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25 Apr Strong apparel, footwear sales send Under Armour profits soaring

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Under Armour reported Thursday that its first-quarter profit jumped 73 percent to $13.5 million, or 6 cents per share, compared with $7.8 million, or 4...

24 Apr Wolverine Worldwide CEO: Need to focus on consumer direct business

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“We’ve got to make this a bigger, more important part of our business,” Krueger said during an annual shareholders meeting Wednesday, April 23 at Wolverine...

24 Apr Week Three of National Footwear Cares Month Finishes with a Flourish

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More than 750 volunteers in Indiana gathered to pack 247,840 packets of food for kids in need. The Greater Boston Food Bank volunteers packed 8,198...

23 Apr Chinese footwear workers reject latest offer; no end seen to strike

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The workers at the Dongguan plant are demanding a 30 percent pay raise and a better-worded commitment to future contributions. They also say it's unfair...

23 Apr Skechers Q1 Earnings Soar

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Gross profit for the first quarter of 2014 was $240.4 million, or 44.0 percent of net sales, compared to $192.7 million, or 42.7 percent of...

23 Apr Totes Isotoner Sold to Investor Groups

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Freeman Spogli & Co. and Investcorp have signed a definitive agreement to acquire Totes Isotoner Corporation, the designer, marketer and distributor of accessories in...

21 Apr Vans Hires VP of Marketing

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Howard joins Vans from Dell where she served in key roles for several business functions, including product management, ecommerce, and creative. In her new role...