Hudson’s Bay, the Canadian luxury department store chain, opened three Sorel footwear pop-up shops on September 22 at Hudson’s Bay flagship stores in Vancouver, Montreal and Yorkdale in Toronto.
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Report: August Golf Rounds Played Report Sees Weakening Growth
Golf Datatech reported that U.S. golf rounds played were up 0.1 percent year-over-year for August 2023 and increased 4.1 percent year-to-date, a clear moderation from the 3.2 percent increase GDT reported in July.
Gravity Haus to Open in Jackson, WY
Gravity Haus, the adventure-centric hotel and membership club, announced the addition of Gravity Haus Jackson Hole in Jackson, WY, marketing its 9th hotel.
AirForce Airguns Secures New Rep Group for Central U.S. States
AirForce Airguns tapped Tim Bailey and Associates for new sales representation in the central U.S., including Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, North Dakota and South Dakota.
Life Time Opens First Bay Area Athletic Country Club
Life Time opened its newest luxury athletic country club, Life Time Walnut Creek, the first location in the San Francisco Bay Area and first to open in a shopping center-based location with Macerich.
Bain Forecasts Nominal U.S. Holiday Sales Gain
Bain & Company forecasted nominal U.S. retail sales to slow this holiday season, with the lowest growth rate since 2018. Unadjusted seasonal sales are expected to grow 3.0 percent year-over-year (YoY) in November and December, reaching nearly $915 billion, with 90 percent of the growth coming from non-store (e-commerce and mail-order) sales.
PGA Tour Superstore to Open Location in Greater Richmond Area
PGA Tour Superstore reported it plans to open a store in early 2024 in Glen Allen, VA, its first in the greater Richmond market, at Colonnades West, on the corner of Cox Road and West Broad Street.
Survey Finds 92 Percent of Consumers Cut Spending This Year; Apparel Tops Cuts
A recent CNBC-Morning Consult survey found that 92 percent of U.S. adults reduced their spending over the past six months, and the majority expect to remain frugal through the 2023 holiday shopping season.
Nike Rise Store to Open in Birmingham, England
Nike plans to open a Nike Rise concept store in Birmingham, its second to open in the U.K. and the first outside of London, according to Hammerson, the British property development and investment company that owns Bullring.
Alpha Industries Hires Director of Marketing
Samantha Goretski’s background includes working for Nike and New Balance and seven years with Vans in California and Switzerland as brand marketing director, overseeing its EMEA region’s lifestyle and action sports categories.
Gartner Survey Points to Softer Holiday Spending
According to a survey of 302 consumers conducted in June by Gartner, Inc., only nine percent of respondents said they plan to spend more this holiday season than in 2022, with 28 percent saying they will spend less and 63 percent saying they would spend the same.
Crunch Fitness Opening Newest Charlotte, NC Location
Crunch Fitness franchisee CR Fitness Holdings, LLC is opening Crunch Arboretum in Charlotte, NC a $5 million, 35,000-square-foot fitness facility in a space previously occupied by Bed, Bath & Beyond.
Life Time Opens First Athletic Country Club and Residences in Connecticut
The nearly 52,000-square foot athletic country club and 10,000-square-foot rooftop beach club in downtown Stamford includes a vertically integrated tower featuring 290 luxury residences for lease under the Life Time Living brand.
Nordstrom Adds Board Member
Nordstrom, Inc. appointed Guy B. Persaud to its Board of Directors, effective immediately. Persaud is president of the new business unit at Procter & Gamble.
Shoe Carnival Increases Quarterly Dividend
Shoe Carnival, Inc.’s Board of Directors approved a quarterly cash dividend payment of 12 cents per share, representing an increase of 20 percent from 10 cents per share.
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