Archive for August, 2007

Crocs Apparel - From Feet To Body (VIDEO)

Friday, August 31st, 2007
[Source: TREND HUNTER Magazine ] (TrendHunter.com) Crocs, the clunky, plastic shoes that have gained popularity worldwide are branching out into apparel now. The new clothing, "Croslite RT" (relaxed technology) will be made from the same material as the shoes "to create a breathable, sweat and heat resistant yarn, promising a long life filled with U… (click here for original article)
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VIETNAM: Local government destroys Adidas and Nike fakes

Friday, August 31st, 2007
[Source: Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com ] Ho Chi Minh government has just released a decision to punishing a shop in the city selling imitation Nike and Adidas sports clothes and shoes. (click here for original article)
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US: Finish Line reconsiders $1.5bn Genesco acquisition

Friday, August 31st, 2007
[Source: Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com ] Athletic shoe and apparel retailer The Finish Line is reconsidering its $1.5bn acquisition of Genesco Inc after the clothing and hat firm posted poor second-quarter results. (click here for original article)
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Mobile services set to double return on advertising spend

Friday, August 31st, 2007
[Source: The Retail Bulletin ] Research commissioned by 2ergo in conjunction with O2, has highlighted that companies are missing a trick when it comes to converting advertising into sales, with nearly one in two consumers failing to respond to advertising because they don't remember key details. (click here for original article)
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Free Email Services: Now They're Ready for Business, Except for One Thing…

Friday, August 31st, 2007
[Source: Smallbiztechnology.com ] I was reading with much interest Walt Mossberg's review of the new Yahoo Mail. He likes it better than Gmail and Hotmail. With the nice drag and drop features, tabs and IM integration it's really a high end email tool for advanced communication. I think that the only thing Yahoo needs to do - is enable business domain names with the Yahoo email interface. I've been against small businesses have a "free" email as it looks unprofessional having maryjanecookies@aol.com. However, I think AOL and Yahoo should consider letter people integrate their domains with these email front ends - as Google enables with Google apps and email hosting. (more...)
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Genesco Swings to 2Q Loss

Thursday, August 30th, 2007
[Source: Retailnet.com: Retail Industry News ] Genesco Inc., which owns Hat World, Underground Station Group, Johnston & Murphy and Journeys Group, reported a loss for the quarter ended Aug. 4 that totaled $4.2 million, vs. a net income of $5.9 million in the prior-year quarter. Revenue rose 8% to $328 million, up from $304.3 million last ye (click here for original article)
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Finish Line Evaluating Genesco Options

Thursday, August 30th, 2007
[Source: Retailnet.com: Retail Industry News ] The Finish Line Inc. said Thursday it is evaluating its options on its $1.5 billion acquisition of Genesco Inc. after the apparel, footwear and accessories retailer posted disappointing second-quarter results. Genesco swung to a second-quarter loss of $4.2 million vs. net income of $5.9 million (click here for original article)
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Jones Apparel Names E-Commerce President

Thursday, August 30th, 2007
[Source: Retailnet.com: Retail Industry News ] Jones Apparel Group Inc. said Wednesday that the company appointed Ronald Offir to the newly created position of president of e-commerce. Leading Jones' e-commerce effort, Offir will be responsible for maximizing the online channel across all of Jones' brands and divisions, the company said in (click here for original article)
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US: Genesco swings to Q2 loss of $4.2m

Thursday, August 30th, 2007
[Source: Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com ] Footwear, headwear and accessories retailer Genesco Inc today (30 August) said it swung to a second quarter loss, blaming a late start to the back-to-school season and sales tax holidays in Texas and Florida, coupled with “a generally challenging retail environment.” (click here for original article)
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Heelys Director Sells Shares (AP)

Thursday, August 30th, 2007
[Source: Yahoo! Finance: Textile - Apparel Footwear & Accessories Industry News ] A director of Heelys Inc., which makes wheeled shoes, sold 79,321 shares of common stock, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing. (click here for original article)
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Tech Pundit Dvorak: Do Not Trust Hosted Applications (He's so wrong)

