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E-Mail This StoryPrinter-Friendly Format SportsOneSource Media Posted: 4/12/2012 Scandinavian-based Casall, Europe's premium fitness apparel line for more than 30 years and one of the world's first companies to design fashionable fitness apparel specifically for women, has launched in the U.S., with a robust online presence for consumers. Casall's functional styles are designed to inspire people to perform their best, look their best and feel their best," says U.S. General Manager Morgan Bayer. "This is what we like to call our Total Wellness Lifestyle." Casall's seasonal collections include yoga, pilates, activewear, running, and underwear. Unlike traditional activewear brands,

BOULDER - Outdoor retailer Moosejaw Mountaineering wants to cater to the region's active residents with a new store opening Saturday, May 5, in the Twenty Ninth Street retail district. Potential new Boulder-area customers do 65 percent more hiking and 120 percent more climbing than does the average Moosejaw customer, according to research from the Detroit-based company. Moosejaw has hired 20 local employees to work at the 4,800-square-foot store located between M.A.C. and Gymboree. "Entry into the Boulder market gives Moosejaw a chance to do what we do best - sell the world's best outdoor gear and apparel to a

Best Buy's probe into former Chief Executive Officer Brian Dunn's personal conduct remains open after the electronics retailer's interim CEO told employees the disclosure of Dunn's departure was confusing. Best Buy announced Dunn's resignation yesterday, saying that the change was part of a "mutual agreement" that new leadership was needed. The company later said a board committee was investigating Dunn's "personal conduct, unrelated to the company's operations or financial control."

Import cargo volume at the nation’s major retail container ports is expected to increase 3.2 percent in April compared with the same month last year, and year-over-year gains should continue through the summer, according to the monthly Global Port Tracker report from the National Retail Federation (NRF) and Hackett Associates. “Retailers are continuing to watch rising gas prices, but job gains and other indicators show the economy is strengthening,” NRF Vice President for Supply Chain and Customs Policy Jonathan Gold said. “This should improve consumer confidence and lead to increased spending, so retailers are cautiously building up their inventories.”

Office Depot has joined Supplier Connection, a group of 15 large businesses committed to driving small business growth by simplifying access to their global supply chains. Supplier Connection streamlines the application process for small businesses seeking to become suppliers to the group. Through the web-based portal, small businesses have the opportunity to present their goods and services to many large enterprises with the goal of winning contracts, expanding business and creating jobs. In addition to its one-stop registration capabilities, the website enables small suppliers to learn from, collaborate with, and sell to each other.

Perry Ellis International announced that it's amended and expanded its license agreement to design, manufacture and distribute apparel and related accessories with Callaway Golf Co. Perry Ellis will assume all distribution channels in the Western Hemisphere (U.S./Canada/Caribbean/Mexico/Central and Latin America), including sporting goods, national accounts, green grass, tournaments, specialty golf stores and e-commerce channels. Perry Ellis will continue to service better department and specialty stores and the corporate wear market as per its original agreement with Callaway. 

MATTHEWS, N.C. — Family Dollar Stores has named Mary Winston to the position of EVP and CFO. Winston will report to Howard Levine, chairman and CEO, and will have executive responsibility for Family Dollar’s financial operations, including accounting, treasury, tax, financial planning, investor relations, and internal audit. “With more than 25 years of financial management and leadership experience, Mary is an excellent addition to our team,” said Levine. “Her extensive financial experience, combined with her strong communication and analytical skills, make her a great choice to help us execute against our strategic plan to expand our market share and

Findings from the e-tailing group's Annual Merchant Survey and a fourth-quarter study reveal a mixed bag of results in regard to cart abandonment tactics as a means of coaxing shoppers to come back to complete their purchases. Though shopping cart abandonment rates held steady, and 52 percent of the surveyed merchants said that a reminder email was sent to consumers who abandoned their cart, this runs somewhat contrary to the mystery shopping results, where a slight decline in the number of abandonment emails that were triggered was recorded: 20 percent for 2011 vs. 23 percent for 2010.

The board of directors for Best Buy announced that Brian Dunn has resigned as chief executive officer and director. There were no disagreements between Dunn and the company on any matter relating to operations, financial controls, policies or procedures. A mutual agreement was reached that it was time for new leadership to address the challenges that the company faces. Director G. Mike Mikan, a Best Buy director since April 2008, has been named interim CEO to lead the company while a search for a new CEO is underway.

Nike and Reebok have settled a lawsuit over the right to sell New York Jets football apparel bearing the name of the Jets' new quarterback, Tim Tebow. According to a final judgment made public on Tuesday by U.S. District Judge Kevin Castel in Manhattan, Reebok agreed to stop selling Jets-related apparel with Tebow's name on it. Reebok also agreed to buy back such apparel already shipped to retailers. Reebok's licensing agreement with the National Football League ended March 31, and Beaverton, Ore.-based Nike became the official supplier of licensed NFL apparel this month.