19 Jul New Adidas Group North America president charts course, touts optimism
His employer, Eddie Langert, launched TaylorMade Golf in the late 1970s with a partner, Gary Adams. Adidas is the official outfitter of all MLS teams,...
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24 Jun Foot Locker Continues Bullish Run, Hits 52-Week High – Analyst Blog
Foot Locker, Inc. (FL) continues with its strong run on the index. Foot Locker, which competes with Nike, Inc. (NKE) and Under Armour, Inc. (UA),...
15 Jun Target Experiments with Same-Day Delivery
Target is rolling out a new "rush delivery" service in three major markets -- the Twin Cities, Miami and Boston. For a $10 fee, orders...
15 Jun Buyout Target Express Adopts ‘Poison-Pill’ Defense
Fashion retailer Express is fighting to remain a public company, invoking a defense to make it harder for one of its investors, Sycamore Capital, to...
22 May Irvine-based Boot Barn considers move into stock market
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...
14 May Under Armour looks to women, running to propel brand in race with rivals
The less than 2-decade-old sports apparel company is looking to take market share from bigger rivals such as Nike and Adidas by targeting the women's...
06 May Thousands of sneakerheads get their kicks at Bridgeport show
After some brief negotiating, a teenager pulled out a wad of money and handed Owen Corazzelli $310. Corazzelli placed a pair of Nike Air Jordans...
29 Apr Nike sues ex-employees, others in sales of allegedly stolen limited-edition sneakers
He claimed he would order the footwear from a Nike factory in China, have the items shipped to him and then would either sell them...
25 Apr Strong apparel, footwear sales send Under Armour profits soaring
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...
20 Apr Nike backing away from FuelBand, CNET reports
Some of the employees will be staying on at Nike through May. Nike Digital Tech, responsible for Web software, was not affected. The CNET...