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 fourth quarter. The company also reported higher sales of Mizuno and Timberland in its native Brazil....
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 globe. Announced collaborators include Garmin, TomTom, Wahoo Fitness, and Netpulse. ...
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 down the race leader and win by nine seconds. To this day, his victory in that marathon remains one of...
L.L.Bean edged out rival Recreational Equipment Inc. on Forbes magazine's 2015 100 Best Companies to Work For list. W.L. Gore & Associates ranked 17th, while two other retailers, an investment bank and law firm with ties to the industry made the list....
Foot Locker, Inc. reported fourth-quarter earnings rose 18.0 percent to $146 million, or $1.01 a share, easily eclipsing Wall Street's target. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring gains, came to $1 per share, beating Wall Street's consensus estimate of 90 cents as share....
Amber Road (NYSE: AMBR), a leading provider of global trade management (GTM) solutions, announced that it has acquired ecVision, a cloud-based provider of global sourcing and collaborative supply chain solutions for brand-focused companies....
Nike, Inc. plans to appoint Michael Spillane as VP and GM of global footwear. effective June 1, 2015. In this new role, Spillane will be responsible for leading Nike’s global footwear strategy and will report to Jeanne Jackson, Nike’s president of global product and...
Puma appointed Nina Graf-Vlachy as head of global strategy for the strategic projects and said her predecessor Arne Freundt has assumed the position of director global retail and e-commerce....
Under Armour Inc. said Kip J. Fulks, one of the original founders of Under Armour and formerly the company’s chief operating officer and president of product, has been named president of footwear and innovation....
Mizuno is extending its commitment to Back on My Feet, becoming the official national running shoe provider for the nonprofit organization. Believing that “Every Mile Changes You,” Mizuno will give a new pair of running shoes to every new Back on My Feet member...