Puma And Foot Locker Expand Partnership
Puma and Foot Locker, Inc. have extended their long-standing partnership through collection and marketing collaborations with a refocus on basketball and to reach younger consumers.
Calcutta Outdoors Welcomes President And General Manager
Ed Small, CEO of Peak Global Holdings, announced that Chris Carlisle was hired as president and general manager of Calcutta Outdoors.
Nike’s Chief DEI Officer Exits
Nike’s chief diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) officer, Jarvis Sam, has exited Nike after only five months in the post, according to a report from Business Insider.
Life Is Good Opens First California Store
Life Is Good opened its first store in California in La Jolla.
Ronnie Fieg Named NY Knicks’ Creative Director
The New York Knicks hired Kith-founder and CEO Ronnie Fieg as the Knicks’ first creative director.
Maryland Governor-Elect Steps Down From Under Armour’s Board
Under Armour Inc. announced that Wes Moore has stepped down from its Board of Directors effective immediately due to his election as governor of the state of Maryland.
Dillard’s Sees Q3 Profits Slip
Dillard’s Inc. reported a slight decline in earnings in the third quarter as a gross margin decline offset 3 percent same-store sales growth.
Yue Yuen Sees Manufacturing Offsetting Retail Weakness In YTD Report
Yue Yuen Industrial (Holdings) Inc. reported revenue of US$6.972 billion in the nine months ended September 30, 2022, representing an increase of 8.2 percent compared to revenue of US$6.441 billion in the prior-year YTD period.
KMD Brands Adds Director
KMD Brands, Ltd., the parent of Kathmandu, Rip Curl and Oboz, announced that it had completed the process to hire an additional non-executive director to its Board. Zion Armstrong, former president of Adidas North America, agreed to join the company as a non-executive director, effective December 1, 2022.
SportChek’s Sales Dip In Third Quarter
Canadian Tire Inc. reported SportChek’s retail sales were down 1.5 percent in the third quarter with comparable sales down 1.0 percent over the same period last year.
Wolverine World Wide Re-Aligns Brand Structure, Leadership
Wolverine World Wide, Inc. is reorganizing its brand group structure into the Active, Work, and Lifestyle Groups and appointed new leadership for each group.
OS1st Appoints SVP Business Development
OS1st hired industry veteran Chris Bevin as the brand’s SVP of business development.
BEA Report Confirms Strong Recovery For Outdoor Recreation Industry
Inflation-adjusted GDP for the outdoor recreation economy increased 18.9 percent in 2021, compared with a 5.9 percent increase for the overall U.S. economy, reflecting a rebound in outdoor recreation after the decrease of 21.6 percent in 2020, according to new analysis released by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA).
Arena Names Global Marketing And Trade Marketing Director
Arena, the Italian swim specialist, hired Kamila Pilwein as global marketing & trade marketing director. She was EMEA head of channel marketing for Boardriders.
Solo Brands’ Q3 Revenues Vault 47 Percent
Solo Brands Inc. shrunk its loss in the third quarter ended September 30 as sales jumped 47 percent. The parent of Solo Stove lowered its sales guidance for the year but kept its outlook for gross margin and EBITDA margin.
