Asics announced the sponsorship of Borna Coric, Caroline Garcia and Iga Swiatek ahead of the start of the 2020 tennis season. Croatian talent Coric is currently ranked 28th in the world, had 2 ATP titles under his belt along with numerous victories over some of the...
PVH Corp. launched a new partnership with the Gabelli School of Business at Fordham University to establish an academic hub for the study of Corporate Responsibility (CR) and Sustainability. The partnership includes a $1 million donation. The partnership will work to develop students into conscientious business...
Sequential Brands Group Inc., the parent of Avia, And1 and Gaiam, announced that brand executive David Conn has been appointed director and chief executive officer. Most recently, he served as CEO of ThreeSixty Brands, where he played a significant role in acquiring and relaunching the...
Barneys has ended online sales as it shifts clearance sales to solely focus on its remaining stores. Barneys, which filed for bankruptcy in August, was acquired by Authentic Brands Group LLC and is closing most of its stores. B. Riley Financial Inc. told Business Of Fashion...
President Donald Trump said he would sign the “Phase One Trade Deal” with China at the White House on January 15. In a tweet on December 31, the president said “high-level representatives of China” will attend the signing. The President said he would travel to Beijing...
Genesco Inc. announced Wednesday it has entered into a definitive asset purchase agreement to acquire New York-based Togast LLC, which specializes in the design, sourcing and sale of licensed footwear....
EBay said its marketplace is eliminating sneaker seller fees in North America on any sneakers sold at $100 or more while unveiling the new December Drop series....
Voxel8, a multi-material digital manufacturing company transforming design and production of footwear and apparel, announced the appointment of Dr. Friedrich (Fred) von Gottberg as president and chief executive officer and to the board of directors....
Rockport Group confirmed that Javan Bunch is stepping down as president. The news was first reported by Footwear News. He joined Rockport Group in November 28 and was formerly CEO of Donald J Pliner. He reported to Gregg Ribatt, Rockport’s CEO. Rockport Group, which owns Rockport, Dunham,...
Columbia Sportswear Company will be added to the S&P MidCap 400 GICS (Global Industry Classification Standard) Apparel, Accessories & Luxury Goods Sub-Industry index. Columbia Sportswear will replace Uniti Group, an internally managed real estate investment trust....