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Still scootin : Western apparel store in East Naples endures through rugged economy (Naples Daily News)
NAPLES Two Step Stop has been a one-stop Western apparel shop in Naples for cowboys and cowgirls from all over the world for almost 18 years. This is the best Western place in town, said Travis Holcomb, who came into the store to buy a leather Budweiser wallet. I come here because it s family owned, they re nice people and you feel welcome when you come in. Holcomb who shops at Two Step …

Puma’s goal as official outfitter of the Boston Breakers soccer team is to add some spice to the uniforms. …

Action Monday by the Galesburg City Council brought a local couple one step closer to opening a fitness apparel store on South Seminary Street. The council voted to approve a $30,000 revolving loan to Nick and Tracy Pigg for their new business, Go Outside and Play, 57 S. Seminary St. Total investment in the project will be $65,775. The couple also will seek a $10,000 Business Innovation Grant …

Research and Markets: Sustainability in Performance Apparel: Meeting the Demands of an Eco-Conscious Marketplace (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
DUBLIN—-Research and Markets has announced the addition of Textiles Intelligence’s new report “Sustainability in Performance Apparel: Meeting the Demands of an Eco-Conscious Marketplace” to their offering.

Dress Barn , an apparel retailer, swung to a Q2 profit of 37 cents ex items, topping views by 8 cents. Revenue jumped 73% to $594.1 mil, in line with views. Shares rose.

Warnaco Outlook In-Line With Estimates; 4Q Beats Street (MalaysiaNews.net)
WRC ) reported earnings which easily beat Wall Street s estimates, and gave full-year guidance in-line with expectations. The apparel manufacturer forecast full-year earnings in the range of $3.10…

DUBLIN—-Research and Markets has announced the addition of the “China Wearing Apparel Industry Profile - ISIC1810″ report to their offering.

Sears to open apparel office in San Francisco (Crain’s Chicago Business)
(Crain s) Sears Holdings Corp. announced Thursday it s opening a new apparel office in San Francisco. John Goodman, Sears new executive vice-president of apparel and home, will head the 25,000-square-foot space at 760 Market St. in the West Coast city s historic Phelan building. …

DUBLIN—-Research and Markets has announced the addition of the “China Wearing Apparel Industry Profile - ISIC1810″ report to their offering.

Avon is the most-visited apparel and beauty site in January (InternetRetailer.com)
Avon attracted 5.74 million visitors in January, a 45% increase from January 2009, making it the most-visited apparel and beauty retail site, Nielsen Online reports.

Li & Fung to buy UK apparel supplier for $264 mln (Reuters via Yahoo! Malaysia News)
HONG KONG, Feb 26 (Reuters) - Consumer goods exporter Li & Fung said in a statement late on Thursday that it would buy the whole of Visage Group Ltd, a private-label apparel supplier in the UK, for 173 million pounds ($264.1 million)

GREENVILLE, S.C.—-Delta Apparel, Inc. announced today that its management will be presenting at the KeyBanc Capital Markets 2010 Consumer Conference on March 4, 2010 at the Grand Hyatt New York in New York City.

January Retail Sales Continue Slow Road to Recovery, Says NRF (The Gourmet Retailer)
Post-holiday sales and gift cards helped consumers open up their wallets to take advantage of special deals on popular apparel, electronics and sporting goods items.

Apparel retailer Blair s president and CEO resigns (InternetRetailer.com)
Shelley Nandkeolyar, a veteran e-commerce executive, has resigned as president and CEO of Blair LLC, which sells apparel at Blair.com. Nandkeolyar left to pursue other opportunities, says a Blair spokesman. His resignation took effect on Feb. 9.

Feb. 19 (Bloomberg) — J.C. Penney Co. , the third-largest U.S. department-store chain, posted profit that fell less than analysts predicted, bolstered by women s wear and shoes. The stock surged in early U.S. trading.

Jones Apparel to Close 165 Retail Stores (DDI Magazine)
New York-based Jones Apparel Group Inc. announced plans to close 165 of its retail stores in 2010.

Feb. 19 (Bloomberg) — J.C. Penney Co. , the third-largest U.S. department-store chain, posted profit that fell less than analysts predicted, bolstered by women s clothing and shoes. The stock surged in New York trading.

B.C. residents turn to Ontario in wake of Olympic apparel shortage (Welland Tribune)
NIAGARA FALLS Discerning pot-smokers in Ontario know to look to B.C. when they want the good stuff, but British Columbians and westerners now appear to be looking to Ontario to procure other highly-prized, hard-to-find goods Olympic apparel.[...]

Leading supplier of industrial products, Reid Supply Company, added over 7,000 new Dickies apparel items to its expansive product offering. The firm also greatly expanded its collection of safety products available at ReidSupply.com.