Nike Sues Nearly 600 Websites For Selling Counterfeit Sneakers
Nike filed a lawsuit against 589 websites allegedly selling counterfeit versions of its Nike and Converse shoes online. In a 130-page suit filed yesterday...
21 January, 2021
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VF Corp. Names Shanghai As New APAC Headquarters
VF Corp. announced a transformation plan for its Asia Pacific operations focused on evolving the region’s organizational design and footprint and building new...
14 January, 2021
2020 Retail Imports May Break Record Despite Pandemic
Imports seen during 2020 appear to be headed toward a new record despite the coronavirus pandemic and remain at high levels as 2021...
14 January, 2021
StockX Sees Record Growth in 2020
StockX said it recorded $1.8 billion in gross merchandise value (GMV) in 2020 and closed more than 7.5 million trades during the year. The...
14 January, 2021
Adidas Raises Commitment To Sustainable Products
Adidas AG said more than 60 percent of its products will be made with sustainable materials in 2021. From 2024 onward, Adidas is...
07 January, 2021
Rack Room To Merge Customer Touchpoints With Off Broadway Shoe Warehouse
Rack Room Shoes will bring the operating functions of its subsidiary, Off Broadway Shoe Warehouse, together with its own, beginning in the first...
07 January, 2021
Wolverine WorldWide Names President, Global E-Commerce
Wolverine World Wide Inc. announced the appointment of Matt Blonder as its new president, global e-commerce. Most recently, he was global head of...
07 January, 2021
Spyder To Expand Into Footwear
Spyder, which is is owned by Authentic Brands Group (ABG), has partnered with Footwear Unlimited, to support the brand’s launch into footwear. The new...
07 January, 2021
FDRA Elevates Thomas Crockett to Vice President
(Washington, DC — December 17, 2020) Today the Footwear Distributors & Retailers of America (FDRA) have elevated Thomas Crockett to Vice President, Government...
17 December, 2020
StockX Raises $275M Series E Funding
StockX announced it has raised $275 million in a Series E funding round that values the live marketplace at $2.8 billion post-money. The investment...
17 December, 2020
Adidas Assesses Strategic Alternatives For Reebok
Adidas AG said it has begun a review of whether to sell its underperforming Reebok brand. Adidas said Monday it will announce a...
14 December, 2020
Brooks And Vaude Sign The Climate Pledge
Brooks Running and Vaude have each signed The Climate Pledge, a commitment to be net-zero carbon by 2040, a decade ahead of the...
10 December, 2020
JCPenney Emerges From Bankruptcy
JCPenney emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Monday in a deal that leaves Simon Property Group and Brookfield Asset Management Inc as the...
09 December, 2020
UPS Drivers Told Not To Pick Up Shipments From Nike And Other Retailers Amid Order Surge
UPS has reportedly told drivers across the country to stop picking up packages from six retailers, including Nike, as the carrier attempts to...
09 December, 2020
Under Armour Launches Steph Curry Brand
Under Armour on Monday launched the Curry Brand with NBA star Stephen Curry in a move being compared to Nike’s launch of the...
02 December, 2020
Caleres Appoints President
Caleres has appointed Jay Schmidt as president of the company as part of a number of changes to its leadership structure for a...
02 December, 2020
Sensormatic Solutions Sees In-Store Traffic Tumble On Black Friday
Sensormatic Solutions, which employs cameras to measure in-store retail foot traffic, reported shopper visits resulted in a 52.1 percent decline in traffic on...
30 November, 2020
Foot Locker Expands Community Power Store Concept To Canada
Foot Locker announced the grand opening of its first Canadian Community Power Store in Vancouver, BC. A second community-based power store will open...
30 November, 2020
eBay Opens Its First Drive-Thru ‘Authentication Station’ In LA
eBay has converted a gas station in East Hollywood into a drive-thru ‘Authentication Station’ – offering customers a socially-distanced way to evaluate and...
30 November, 2020
Nike Launches Nike Unite Retail Concept
Nike Inc. has introduced a new Nike Unite concept focused on local communities. The concept represents its fourth retail specialty concept, joining Nike...
18 November, 2020
Consumer Confidence Slips In October
Consumer confidence waned in October, reflecting somewhat less optimism about the jobs market and the U.S. economy in the next six months amid...
17 November, 2020
Adidas Records Strong Recovery In Third Quarter
Adidas reported sales and profitability recovered in the third quarter as stores reopened, alongside booming e-commerce sales, with a modest profit expected in...
12 November, 2020
Famous Footwear Appoints New President
Caleres named Michael Edwards president of Famous Footwear, effective November 20. Edwards joined Caleres in 2008, most recently serving as senior vice president...
12 November, 2020
Columbia Sportswear Announces Senior Leadership Changes
Columbia Sportswear Company announced a series of senior leadership changes executing on transition plans, supporting the company’s omnichannel plans for growth and digital...
05 November, 2020
Under Armour Enters Agreement To Sell MyFitnessPal Platform
Under Armour Inc. announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to sell the MyFitnessPal platform to Francisco Partners. “As part of our...
05 November, 2020