Puma Appoints Creative Director
Puma has appointed June Ambrose, Jay-Z and Missy Elliott’s longtime stylist, as the brand’s new creative director. Ambrose will be designing for Puma’s women’s...
08 October, 2020
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Piper Sandler: Athletic Still Trending Upward With Teens
Piper Sandler’s 40th Biannual “Taking Stock With Teens” Fall 2020 Report found teen “self-reported” spending at an all-time survey low of $2,150, down...
08 October, 2020
BOBS From Skechers Footwear Donations Surpass 16 Million Pairs
With 105,000 pairs of BOBS from Skechers donation clogs en route to Lebanon, Romania and Nicaragua, Skechers has now given more than 16...
08 October, 2020
Adidas Appoints New HR Chief
Adidas has appointed Amanda Rajkumar, an executive from French bank BNP Paribas, as its new head of human resources. Rajkumar, a 48-year-old British national,...
08 October, 2020
Neiman Marcus Completes Chapter 11 Process
Neiman Marcus Holding Company, Inc. announced it has emerged from voluntary Chapter 11 protection, successfully completing its restructuring process and implementing the Plan...
30 September, 2020
Walmart, Target To Hold Sales Events Timed With Amazon Prime Day
Walmart and Target announced plans to offer their own deals on the same days as 2020’s Amazon Prime Day. On Monday, Amazon revealed...
30 September, 2020
Reebok Appoints VP, Creative Direction
Reebok today announced the appointment of Kerby Jean-Raymond to Vice President, Creative Direction across all design disciplines for Reebok working closely with Reebok’s Product,...
30 September, 2020
REI Co-op Achieves 14-Year Carbon Neutrality Commitment, Sets Ambitious New Climate Platform
REI Co-op announced it will complete a 14-year commitment to be carbon neutral in its operations in 2020 and launched an ambitious new...
30 September, 2020
Allbirds Raises $100 Million In Funding
Allbirds, the San Francisco-based casual footwear and sneaker maker, raised $100 million in financing in a funding round that valued the company at...
30 September, 2020
Nordstrom To Ban Fur, Exotic Skins
Nordstrom, Inc. announced the company will stop selling products made using animal fur or exotic animal skin by the end of 2021, becoming the first major U.S....
30 September, 2020
Adidas Places First Sustainability Bond
Adidas successfully placed its first sustainability bond as the company continues to execute on its long-term sustainability plan while optimizing its capital structure...
30 September, 2020
Deloitte Predicts Modest Holiday Gains
Holiday retail sales are likely to increase between 1 percent and 1.5 percent, according to Deloitte’s annual holiday retail forecast. Overall, Deloitte’s retail...
24 September, 2020
Nike Develops Coaching Girls Guide
Nike has partnered with We Coach, an organization that embraces recruitment, advancement and retention of women coaches in sports, on a new Made...
24 September, 2020
Asics Supports Tennis Coaching Community With Virtual Academy
Asics EMEA announced the launch of the Asics Tennis Academy, a virtual community platform that gives tennis coaches access to advice and training...
24 September, 2020
Robert Gore, Inventor of Gore-Tex, Passes Away
Robert W. “Bob” Gore, chairman emeritus of the board of directors of W. L. Gore & Associates and the inventor of Gore-Tex outerwear,...
24 September, 2020
Nike’s Q1 Earnings Blow Past Estimates
Nike Inc. reported sales were down 1 percent in the first quarter ended August 31 but topped Wall Street’s targets as digital growth...
24 September, 2020
Goat Group Raises $100 Million To Further Accelerate Growth
Goat Group, the online marketplace for sneakerheads, closed a Series E funding round of $100 million from D1 Capital Partners. Founded in 2015 as...
24 September, 2020
StockX Co-Founder Josh Luber To Exit Company
Josh Luber, the co-founder of StockX, is leaving the company a little over a year after he stepped down as CEO. The June 2019...
17 September, 2020
Puma Signs Neymar
Puma has signed Neymar to an endorsement deal. In late August, Nike announced it had parted ways with Brazilian star forward Neymar a decade...
17 September, 2020
Crocs Appoints President
Crocs Inc. announced that Michelle Poole has been appointed as president, Crocs, Inc. effective September 10, 2020. She will continue to report to...
17 September, 2020
Simon Will Not Open Properties On Thanksgiving Day
Simon Property Group, one of the largest mall operators in the country, announced it will not open its properties on Thanksgiving Day. “In these...
17 September, 2020
Swiss Running Brand ‘On’ Launches Sustainable Subscription Service
Swiss-based running brand, On, announced the launch of its subscription-based service to support recyclable sportswear to On customers worldwide. The subscription service, named Cyclon,...
17 September, 2020
VF Releases 2020 VF Global Inclusion And Diversity Annual Profile
VF Corp. released the second edition of its VF Global Inclusion & Diversity Annual Profile. The report is public for the first time....
17 September, 2020
Fleet Feet Launches Fit Id. Personalized Footwear Experience
Fleet Feet announced the launch of integrated dynamic pressure mapping as part of the brand’s in-store outfitting experience, fit id. The integration, which includes...
17 September, 2020
Nordstrom Appoints Men’s Fashion, Editorial Director
Nordstrom has appointed Jian DeLeon, former editorial director of Highsnobiety, as men’s fashion editorial director. “He will l report to Red Godfrey, vice president...
10 September, 2020