Thursday, August 30th, 2007
[Source: Smallbiztechnology.com ] John Dvorak is a long time PC veteran and highly respected in the industry who writes in PC Magazine and other magazines about all things technology. In a recent column in PC Magazine he makes a strong case for why businesses should NOT invest in hosted applications for their businesses. His argument has merit - but he's wrong. So wrong. Industry pundits/writers/analysts are not always right. This is why it's important to get more than one opinion before making technology decisions, especially major ones. But what separates pundits is the humility in some. (scroll below about pundits on humility) (more...)
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Norton Internet Security 2008

Thursday, August 30th, 2007
[Source: Smallbiztechnology.com ] Symantec has released its latest version of Norton Internet Security 2008. You can check out a full line of Symantec's products here. For small businesses, it appears that Symantec equivalent is "Client Security" while "Internet Security" is more for individuals and consumers. Whichever one you are now using or will be using for your business, you might want to check out Cnet's review of Norton Internet Security 2008. Overall the upgrade's usability features are lacking but other areas such as integration of LiveUpdate are including. (more...)
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US: Collective Brands Q2 net down 23%

Thursday, August 30th, 2007
[Source: Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com ] Lower sales and costs associated with its $900m acquisition of The Stride Rite Corp have pushed Collective Brands, formerly Payless ShoeSource, to a 23% drop in second quarter profit. (click here for original article)
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Going Green - In More Than One Way with Your Next PC Purchase

Thursday, August 30th, 2007
[Source: Smallbiztechnology.com ] Some of you have been environmentally conscience way before Al Gore made it hip to be green. There's still quite a bit of politics to the "green" issue, but I think we can all agree that being an active participant of taking better care of our planet Earth that God's given us is a good thing. Beyond making the planet a better and healthier place you can also save money, most likely over the long run not in the short term. Instead of just buying any computer, purposefully consider buying a computer that is as environmentally friendly as possible. Many of the PC vendors are making all of their computers more "E" friendly and they are also launching some computers which specifically tout their friendliness to the environment. (more...)
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Acer Buys Gateway: Benefit from the Price War

Thursday, August 30th, 2007
[Source: Smallbiztechnology.com ] Gateway is the 3rd largest PC vendor after HP and Dell and right before Lenovo. Acer is now purchasing Gateway and this puts the new Acer in 3rd place - ahead of Lenovo I believe. (more...)
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Spam: There’s No Canning It

Thursday, August 30th, 2007
[Source: BusinessWeek Online -- Technology ] Regardless of how hard IT experts work to intercept the trillions of junk e-mails, the spammers will always win. Pro or con? (click here for original article)
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European Online Shopping Landscape 2007

Thursday, August 30th, 2007
[Source: Forrester Research: Retail ] Online shopping uptake slows down in Europe, Sweden and the Netherlands show the largest increase in online shopping in the past year. However, the majority of European shoppers live in Germany or the UK. European online shoppers have more online experience, are younger, and are more optimistic about technology. Leisure travel is researched most online, followed by books, but only a small number of categories have a decent amount of buyers: most categories still struggle to convert lookers into bookers. (click here for original article)
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Profits Fall at Parent of Payless Shoes

Wednesday, August 29th, 2007
[Source: AP Top Business News At 6 p.m. EDT ] KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Collective Brands Inc., which changed its name from Payless ShoeSource Inc. earlier this month, said Wednesday its second-quarter profit declined 23 percent from higher costs and lower sales.... (click here for original article)
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Analyst Says Nike Outpacing Competition (AP)

Wednesday, August 29th, 2007
[Source: Yahoo! Finance: Textile - Apparel Footwear & Accessories Industry News ] A Thomas Weisel Partners LLC analyst on Wednesday said its back-to-school checks show Nike Inc. products are selling better than those of other athletic shoe manufacturers. (click here for original article)
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Caterpillar Logger Boots are mislabeled, can pose shock hazard

