Asics to Offer Cheaper Shoes in Bid to Boost Sales

Asics Corp. (ASCCF) plans to start selling cheaper shoes in a bid to boost its sales.

Asics will start selling shoes with a recommended retail price of about $60. Previously, it sold running shoes priced between $75 and $125, leaving the lower end of…

Proposal to Give NFL Apparel Rights to Nike

The owners of National Football League franchises will be presented with a proposal that will give the league’s apparel and sideline rights to Nike (NKE), CNBC reported.

Nike, Adidas (ADDYY) and Under Armour (UA) all bid for the rights, CNBC reported without naming its sources. The value of the deal is not currently known.

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Reebok, which is now owned by Adidas, reportedly paid $300…

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Proposal to Give NFL Apparel Rights to Nike originally appeared on DailyFinance on Tue, 12 Oct 2010 08:00:00.

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Kenneth Cole Considering Selling Company

Kenneth Cole, designer and founder of Kenneth Cole Productions (KCP), is in talks to sell the shoe clothing company to Iconix Brand Group, a licensing company run by his brother, Neil.

It is not clear when the takeover will happen, if at all, Bloomberg News reported without naming its sources.

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Iconix owns brands including Candie’s and London Fog, licensing them to retailers and…

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Kenneth Cole Considering Selling Company originally appeared on DailyFinance on Mon, 20 Sep 2010 06:45:00.

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