Report: Early Survey Results from Promo Products Sector May Reflect Broader Industry Expectations for 2026
Report: Nike to Skip Super Bowl Ad This Year
EXEC: Next Buys British Footwear Brand Russell & Bromley
EXEC: JD Sports Sees North America Comp Positive for Holiday While UK and Europe Fade
Nike Shuffles Regional Leadership
SGB Update
Salomon Appoints First Creative Director
Salomon has appointed Finnish designer Heikki Salonen as the company’s first creative director. With a career spanning 30 years, Salonen was previously head designer at Diesel before serving as creative director at MM6 Maison Margiela for 12 years.
PrimaLoft Elevates Fawn Knadler to NA Sales Director
PrimaLoft, Inc. has promoted Fawn Knadler to North American Sales Director, timed with the company’s focus on strengthening and expanding its commercial sales efforts in North America.
Nordstrom Rack to Relocate Downtown Seattle Store
The 39,000-square-foot store will be relocated to a historic building owned by a local partnership led by Mike Hess, located at Sixth Avenue and Pine Street in downtown Seattle. The store will open in spring 202y.
Revel Bikes Moving Colorado Headquarters
Revel Bikes is relocating its U.S. headquarters from Carbondale, CO, to Golden, CO. Golden’s proximity to Denver (16 miles) and Boulder (20 miles) will allow the brand to “better grow its business in a sustainable way.”
Report: Nike to Skip Super Bowl Ad This Year
Nike, Inc. will not be airing an ad during Super Bowl 60, the company confirmed to Adweek. The move comes after the company ran its first Super Bowl commercial in 27 years last year.
SGB Executive
EXEC: Next Buys British Footwear Brand Russell & Bromley
U.K.-based fashion retailer Next has purchased British footwear brand Russell & Bromley through an insolvency process, paying £2.5 million pounds ($3.4 million). Russell & Bromley is run by Andrew Bromley, the fifth generation of his family to hold the reins.
EXEC: JD Sports Sees North America Comp Positive for Holiday While UK and Europe Fade
The parent of the DTLR, Finish Line, Hibbett, and Shoe Palace banners in the U.S., and the Blacks outdoor banner, among others, in the UK, Europe and Asia, reported comp sales for the nine-week holiday period were down 1.8 percent year-over-year. North America comps were up 1.5 percent.
EXEC: Anta Brand Show LSD China Retail Decline in Q4 for Anta Sports, Fila Gains
In the full year, retail sales in China for Anta Sports saw low-single-digit positive growth, mid-single-digit positive growth for Fila, and 45 percent to 50 percent positive growth for All Other Brands.
Lululemon Pulls Online Sales of New “Get Low” Leggings Range After Customer Complaints
Lululemon Athletica reportedly paused online sales of its recently launched “Get Low” leggings collection on Tuesday, January 20, after receiving customer complaints. Customers also wrote on Reddit, the social media platform, that the leggings are “see-through” when bending or squatting.
EXEC: Schuh Hires Nike Agency’s Former Marketing Ace in New Gen-Z, Gen-Alpha Focus
Laura King has been appointed chief marketing officer at Schuh, signaling what the company said is a “renewed ambition to be an unrivaled fashion footwear destination for Gen Z and Gen Alpha.”
