the distribution and licence rights for the Reebok brand in Brazil and Argentina, when the current joint venture agreement concludes at the end of 2015....
Cole Haan announced its partnership with BBC International, the children's and athletic footwear designer and worldwide marketer, on a kids footwear line....
Nike Inc. reported earnings rose 16.0 percent in its third quarter ended Feb. 28, to $791 million, or 89 cents a share, a penny ahead of Wall Street's consensus target. Sales rose 7.0 percent to $7.46 billion. Sales on a currency-neutral basis grew 11 percent...
Skechers President Michael Greenberg was recently joined by a number of celebrities at the 6th annual Skechers Friendship Walk Check Presentation in Manhattan Beach, CA to celebrate the raising of $1.1 billion in its annual charity event. ...
Feetz, which specializes in customizable footwear using 3D printing, closed on a $1.25 million seed round. The capital infusion will be used to launch the Feetz platform directly to customers later this year via the first micro-manufacturing center in Chattanooga, TN....
K•Swiss is partnering with renowned DJ, producer and entrepreneur Diplo to launch ‘The Board’, a campaign built to inspire, and to be led by the next generation of young entrepreneurs. Appointing Diplois a nod to the brand’s founders, two entrepreneurs...
Yue Yuen Industrial Holdings Ltd said on Wednesday thousands of workers at a factory in South China have gone on strike following changes to production processes....
An Under Armour employee will attempt to summit six of the world’s highest mountains this spring in a record-breaking task. His Summits Challenge is designed to raise awareness and funds to combat human trafficking....