11 May Nike Adds Board Member
Nike Inc. appointed Maria Henry, formerly at Kimberly-Clark Corporation, to its Board of Directors. Henry was chief financial officer of Kimberly-Clark Corporation from April 2015 through...
Author: Jolie Gracia
04 May Shoe City Auction To Be Held May 15
Baltimore-based ESCO, Ltd., doing business as Shoe City, received bankruptcy court approval to auction off store leases and intellectual property with a May 12 deadline...
04 May The Athlete’s Foot Opens New Store Concept In Atlanta
The Athlete’s Foot (TAF) opened a “neighborhood” concept store on April 28 at Atlantic Station in midtown Atlanta, GA. Timed with the opening, the company...
04 May Skechers Appoints New Managing Director For UK And Ireland Market
Skechers promoted Richard Parker to managing director of the United Kingdom and Ireland. “We celebrated the 30th anniversary of Skechers in 2022 with the company’s international business just...
04 May On Revises Regional Reporting Structure, Eliminates “Rest Of World” Region
Swiss performance sportswear brand On will update its reporting of net sales by geography. Specifically, the “Rest of World” region, which represents the Middle East,...
27 Apr Academy Names New CEO And New President As Hicks Moves To Executive Chairman Role
Academy Sports and Outdoors, Inc. announced that, as a result of a planned succession process, the following changes to its executive leadership team will be...
27 Apr Crocs Raises Outlook On Strong First Quarter Results
Crocs, Inc. reported earnings doubled in the first quarter ended March 31 on a 34 percent revenue gain. Sales gains were boosted by last year’s...
27 Apr U.S. Consumer Confidence Dips To Lowest Level Since July
According to the Conference Board, U.S. consumer confidence dropped in April to the lowest since July on more pessimistic views about the economic outlook, even...
27 Apr U.S. Footwear Sales Slip In Q1 But Performance Footwear Gains
U.S. footwear industry sales revenue was down 3 percent in the first quarter year-over-year to $9.0 billion, according to point-of-sale data published by Circana, formerly...
21 Apr China’s Economic Growth Accelerates With Consumption Boost
According to China’s National Bureau of Statistics, China’s economy grew 4.5 percent in the first quarter. The accelerated growth marked the fastest pace in a...