Vans Hires Global Chief Product And Merchandising Officer
Vans hired Marissa Pardini, vice president and general manager of The North Face Americas region, as chief product and merchandising officer for global Vans.
Brand Velocity Group Acquires Score Sports
Brand Velocity Group announced its acquisition of Score Sports, a designer, manufacturer and seller of youth team sports uniforms and equipment. The terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
Vuori Launches In Asia, Mexico And The Middle East
Vuori continues its global rollout that started this year, entering China, Hong Kong, Singapore, the Middle East, and Mexico through branded e-commerce stores in those countries except China. Vuori, for now, is available exclusively through Tmall, China’s direct-to-consumer website.
Dunham’s Expands Into Arkansas With First Retail Store
Dunham’s Sports continues to move forward with its accelerated growth strategy.
Lululemon Hires New Senior VP EMEA Region
Lululemon announced it hired Sarah Clark as VP of EMEA to lead the company as it “continues to grow and deliver on its next chapter of international expansion.”
Macy’s Launches Digital Marketplace
Macy’s announced it launched its digital marketplace on macys.com. The site enables third-party sellers to integrate their products into Macy’s e-commerce structure, with seller tools to monitor, drive and grow their business through Macy’s.
Fanatics Partners On Next-Day Delivery
Fanatics is offering next-day delivery in several U.S. cities through Roadie, an Atlanta-based delivery platform.
VF Corp. Introduces Fiscal Year 2027 Long-Term Strategic Plan
At its 2022 Investor Day in Denver, CO, VF Corp. will introduce its fiscal year 2027 (FY27) long-term strategic growth plan that calls for sales to climb mid- to high-single-digit percent in constant dollars on average over the next five years with faster earnings growth. VF also downwardly revised its FY23 outlook due partly to lower-than-expected current quarter results.
Tracksmith To Open Store In London
Boston-based Tracksmith is opening its first store in London. The running brand has only one store on Newberry Street in Boston.
Gymshark Appoints CFO
Gymshark hired Mat Dunn as its new chief financial officer. He was formerly chief operating officer and CFO at Asos.
Pearl Izumi Trims Staff, Plans To Sell Colorado Headquarters
Pearl Izumi has eliminated an undisclosed number of jobs from its Louisville, CO headquarters, and its parent company, United Sports Brands, plans to sell the building, according to a report from the BusinessDen.
U.S. Golf Rounds See Third Straight Positive Month In August
Golf Datatech’s National Rounds Played Report for August showed that U.S. rounds were up 3.9 percent in the month but still down 2.6 percent year-to-date year-over-year.
Academy Opens First Store In Lexington
Academy Sports + Outdoors announced opening its first store in Lexington, marking its sixth in Kentucky.
Nike Opens First Store In The Bronx
Nike has opened a store in the North Bronx, its first in the New York City borough. Located at 340 Baychester Avenue, the store is one of the brand’s community-focused Nike Unite concept stores.
Eddie Bauer Appoints CEO
Sparc Group announced that Tim Bantle is joining the company as CEO of Eddie Bauer. Most recently, Bantle was GM of VF Canada, leading the company’s local outdoor and action sports platform. Before VF Canada, Bantle held leadership positions at The North Face, Black Diamond Equipment and Patagonia.
