The UAE footwear market is expected to hit $300 million by 2010, according to recent industry estimates, as the domestic retail sector witnesses continuous growth as a result of the booming population and increasing cash flow across the emirates. ...
Adidas Outdoor named Pursuit Brand Equity Group as its new sales agency for New England. Led by founders Adam Casey and Jonathan Vinet, Pursuit, which has deep roots in the core outdoor market, will continue to focus on specialty retailers in the North East....
A news report says safety problems have been found in nearly half of 75 audited factories in Bangladesh that are Wal-Mart suppliers....
Nike, the league's official uniform supplier, and the NFL are partners in a legal strategy focused on shutting down as many websites as possible while working with local and federal law enforcement authorities to stem the flow of bogus NFL products entering the country, mostly...
Kohl's took in $4.44 billion in revenue during the three months ended Nov. 2, down from $4.49 billion a year ago, a 1% decline. "It's primarily all about traffic," CEO Kevin Mansell told analysts on a conference call Thursday morning. "(We) didn't drive good traffic...
Trade Promotion Authority, or fast-track authority, from Congress is a crucial step towards getting enactment of the Trans-Pacific Partnership, a broad trade deal covering a dozen countries in Asia and the Americas. American trade officials are close to hammering out a deal with their foreign...
President Obama has nominated Joseph P. Mohorovic for the Consumer Product Safety Commission. From 2002 to 2006, he worked for the CPSC, first as a Senior Policy Advisor to the Chairman, and then as Chief of Staff and Director in the Office of International...
The company has held talks with a small group of private equity firms, including Blackstone Group LP and KKR & Co LP, the person said, asking not to be identified because the discussions are confidential....
Working with donation partner Soles 4 Souls, nine containers with an estimated 213,000 pairs will be delivered over the first two weeks of December through several established charity organizations....
Jack Wolfskin stopped working with four manufacturing facilities in China and one in India in 2012 because they failed to meet various quality criteria or social standards stipulated in the company’s code of conduct, according to the company's Supplier Social Report 2012....