05 Jan DSW Parent Lays Out CEO Transition Plan, Reiterates Outlook
Designer Brands, Inc., parent company of DSW and Topo Athletic, hired Doug Howe, president of DSW, pictured above, to succeed Roger Rawlins as CEO, effective April 1, 2023,...
Author: Jolie Gracia
04 Jan DeFeet Shifts Internal Company Sales And Distribution Roles
DeFeet reported it made internal changes to its custom sales department, including domestic and international distribution. In September, DeFeet migrated its online B2B ordering process system...
04 Jan NRF Economist Sees Balance Between Inflation And Interest Rates Key To Avoiding Recession
It’s too soon to say whether the Federal Reserve’s efforts to reduce inflation will lead to a recession; however, continuing interest rate hikes increase the...
15 Dec NRF Study Forecasts More Than $816 Billion In Holiday Returns
Consumers are expected to return more than $816 billion worth of retail merchandise purchased in 2022, according to a retail report* released by the National...
15 Dec Record 158 Million Shoppers Expected To Shop Super Saturday
This year, a record 158 million consumers are expected to shop on the last Saturday before Christmas, according to the annual survey* released today by...
15 Dec Nike And BSN Sports Sign Three-Year Deal With App State University
Nike and BSN Sports signed a three-year deal with Appalachian State University in Boone, NC. In the agreement, Nike, which first partnered with the University in...
07 Dec U.S. Consumer Confidence Drops To Lowest Level Since July
The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index* decreased in November after losing ground in October. The Index now stands at 100.2 (1985=100), down from 102.2 in...
07 Dec Steve Rendle Retires As VF Corp.’s CEO
VF Corp. reported Chairman, President and CEO Steve Rendle has retired and that Benno Dorer, a lead independent director of VF’s Board, was named interim president and CEO,...
07 Dec Nike Ends Endorsement Deal With Kyrie Irving
Nike ended its endorsement deal with Brooklyn Nets star Kyrie Irving. The move comes a month after Irving shared a link on Twitter to a...
30 Nov Foot Locker Makes Leadership Changes
Foot Locker, Inc. named Frank Bracken EVP and chief commercial officer and hired Elliott Rodgers as chief operations officer as part of a corporate move to support growth and...