ASICS America Corporation, the athletic footwear and apparel manufacturer headquartered in Irvine, California, continues to deliver solid numbers. ASICS Corporation, the parent company, announced today that ASICS America finished 2009 up ten percent. In addition, the US has seen double digit growth in footwear and apparel for the first quarter of 2010. Contributing to the ASICS America growth has been the recent success of the women's apparel line and the introduction of golf footwear. One of the more successful collections within the apparel line is the women’s Abby collection, comprised of youthful performance fashion pieces, which has seen a larger distribution in sporting goods chain stores and received rave reviews from specialty running retailers. In addition, five finger running shoes ASICS introduced in late 2009, a collection of golf shoes for men and women for the first time asics onitsuka tiger in the US. Currently, five fingers shoes only being coach outlet sold at golfgalaxy.com and dickssportinggoods.com, the collection will grow in size and distribution in 2011. "Despite the economic climate, ASICS America ended 2009 on a positive note," says Rich Bourne, President and COO, ASICS America. "New product offerings that met consumer needs helped our growth last year and we will continue to expand distribution and introduce new buy vibram five fingers product offerings for 2010 to build on this momentum."
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