Summit Golf Brands Adds PGA Pro to Sales Team
Golf industry professional Garrett Malcolm was hired as an account executive to expand the company’s presence and distribution of its premium golf apparel brands within green grass facilities across Canada.
Citi Trends Shuffles CEO Role in Weekend Board Action
The retailer’s Board of Directors appointed Ken Seipel as interim CEO, effective June 2. In connection with his appointment, David Makuen stepped down as CEO and a board member.
Rally House Rolls Out Three New Store Openings in Key Markets
Rally House the family-owned specialty retailer that offers apparel, hats, gifts, and home decor representing local NCAA, NFL, MLB, NBA, NHL, and MLS, opened stores in Philadelphia, Indiana and Chicago.
Nordstrom Promotes Alexis DePree to Chief Operating Officer
DePree will continue to support supply chain operations, transportation, inventory operations, enterprise operations, and store operations, but now with an expanded title that better reflects the breadth of these teams’ work.
EXEC: Genesco CEO Outlines the Journeys Turnaround Plan and Progress
As Journeys’ product advances and other strategic initiatives across the business take hold, Journeys’ parent expects momentum to build into fiscal 2026 but also warned of Q2 and Q3 challenges ahead.
Report: U.S. Sporting Goods Growth Continues Solid Post Pandemic Growth
The growth last year coincides with a year in which the market saw the lowest number of total inactive Americans (64.9 million people) since SFIA began tracking the metric.
EXEC: Athleta Sees Solid Turnaround in Q1, but Q2 Challenged by Tough Promo Comps
Athleta posted 5 percent comp sales growth in Q1, a clear improvement from the forth quarter results that saw Athleta comps down 10 percent and total sales down 4 percent.
Nordstrom Beats on Fiscal Q1 Estimates, Reaffirms Full Year Guide
The retailer narrowed its first quarter loss and beat expectations for the first quarter but analysts may be a little jumpy as guidance didn’t move higher and may signal internal concerns about the discretionary shopper.
EXEC: Inside the First Quarter Foot Locker Call with Senior Execs
The retailer remains confident they will get more allocation on key Nike product this coming fall and holiday, but is also busy going about the business of doubling Hoka each quarter, expanding Asics fueling New Balance growth and getting on the On brand train for the ride.
VF Corp. Appoints Sun Choe as Vans Global Brand President
Michelle (Sun) Choe has nearly three decades of experience leading design and merchandising for global brands, including Lululemon, Marc Jacobs, West Elm, Madewell, Urban Outfitters, Levi’s, and the Gap. She joins VF from Lululemon, where she has worked as the chief product officer for the past seven years.
Pacsun to Drop Team USA Streetwear Collection Celebrating Olympic Games Paris 2024
The collection features three capsules—International Olympic Committee Heritage, USA Heritage and Team USA for men and women. Various Olympic-themed styles will also launch under Pacsun’s Kids line.
Pickleball Kingdom Signs Original Penguin as Official Apparel Provider
This partnership aims to support the growing community of pickleball players by offering Original Penguin apparel to enhance play.
Gildan Activewear Resumes Share Repurchases, Amends Normal Course Issuer Bid
The company’s newly reconstituted Board of Directors approved the resumption of share repurchases and an amended normal course issuer bid.
Puma North America Opens New Arizona Distribution Center
The 1.2 million-square-foot automated distribution center in Waddell, AZ, includes 3.5 miles of conveyor, automatic retrieval and storage robots, and a new cubing process to optimize customer packaging.
Kohl’s Corporation Shares Fall as Retailer Cuts Guidance on Poor Fiscal Q1 Showing
Shares were down over 20 percent in pre-market trading on Thursday after the mid-tier retailer missed on estimates for the first quarter and then cut guidance for the year.
