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...
Author: Jolie Gracia
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...
21 Apr Allbirds Expands And Extends Credit Line
Allbirds, in a regulatory filing, reported entering into an amendment agreement with JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., that increases borrowings available under its credit line and...
21 Apr Amer Sports Hires Foot Locker Veteran As CFO
Amer Sports hired Andrew Page, former CFO for Foot Locker, as Group CFO of Amer Sports and a member to its executive committee. Page reports to...
21 Apr Dick’s SG Hires New Chief Marketing Officer
Dick’s Sporting Goods’ Chief Marketing Officer Ed Plummer is retiring and will be replaced by PepsiCo’s Emily Silver, according to Advertising Age. Silver takes over later this month following...
13 Apr Authentic Brands Group Signs Agreement To Acquire Quicksilver, Billabong, DC Parent
After months of speculation in the active lifestyle market about a pending deal in the beach/skate lifestyle space, Authentic Brands Group (Authentic) reported it signed...
13 Apr Report: U.S. Parents Spend More On Kids Footwear, Less On Themselves
According to Circana (formerly IRI and The NPD Group), parents with kids living in the U.S. spend less on footwear for themselves and more on...