Sheridan is a longtime Brooks employee. For the past four of his 19 years at Brooks, Sheridan led sales management, e-commerce, regional marketing execution, business development and customer service in North America. His charter focused the region on delivering superior customer service and connecting with...
In highlighting some First Insight research findings, Petro said over this last holiday season, 70 percent of consumers expected to see markdowns of 31 percent or more when they walked into a store or visited a retailer’s website....
A new year hasn’t necessarily brought a new wave of excitement and momentum for retail just yet. So far, with Macy’s Inc. announcing layoffs and experts predicting more bankruptcies, 2017 has brought just the opposite for the industry....
“We want to work with the new administration and take the steps to continue to promote free and fair trade. That’s what we’re all about and that’s the best position we can have as a company,” Parker said Sunday at the NRF Foundation gala, where...
Sneaker and athletic shoe retailers have a lot more to worry about during online customer transactions. According to a new study by e-commerce solutions provider Riskified, online sneaker transactions are 300 percent more likely to be fraudulent than an average fashion order....
Steve Madden announced preliminary sales results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended December 31, 2016, and updated its fiscal year 2016 EPS guidance. For the fourth quarter, net sales were $336.4 million, down 2.3 percent compared to the same period of 2015. ...
Donald Trump urged his 19.6 million Twitter followers to buy L.L.Beans’ goods as the outdoor retailer faces a call for a boycott because one of its owners donated money to help elect Donald Trump....
Shoe Carnival Inc. warned that its earnings would come in at the lower end of its previous guidance for the year due to weak traffic early in December. At the ICR Investor Conference, President and CEO Cliff Sifford said warm weather in November “gave way...
Shoe and accessory wholesale company J. Renee’ Group has hired a new Executive Vice-President of Sales and Marketing, Mark Diehl. Working in Sales and Marketing management for over 30 years in the wholesale women’s and men’s shoe industry Mark brings a wealth of sales...
The National Sporting Goods Association (NSGA) recently published a study entitled, “Scouting the Hispanic Market,” which explores the opportunities around Hispanics and the sports business. Multicultural consumers are increasingly becoming a larger part of the U.S. customer base, with Hispanic and Latino Americans making up...