RYU Apparel Opens Third Retail Location
RYU is also planning to open its first Toronto location in spring 2017 before opening an additional store in British Columbia, giving the apparel brand a total of five locations.
Eastern Outfitters Skipping Auction For Private Sale
Eastern Outfitters, the parent of Eastern Mountain Sports and Bob’s Stores, plans to hold a private sale to Sports Direct rather than hold a bankruptcy auction as part of a deal reached with unsecured creditors.
T&B Sports Closing Santa Rosa Location
T&B Sports is closing its store in Santa Rosa, CA. The team dealer will continue to operate its San Rafael store.
Zumiez Appoints President Of North America
Zumiez Inc. appointed Troy R. Brown to the position of president North America and Adam C. Ellis as president international.
Macy’s Gains DKNY As Exclusive
Macy’s Inc. and G-III Apparel Group Ltd. announced an agreement under which Macy’s will serve, beginning February 2018, as the exclusive U.S. department store for sales of DKNY women’s apparel and accessories. Under the agreement, Macy’s exclusivity covers DKNY women’s apparel, handbags and shoes, in addition to women’s and men’s outerwear and swim, which will […]
PGA Tour Superstore To Open At Hilton Head
PGA Tour Superstore is opening a store in the Hilton Head /Bluffton area in South Carolina. The 25,000 square foot location is at 1129 Fording Island Road Bluffton, SC 29910, near the Home Depot at the intersection of U.S. 278 and Burnt Church Road and will be an anchor in the Bluffton Crossing shopping center. […]
Puma To Sponsor Olympique De Marseille
The signing came days after Adidas indicated it would not be renewing its contract with the French soccer club.
New Balance Launches ‘This is Boston’ Campaign
The campaign features Boston Bruins Zdeno Chara and Torey Krug, pro skateboarder PJ Ladd, 2016 Olympic runner Abbey D’Agostino, middle-distance runner Cory McGee and Boston Red Sox Dustin Pedroia and Brock Holt.
G-III Apparel Reports Q4 loss
G-III Apparel Group Ltd. reported net sales for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2017 were up 1.8 percent to $2.39 billion from $2.34 billion in the prior year.
Aisle Talk, Week Of March 20
Top headlines from the active lifestyle industry you may have missed this week.
Finish Line Shares Crash On Q4 Miss
Said CEO Sam Sato, “Elements of our offering didn’t resonate with our customers. This was true in both, running and basketball, our two largest categories where full price selling fell short of forecast.”
Alps & Meters Expands North American Sales Team
Louis Joseph, the founder and president of Alps & Meters and Nick Robinson, North American commerce director, formed sales partnerships with Vagabonds LLC, Continuum Sales and Bell Sports Ltd.
Finish Line Suffers Big Q4 Miss
Finish Line reported fourth-quarter earnings excluding charges came in well below guidance as “the overall retail environment in February became increasingly difficult” and markdowns were required to reduce inventory levels.
REI Unveils Design For New Headquarters
Said Eric Artz, REI’s chief operating officer. “The Spring District gives us the opportunity to help build a neighborhood from the ground up and rethink how we work, commute and gather.”
Sportsman’s Warehouse’s Q4 Profits Slide 7.5 Percent
John Schaefer, chief executive officer, stated, “The retail environment remained challenging during the fourth quarter and we anniversaried both the San Bernardino tragedy and the executive orders from December and January which created a difficult comparison for our hunting and shooting category.
