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13 Mar Vans Names Lance Eddy as Director of Sales

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Vans promoted Lance Eddy to director of sales, overseeing the core footwear channel. Eddy began his career with Vans in 1997 as a sales rep...

13 Mar Retail Sales Decreased 0.2 percent in February

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Excluding automobiles, gasoline stations and restaurants, retail sales declined 0.2 percent seasonally-adjusted month-to-month yet were up 3 percent on an unadjusted year-over-year basis....

13 Mar Three Industry Veterans Join Two Ten Footwear Foundation’s Board

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Two Ten Footwear Foundation announced that its board of directors elected three new members: Kevin Bailey, president of VF Action Sports and Vans; Joel Oblonsky,...

12 Mar Genesco Q4 Earnings Disappoint Despite Strong Comps

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Genesco Inc. reported comparable sales in the fourth quarter ended Jan. 31, 2015 increased 10 percent compared with the quarter ended Feb. 1, 2014,...

11 Mar Brown Shoe’s Q4 Profits Jump

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Brown Shoe Company reported earnings on an adjusted basis were up 45.5 percent in the fourth quarter, to $9.0 million, or 20 cents per ...

11 Mar The North Face Brings Virtual Reality Outdoors Experience

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The North Face is bringing a virtual reality experience to some of its stores. Arriving in select The North Face retail locations beginning on Mar....

11 Mar Under Armour Opens Digital Headquarters In Austin

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Under Armour opened its first-ever Connected Fitness digital headquarters in downtown Austin, TX. Located in a new commercial development near the restored City of Austin...

10 Mar Havaianas U.S. Expansion Fuels Alpargatas Q4 Growth

Posted at 09:33h in Economic news, Home, Latest News

Alpargatas reported strong sales of its Havaianas flip flops in the United States and Europe continued to offset declining sales in Latin America in the...

10 Mar Nike+ Adds Support for Garmin, TomTom Running Watches

Posted at 08:46h in Home, Latest News, Retail

Nike announced collaborations fitness wearable makers, providing deeper integration of the Nike+ running app with select partner apps for athletes and casual runners around the...

09 Mar Saucony Joins Rod Dixon to Fight Obesity

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At the 1983 New York City Marathon, New Zealand Olympian and Saucony athlete Rod Dixon overcame a two-and-a-half-minute deficit with 10km to go to run...