Payless ShoeSource’s New Team Looks To Return To U.S. Retailing
Payless ShoeSource announced that it has emerged from bankruptcy proceedings, appointed a new executive management team, and plans to re-open stores in the...
16 January, 2020
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Zumiez’s Holiday Sales Jump
Zumiez Inc. announced that the company’s comparable sales increased 6.8 percent for the nine-week period ended January 4, 2020, compared to the nine-week...
15 January, 2020
K-Swiss Signs Rising Tennis Stars
K-Swiss announced it has signed both Ajla Tomljanovic and Cameron Norrie to endorsement pacts. Tomljanovic had been with Nike while Norrie was sponsored...
15 January, 2020
Nike Donates $5 Million To Create Athletic Facility At Obama Presidential Center
The Nike Foundation made a $5 million donation to help build an athletic facility at the planned Obama Presidential Center on the south...
15 January, 2020
Jim Pisani Steps Down As Timberland’s President
VF Corporation announced that Jim Pisani has decided to step down from his role as global brand resident, Timberland. He plans to move...
15 January, 2020
Adidas Continues Share Buyback Program With Third Tranche
Adidas announced the start of the third tranche of its current multi-year share buyback program initially announced in March 2018 and intends to...
15 January, 2020
PVH Corp. To Sell Speedo North America Business To Pentland Group
PVH Corp. announced Thursday that it has entered into a definitive agreement to sell its Speedo North America business to Pentland Group, parent...
13 January, 2020
JD Sports Sees “Positive” Holiday Sales
JD Sports Fashion Plc announced an update on performance following the Christmas trading period. JD Sport said: “Against a backdrop of widely reported retail...
13 January, 2020
Nike Extends Deal With Chinese Athletics Association
Nike and the Chinese Athletics Association (CAA) signed a long-term partnership extension through to 2033. Nike first partnered with China’s athletics governing body in...
13 January, 2020
Crocs Raises Fourth Quarter Revenue Guidance
Crocs Inc. raised its revenue guidance for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2019 in anticipation of its presentation at the 2020 ICR...
13 January, 2020
Genesco Sees Q4 Comps Running Up 2 Percent
Genesco Inc. announced that comparable sales, including both stores and direct sales, increased 2 percent for the quarter-to-date period ended January 9, 2020....
13 January, 2020
Online Sales Hit Record High This Holiday Season
According to Mastercard SpendingPulse holiday retail sales increased 3.4 percent. Online sales grew 18.8 percent compared with growth of 1.2 percent for in-store...
08 January, 2020
Brooks Running Extends Partnership With P3R
P3R, which operates many of Pittsburgh’s running races, and Brooks Running announced another three-year partnership. Brooks will continue as the Official Apparel and...
08 January, 2020
Under Armour Appoints Chief Accounting Officer
Under Armour hired a chief accounting officer accounting and corporate controller on November 25, three weeks after publicly confirming that its accounting practices...
08 January, 2020
Reef Signs New EMEA Distributors
Reef Lifestyle, LLC announced it has entered into several new distribution agreements with leading footwear distributor partners across Europe, the Middle East and...
07 January, 2020
Nike, Liverpool FC Announce Multi-Year Partnership
Nike Inc. will become Liverpool Football Club’s official kit provider beginning in the 2020/21 season as the company and club announced a multi-year...
07 January, 2020
Hudson’s Bay Agrees To Amended Take-Private Deal
Hudson’s Bay Company, the Canadian parent of Saks and Hudson Bay, agreed to an amended deal to be taken private for C$11 per...
07 January, 2020
Asics Announces New Tennis Sponsorships
Asics announced the sponsorship of Borna Coric, Caroline Garcia and Iga Swiatek ahead of the start of the 2020 tennis season. Croatian talent Coric...
06 January, 2020
PVH Makes $1M Donation To Gabelli School of Business
PVH Corp. launched a new partnership with the Gabelli School of Business at Fordham University to establish an academic hub for the study...
06 January, 2020
Sequential Brands Appoints CEO
Sequential Brands Group Inc., the parent of Avia, And1 and Gaiam, announced that brand executive David Conn has been appointed director and chief...
06 January, 2020
Barneys Ends Online Sales
Barneys has ended online sales as it shifts clearance sales to solely focus on its remaining stores. Barneys, which filed for bankruptcy in August,...
06 January, 2020
Trump Expects To Sign Initial Trade Deal On January 15
President Donald Trump said he would sign the “Phase One Trade Deal” with China at the White House on January 15. In a tweet...
06 January, 2020
Slide完成股权融资
ISlide这家量身制作拖鞋的企业，结束了最新一轮投资，新拉到三名出色的大投资商。他们是Milwaukee Bucks总裁Peter Feigin、Memphis Grizzles的前锋Jae Crowder、Adidas授权运动品部及Lids的前总裁David Baxter。...
20 December, 2019
Adidas委任Yeezy的新经理
Wexler在LinkedIn的简介显示，他过去四年，担任过Adidas全球娱乐与影响者营销部的副总裁。还是Adidas Originals的全球品牌经理。2006年，他在Converse当过两年左右生活方式营销部总监后，重回Adidas。...
20 December, 2019
Genesco根据Journeys三季度发展态势，调高全年指南中的目标
Genesco Inc.财报显示，按一般公认会计原则计算，于2019年11月2日截止的三个月里，稀释每股持续经营收益为1.31美元，去年三季度该指标为1.00美元。将这两段时间的一些项目调整剔除后，企业财报中，今年和去年三季度稀释每股持续经营收益分别为1.33美元和0.97美元。华尔街曾一度估计今年这项指标为1.08美元。...
20 December, 2019