Wednesday, August 29th, 2007
[Source: Footwear News ] Some Logger Boots manufactured by Wolverine World Wide Inc., of Rockford, Mich. are being recalled because they could be incorrectly labeled as resistant to electrical current, according to a press release from ... via Hampton Roads Daily Press (click here for original article)
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US: Brown Shoe reports 35.5% decline in Q2 earnings

Wednesday, August 29th, 2007
[Source: Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com ] Brown Shoe Company's net earnings for the second quarter were down 35.5% to US$9.8m from $15.2m, following a slump in wholesale revenues. (click here for original article)
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[video] Decker’s Uggs Threatened by Dwindling Lamb Eaters (at TheStreet.com)

Wednesday, August 29th, 2007
[Source: Yahoo! Finance: Textile - Apparel Footwear & Accessories Industry News ] (follow link to full article) (click here for original article)
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Skins Inc. Announces Consumer Partnership Program (Business Wire)

Wednesday, August 29th, 2007
[Source: Yahoo! Finance: Textile - Apparel Footwear & Accessories Industry News ] NEW YORK----Skins Inc. , the developer of a patented, two-part interchangeable footwear structure, announced today a Consumer Partnership Program to coincide with the debut of Skins footwear at retail the week of September 4, 2007. (click here for original article)
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Brown Shoe Reports Second Quarter Financial Results in Line With Prior Estimates; Establishes Third Quarter Guidance and Adjusts Full Year Guidance (PR Newswire)

Wednesday, August 29th, 2007
[Source: Yahoo! Finance: Textile - Apparel Footwear & Accessories Industry News ] Brown Shoe Company, Inc. reported results for the second quarter of fiscal 2007 ended August 4, 2007. (click here for original article)
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US: Timberland appoints John Crimmins as CFO

Wednesday, August 29th, 2007
[Source: Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com ] The Timberland Company has appointed two senior executives, naming John Crimmins as CFO and Carden Welsh as senior vice president and chief administrative officer. (click here for original article)
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Don't Forget About Search Engine Optimization: It Does Work

Wednesday, August 29th, 2007
[Source: Smallbiztechnology.com ] Yesterday I was speaking with someone about web sites and they were sharing with me how so very important ones web site is. She's a photographer who was doing some photographic work of me and was saying how she checked out my (being redesigned site by the way) many times before our shoot. We discussed how if a business does not have a VERY good web site, reflective of what one's business is all about - it's not a good thing. Your prospective clients will base their decision to work with you, in part on your web site. This leads me to another point though - if you have a web site how will people know its there. One of the key ways for this to happen is via search engines. (more...)
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Downloadable Coupons Come With Sneaky Extras, Researcher Says

Wednesday, August 29th, 2007
[Source: Wired Top Stories ] The PCs of thrifty shoppers who use a discount service get littered with deceptively named tracking files that most people would be afraid to delete, according to a crusading anti-spyware professor. (click here for original article)
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Ugg Is Solid Footing for Deckers (at The Wall Street Journal Online)

Tuesday, August 28th, 2007
[Source: Yahoo! Finance: Textile - Apparel Footwear & Accessories Industry News ] (follow link for full article) (click here for original article)
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CompUSA Debuts Free Business Seminars

Tuesday, August 28th, 2007
[Source: Retailnet.com: Retail Industry News ] CompUSA is now offering free monthly seminars for small- and medium-sized business owners on how to use technology more efficiently. According to CompUSA, the "Put Technology to Work" seminars range from customized programs for small companies with up to 19 employees to mid-sized businesses with 20 (click here for original article)
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Timberland Appoints CFO (AP)

Tuesday, August 28th, 2007
[Source: Yahoo! Finance: Textile - Apparel Footwear & Accessories Industry News ] Timberland Co., which makes apparel and footwear, said Tuesday it named John Crimmins as its chief financial officer. Crimmins has served as interim CFO since March 29. Before that, he was the company's corporate controller and chief accounting officer. (click here for original article)
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