Robert Chavez has spent over 45 years working in the retail industry. Most recently he served for 24 years as President and CEO of Hermès Americas, a division of Hermès International Société, overseeing operations in the U.S., Canada and Latin America.
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Perfect Moment Enlists Sales Agencies in Southern Europe and Japan
These new Southern Europe and Japan agencies partnerships with TBrand and Maison DixSept follow Perfect Moment’s recently announced North America sales agency partnership with CD Network.
EXEC: SGB 2025 Look Ahead with Trade Association Leaders
Trade associations representing the active lifestyle space shared their concerns with SGB Executive regarding potential tariffs, supply chain disruptions and the likelihood of an unstable economy in 2025. However, they were generally upbeat about the year ahead.
EXEC: SGB 2024 Year in Review Wrap Up
If you are just back from two weeks in Fiji, never fear as SGB Media has you covered on the people, brands and issues that made 2024 a year to forget for many retailers and brands in the active lifestyle space.
Midwest Outdoor and Winter Sports Rep Associations Merge
Midwest Winter Sports Reps Association (MWSRA) and Outdoor Reps Association (ORA) have merged to form Midwest Professional Reps Organization, or M-Pro. The merger was effective on January 1.
Marquee Brands Kicks Off 2025 with Acquisition; Strengthens Executive Team
Rachel Terrace has been promoted to chief commercial and growth officer, and added John Hayes as CFO, Joseph Zarro as chief business development officer and Natasha Fishman as chief marketing officer over the last year.
Shade Headwear Expands Golf Veteran Sales Team with Three Adds
On a combined basis, Chris Alcocer, Matt Seare and Mike Meka bring nearly 90 years of sales experience to the Shade Headwear brand.
SGB 2024 Year in Review: Active Lifestyle Stocks Under Pressure Again in 2024
For the third consecutive year, stocks in the active lifestyle market were impacted by inflation woes, tepid consumer spending and the larger public companies, including Nike, Lululemon, Columbia Sportswear and Topgolf Callaway Brands, all lost sales momentum.
SGB 2024 Year in Review: Most Read Articles for the Year
Top reads included a piece at No.1 most read addressing Chiefs’ QB Patrick Mahomes’ cracked helmet during the playoffs in January, downsizing at Orvis, Yeti’s thought process on Mystery Ranch deal, HeyDude and Jelly Roll’s global partnership launch, and Nike, Inc. putting the band back together after appointing Elliott Hill as CEO in October 2024.
SGB 2024 Year in Review: A Shifting Market Impacts the Largest Active Lifestyle Brands
The top news trends for the year were primarily centered around turnaround efforts at some of the biggest public companies in the active lifestyle market.
SGB Year in Review: Remembering the Industry Leaders Lost In 2024
SGB Media remembers industry business leaders who passed away this year in the active outdoor space and acknowledges their contributions to the broader community.
South Sound Running Sells Two Stores as Owners Set to Retire
Fleet Feet franchisees Wade and Julie Pannell have acquired the Olympia, WA and Puyallup, WA, South Sound Running stores. They will reopen as Fleet Feet Olympia on January 2 and Fleet Feet Puyallup on January 10, respectively.
SGB 2024 Year in Review: Executive Shuffle—Part Two
In part two, SGB Media highlights the notable executive leadership changes in the active lifestyle industry in the second half of 2024, from July 2024 to December 2024.
Fleet Feet Franchisee Opens First Miami, FL Store
Franchisee and store owner Pablo Martinez, a local entrepreneur from Guatemala, has been a Miami resident for 25 years. The new Fleet Feet store is located in the Country Walk Plaza in Miami, FL.
U.S. Consumer Confidence Shrinks in December Survey; Tariffs Top of Mind
Based on consumers’ short-term outlook for income, business and labor market conditions, the Board’s Expectations Index tumbled 12.6 points to 81.1 for the month, just above the threshold of 80 that usually signals a recession ahead.
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