Lawrence Norman, former vice president of Adidas Global Basketball, has been named Adidas South Europe managing director. Zion Armstrong, formerly managing director of Adidas Group South Korea, as Adidas Brand director in North America....
Vibram sole manufacturer Quabaug has announced plans to invest $1.2 million in its of North Brookfield, MA plant as a result of a recent ruling by the Department of Defense mandating that all new military recruits must purchase domestically manufactured athletic trainers....
Li & Fung Limited filed a registration statement with the Hong Kong Stock Exchange Wednesday laying out financial and other information for its $3.3 billion brand management business, which it plans to spin off as a separate publicly traded Global Brands Group later this year....
Yue Yuen Industrial Holdings Ltd said it would make a preliminary provision of some $37 million to an employee benefit program at its Gaobu factory in southern China as part of an agreement that resolved a major strike....
The retailer, which operates more than 1,000 stores in the U.S., Canada, Mexico, China and Hong Kong, reported a profit of $3.87 million, or 2 cents per share, compared to $28 million, or 14 cents per share, during the same period a year earlier....
Target cut its annual profit outlook Wednesday and said its first-quarter earnings fell 16 percent as it took another hit from a massive customer data breach and a troubled expansion in Canada....
The homegrown business, which still calls Orange County its base, has been swiftly yet quietly growing its presence nationwide under its current owner, Los Angeles-based private equity firm Freeman Spogli Co. Boot Barn's next big move is possibly going public later this year....
Keen, Inc. has appointed Steve Meineke as president, June 1. Keen said Meineke brings over three decades of executive leadership, multi‐channel and industry experience, and brand acumen to the role....
Brooks Running Company, which is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year, reported a half billion dollars in global revenue on a rolling 12-month basis as of April 2014....
China began evacuating its citizens from Vietnam following last week’s demonstrations that led to hundreds of factories in the country’s Binh Duong province being damaged and looted. And while production has resumed at some factories, others remain too ravaged to conduct business as usual....