VF Corp, whose portfolio includes brands Supreme, The North Face, Timberland, and Vans, has announced a goal to eliminate all single-use plastic packaging, including polybags, by 2025. The remaining non-plastic packaging used by the US business and its brands will be reduced, originate from sustainable sources, and be designed for reuse or recyclability, the company said. Ahead of that target, all single-use plastics in product packaging will be 100 percent recycled, biobased content, or a combination of the two by 2023. Additionally, all paper-based packaging will be recycled content – a minimum of 80 percent, where performance allows – third-party certified virgin content or a combination of the two by…

Source: PWInsider.com – Tonight WWE will hold a supershow taping in Dallas, Texas where they will tape this week’s edition of Friday Night SmackDown and RAW will air live. While it is still not certain if WWE will tape ECW TV at the show or not, we do know that ECW brand performers are scheduled to be at the event. – According to the Miami Herald, Paul “Big Show” Wight is training to become a professional boxer. Wight, who has his weight down to 449 pounds, recently purchased a home in Coral Gables, Florida for $3.37 million. – Rey Mysterio will grace the cover of the newest edition of WWE…

Source: PWInsider.com – Ric Flair is currently dealing with an ear problem. While the injury is said to be some type of chronic thing that has bothered him for years, it kept him off of this week’s edition of SmackDown. Whether or not the injury will keep him out of action for any length of time is unknown although it was serious enough to hold him off of television this week. – Click here for Gregory Helms’ latest blog on his official MySpace.com web site. In it, he talks about the media coverage of the Benoit tragedy and how in his mind, it’s time to move on. – Joburg out…

Source: PWInsider.com This past Monday’s edition of WWE RAW did a 3.4 cable rating. Hour one finished with a 3.2 and the second hour came in slightly higher at a 3.5. This number continues the downward slump that the show has been in for the past two weeks. Many within WWE were expecting at least a small bump in the ratings coming off of the Great American Bash pay-per-view, however, that of course did not happen. Usually, RAW scores a higher rating than it would without a pay-per-view event the night before. WWE Bringing In A Huge Former Superstar To Replace Edge At SummerSlam

Any time Raw rolls into the mecca of sports-entertainment – New York City’s Madison Square Garden – the strangest, most outrageous and most shocking things occur. This Monday night will be no exception, as heated rivalries build ever hotter toward SummerSlam, a crowning achievement seems inevitable, and WWE’s Chairman may suffer the consequences of some unexpected paternal affairs. It was the mother – actually, father – of all bombshells last Monday, when Mr. McMahon was served a summons relating to a paternity suit for an illegitimate child. In the past, the Chairman has considered himself a “genetic jackhammer”; now it seems there may be truth to his statement. Does another…

sources: PWInsider.com, www.f4wonline.com — TMZ.com is reporting that Hulk Hogan’s mansion in Miami – the one they moved into last year – was robbed of an estimated $100,000 in jewels, which were discovered to be missing last night as the family was preparing to move out of the home. Click here for more on the story. — Tammy “Sunny” Sytch is taking wrestling bookings again — through her new official website, TammySytchOnline.com. Sytch hasn’t made too many wrestling-related appearances over the past 12 months because she went back to college last fall working towards becoming a physician’s assistant. She has several appearances lined up in the fall. She wrote to…

sources: www.f4wonline.com, Wrestling Observer Newsletter — Six Degrees Magazine recently interviewed Stacy Keibler and she said that pro wrestling made her feel like she woke up every morning having been hit by a train. She said she was so grateful that Dancing with the Stars came along right as she wanted to leave WWE. She will be making a few appearances on October Road along with her real-life boyfriend George Stults. She said she was taking acting classes three days per week and really wanted to do a romantic comedy. — TSN’s Off The Record in Canada will be a “Best of Chris Benoit” show tonight. Apparently, they will be…

Source: TVWeek.com Television industry news site TVWeek.com reports that SpikeTV has posted quotes from Spike TV spokesman David Schwartz discussing the cable network’s plans to begin broadcasting in high-definition in the first quarter of 2008. The high-definition Spike TV channel, which will be carried by DirecTV, will not feature any original programming. In the first quarter of 2008 (January-March), some of the channel’s programs, such as the reality game show “Pros vs. Joes” and the pro wrestling series “TNA Impact!,” will be shot in high-def, with the remainder upconverted to HD. By the second quarter, Spike expects nearly all of its original programs (including UFC shows “The Ultimate Fighter” and…

Consumers have found comfort in apparel and footwear for 2021, as ‘wear to work’ fashion is redefined to fit people spending more time at home. Overall, apparel sales declined 19 percent in 2020 in the US, while ‘comfy cozy’ categories such as sweatpants grew 17 percent. Sleepwear rose 6 percent, and sports bras grew by 10 percent, according to new data. Similarly, fashion footwear sales, including heels, sandals, and boots, declined by 27 percent for the year, while slippers grew 21 percent and clogs by 33 percent, according to NPD in a press release. The survey also found that 70 percent of consumers plan to dress more casually than before…

The following matches were taped over the weekend for tonight’s edition of ECW on Sci Fi: The Boogeyman vs. Matt Striker Balls Mahoney vs. The Miz Elijah Burke & Kevin Thorne vs. Stevie Richards & Tommy Dreamer ECW Championship Match John Morrison (c) vs. CM Punk Also appearing: Big Daddy V, Extreme Exposé and more ECW stars. Detailed ECW On Sci Fi **SPOILERS** + The Latest On Batista/Steroids >>