Under Armour reported that Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer Brad Dickerson will be stepping down to pursue another professional opportunity outside of the athletic performance industry. Dickerson has been with Under Armour since 2004, serving as CFO since 2008, and more recently gaining...
International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) is forecasting overall year-over-year growth of 3.3 percent in retail sales this holiday season (November to December). That pace would be significantly ahead of the average ten-year holiday sales growth of 1.8 percent and slightly ahead of the current...
Shoe Carnival, Inc. appointed Jeff Fink as senior vice president real estate, effective today. Fink will oversee the company’s store site selection and lease administration functions. “We believe Shoe Carnival has a tremendous opportunity to further grow our family footwear store base and we are...
Stadium Goods unveiled stadiumgoods.com, an e-commerce site for sneaker enthusiasts, as well as the opening of stores in downtown Manhattan for buyers and sellers. Stadium Goods is the brainchild of co-founders John McPheters and Jed Stiller, who have backgrounds in e-commerce, venture capital and hospitality....
Yue Yuen Industrial Holdings Limited reported operating revenue reached $6.28 billion for the first nine months of the year, up 5.7 percent from the nine months ended Sept. 30, 2014....
Lowa has opened a new in-store shop in Summit Hut’s new Tuscon, AZ location. The store will debut this coming Saturday and Sunday, October 10-11 during the store’s two-day grand opening celebration. ...
The National Retail Federation said it expects sales in November and December (excluding autos, gas and restaurant sales) to increase a solid 3.7 percent to $630.5 billion — significantly higher than the 10-year average of 2.5 percent. Holiday sales in 2015 are expected to represent...
The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) deal may be technically “done” but there’s a lot left to do before the 12-nation trade agreement actually takes effect. On Monday, the United States and the 11 Pacific Rim nations that are part of TPP said they reached an agreement...
Negotiations for the sweeping trade agreement, which ties together 40 percent of the world’s economy, wrapped up overnight in Atlanta, where member nations including Vietnam, Mexico, Japan and Canada have been in marathon talks for the past five days trying to finalize the loose ends....
The largest regional trade accord in history, the Trans-Pacific Partnership would set new terms for trade and business investment among the United States and 11 other Pacific Rim nations — a far-flung group with an annual gross domestic product of nearly $28 trillion that represents...