Apparel, outerwear and equipment company Arc’teryx announced Tuesday it will offer immersive travel experiences designed to give participants unrivaled access to wild places through its new Arc’teryx Trips program.
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FanSided To Partner With The Action Network To Provide Sports Betting Content
FanSided on Tuesday announced a new content partnership with The Action Network, a sports betting information company.
JCPenney Appoints Laurie Wilson To SVP Planning And Allocation And Pricing
J. C. Penney Company Inc. on Tuesday announced that Laurie Wilson will join the company on Oct. 28 as senior vice president, planning and allocation and pricing, reporting to Michelle Wlazlo, executive vice president, chief merchant.
Russell Athletic Opens First Pop-Up Store
Russell Athletic announced the opening of the first limited engagement Russell Athletic Pop-Up Shop in downtown Manhattan.
JS Industries USA Names Heath Walker President Of American Operations
JS Industries USA, the Australian maker of surfboards, appointed Heath Walker as president of American operations.
VF Maps Growth Plans For Three ‘Emerging’ Brands
Smartwool, Icebreaker and Napapijri aren’t the largest assets in VF Corp.’s $12 billion portfolio, combining for about $600 million in annual sales. But the company has big plans for these so-called “emerging” brands, including each one hitting double-digit growth over the next five years to reach $1 billion together.
Major League Baseball To Open MLB Flagship In Midtown Manhattan
Major League Baseball announced that it will open the MLB Flagship Store, a state-of-the-art retail destination, next summer in New York City. Located at 1271 Avenue of the Americas in the heart of Manhattan, the MLB Flagship Store will be the league’s first permanent retail location in the United States.
Sports Direct Demands Inquiry Into Nike-Adidas Dominance
Sports Direct, the U.K.’s largest sporting goods chain, is calling for a Europe-wide investigation into the dominance of Nike and Adidas in the sportswear market. The call follows ongoing moves by Nike to stop selling to “undifferentiated, mediocre” retailers and apparent fears that Adidas may follow suit.
Ross Stores Opens 42 New Locations
Ross Stores Inc. announced Monday the recent opening of 30 Ross Dress for Less and 12 dd’s DISCOUNTS stores across 19 different states in September and October. These new locations complete the company’s store growth plans for fiscal 2019 with the addition of 98 new stores. “This fall, we continued to expand our Ross and dd’s footprints […]
Famous Footwear Opens in Gurnee, IL
Caleres announced Monday that it will open a new Famous Footwear Outlet store in Gurnee, IL.
REI Co-Op To Open Store In San Luis Obispo, CA
REI Co-op will open a store in San Luis Obispo, CA, on October 25. Located at the SLO Promenade, REI’s new 22,000-square-foot store marks the co-op’s 29th store in the state and first along California’s central coast.
Nike Acquires TraceMe
Nike has acquired TraceMe, the Seattle-based startup originally founded by Russell Wilson, the star quarterback of the Seattle Seahawks.
US, China Reach Partial Trade Deal; Avoid Tariff Increase
The U.S. and China On Friday agreed on the outlines of a partial trade accord. In exchange, the U.S. agreed to suspend a tariff increase on at least $250 billion in Chinese goods to 30 percent from 25 percent set for Tuesday.
Trade Groups Welcome Tariff Delay
Retail and industry trade groups – including OIA, SFIA, SIA, AAFA, NRF, RILA and CTA – all welcomed the tariff delay on $250 billion worth of Chinese goods while urging for a longer-term solution. The delay came as the U.S. and China agreed on the outlines of a partial trade accord.
Stryking And FC Bayern Munich Sign Licensing Partnership For Digital Collectibles
Stryking Entertainment, a subsidiary of Animoca Brands, and leading German football club FC Bayern Munich have signed a licensing partnership to produce and distribute digital collectibles based on FC Bayern players.
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