Vans Promotes David Tichiaz To Americas Division GM
Vans has promoted David Tichiaz to general manager of Vans Americas, the brand’s parent company, VF Corp., confirmed to SGB Media on Tuesday. Tichiaz...
03 March, 2020
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Coronavirus Threatens U.S. Mall Traffic
According to a survey from Coresight Research, nearly three-quarters of U.S. consumers would stay away from malls or shopping centers if the coronavirus...
03 March, 2020
Nike And Columbia Sportswear Take Emergency Coronavirus Precautions
Nike closed its Oregon headquarters over the weekend and is closing its European headquarters in Amsterdam on Monday and Tuesday for deep cleaning...
03 March, 2020
Two Ten Footwear Foundation Appoints New CEO
Two Ten Footwear Foundation, the national charitable foundation of the U.S. footwear industry, recently announced the appointment of a new Chief Executive Officer...
27 February, 2020
Remington Products Acquires Foot Petals
Remington Products Company announced it has recently acquired the Foot Petals brand from RG Barry Corp. Foot Petals is a designer brand of...
27 February, 2020
Crocs’ Q4 Revenues Jump 22 Percent
Crocs, Inc. reported earnings in the fourth quarter that topped Wall Street’s targets as sales expanded 21.8 percent to cap off a strong...
27 February, 2020
Acushnet’s Earnings Soar In Q4
Acushnet Holdings Corp., the parent of Titleist, reported net income rose 57.0 percent in the fourth quarter on a 7.3 percent sales gain....
27 February, 2020
VF Corp. Closes Inaugural €500 Million Green Bond
VF Corp. announced the closing of its €500 million green bond offering, representing the first green bond issued in the apparel and footwear...
27 February, 2020
Wolverine World Wide Sees Five Percent Growth In Q4
Wolverine World Wide Inc. reported sales rose 4.8 percent in the fourth quarter, boosted by mid-teens revenue growth from Merrell and Sperry and...
26 February, 2020
Tokyo Olympics May Be Cancelled If Coronavirus Not Contained By Late May
The 2020 Tokyo Olympics are more likely to be canceled than moved or rescheduled if by late May the coronavirus outbreak is deemed too...
26 February, 2020
Timberland Offering To Plant Trees In Exchange For Slower Delivery
Timberland is offering to plant a tree every time an online customer chooses to have their orders delivered in four to eight days...
26 February, 2020
VF Corp. Again Recognized For Ethics
VF Corp. has been recognized by Ethisphere, a leader in defining and advancing the ethical standards of best business practices, as one of...
26 February, 2020
Brooks Sports Sees 3.5 Percent Revenue Gain In 2019
Brooks Sports saw sales climb 3.5 percent in 2019 despite the opening of a new distribution center that presented logistical challenges, according to...
24 February, 2020
Snapchat’s Talent Partnership Head Rejoins Nike
Lauren Gallo, formerly global head of content marketing at Snap Inc., the parent of the Snapchat messaging app, has rejoined Nike as senior...
21 February, 2020
Wolverine Worldwide’s Expanded Efforts To Address PFAS Approved By Federal Judge
Wolverine World Wide Inc. announced that U.S. District Judge Janet T. Neff has approved a Consent Decree reached earlier this month among the...
21 February, 2020
REI Ranks as Top Employer
REI Co-op was again recognized as a top employer, ranking 60 on Fortune’s 100 Best Companies to Work For list....
20 February, 2020
Puma’s Q4 Revenues Climb 21 Percent
Puma reported earnings jumped 55.0 percent in the fourth quarter on a 30.6 percent revenue gain. All regions and all product divisions were...
19 February, 2020
Adidas’ China Business Activity Tumbles 85 Percent Due To Coronavirus
Adidas said on Wednesday that its business in the greater China area had dropped by about 85 percent year-on-year in the period since...
19 February, 2020
Moody’s Assigns A3 Ratings To VF’s Proposed Euro Notes
Moody’s Investors Service assigned A3 ratings to V.F. Corporation’s proposed senior unsecured Euro notes....
18 February, 2020
Famous Footwear’s Q4 Comps Jump 5.1 Percent
Caleres, the parent of Famous Footwear and a number of wholesale footwear brands, reported preliminary fourth-quarter 2019 net sales results....
18 February, 2020
NBA To Lose ‘Hundreds Of Millions’ In China Over Hong Kong Tweet
NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said on Saturday that the league will likely lose “hundreds of millions of dollars” in lost sponsorships and broadcast...
18 February, 2020
Anta Sports Sees Coronavirus Outbreak Impacting First-Half Results
Anta Sports Products expects the coronavirus outbreak will impact its financial performance in the first half of 2020 but is aiming for a...
18 February, 2020
Bass Pro Shops Ranks As Third Most Reputable Retailer in U.S.
For the second consecutive year, customers ranked Bass Pro Shops and Cabela’s as two of the most reputable retailers in the world for...
13 February, 2020
Allbirds Appoints Nancy Green To Board Of Directors
Allbirds, the footwear start-up, announced that it has appointed Nancy Green, president and chief creative officer of Old Navy and former president of...
13 February, 2020
Vans Opens First Community-Driven Retail Store in Downtown Los Angeles
Vans opened its first community-driven retail and event space in Downtown Los Angeles. The 11,500 sq. ft. space pays homage to Los Angeles’...
13 February, 2020