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In her first address to the investment community, Stephanie Linnartz, Under Armour’s new CEO, declared, “Growth is without a question our highest priority.” She cited footwear, women, sport style and full-price stores...
Nordstrom, Inc. hired Cathy R. Smith as chief financial officer, effective May 29. Smith joins Nordstrom from Bright Health Group where she has worked as chief financial...
JD Sports Fashion Plc, the parent company of JD, Finish Line, DTLR, and Shoe Palace, has appointed Dominic Platt as chief financial officer and as a member...
Nike Inc. appointed Maria Henry, formerly at Kimberly-Clark Corporation, to its Board of Directors. Henry was chief financial officer of Kimberly-Clark Corporation from April 2015 through...
Baltimore-based ESCO, Ltd., doing business as Shoe City, received bankruptcy court approval to auction off store leases and intellectual property with a May 12 deadline...
The Athlete’s Foot (TAF) opened a “neighborhood” concept store on April 28 at Atlantic Station in midtown Atlanta, GA. Timed with the opening, the company...
Skechers promoted Richard Parker to managing director of the United Kingdom and Ireland. “We celebrated the 30th anniversary of Skechers in 2022 with the company’s international business just...
Swiss performance sportswear brand On will update its reporting of net sales by geography. Specifically, the “Rest of World” region, which represents the Middle East,...
Academy Sports and Outdoors, Inc. announced that, as a result of a planned succession process, the following changes to its executive leadership team will be...
Crocs, Inc. reported earnings doubled in the first quarter ended March 31 on a 34 percent revenue gain. Sales gains were boosted by last year’s...
According to the Conference Board, U.S. consumer confidence dropped in April to the lowest since July on more pessimistic views about the economic outlook, even...
U.S. footwear industry sales revenue was down 3 percent in the first quarter year-over-year to $9.0 billion, according to point-of-sale data published by Circana, formerly...
According to China’s National Bureau of Statistics, China’s economy grew 4.5 percent in the first quarter. The accelerated growth marked the fastest pace in a...
Allbirds, in a regulatory filing, reported entering into an amendment agreement with JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., that increases borrowings available under its credit line and...
Amer Sports hired Andrew Page, former CFO for Foot Locker, as Group CFO of Amer Sports and a member to its executive committee. Page reports to...