The federal lawsuit, filed in Houston on Jan. 27, centers on the plights of 109 Vietnamese laborers, most described as poor and uneducated in the complaint, who were allegedly lured to Jordan to help produce school apparel for uniform maker Aramark and BCG branded clothing, which is sold exclusively across the Academy Sports + Outdoors chain.

Implied net income for the Japanese company was ¥3,655 million ($47.9 mm) against ¥3,457 million for the three months ended Dec. 31.

Same store sales at the 444-door action sports specialty chain rose 10.8% for the four weeks ended Jan. 28 versus a 15.3% increase in the year-ago period but exceeding Street guidance of a 4.3% increase.

Arthur M. Blank, the co-founder of The Home Depot, current owner of the NFL’s Atlanta Falcons and controlling owner of the golf specialty chain, is donating $1 million to First Tee to assist the youth development organization in its quest to reach 10 million young consumers before 2017.

Columbia Sportswear promotes industry veteran Adrienne Moser to VP of global apparel merchandising and design for the Columbia brand.