NRF: Father’s Day Spending To Hit Record $24 Billion this Year

U.S. consumers are poised to spend a record $24 billion on Father’s Day this year, according to an annual survey from the National Retail Federation. Over three-quarters of consumers (76 percent) plan to celebrate the occasion, spending an average of $199.38 per person, up from $189.81 in 2024.

StockX Hires New Head of Creative

Daniel De Jesus Krueger, joins the company from Fulwell Entertainment, formerly The Springhill Company, which LeBron James and Maverick Carter founded. Krueger also led The Nike Brand Studio at Uninterrupted, a media company founded in 2014 by James and Carter.

VF Corp. Spin-Off Completes Acquisition of Helly Hansen

Kontoor Brands Inc. (KTB), the former denim unit of VF Corp, completed the acquisition of Helly Hansen from Canadian Tire Corp. for approximately $900 million. The acquisition is expected to be immediately accretive to KTB’s revenue, earnings and cash flow this year.

Yue Yuen Appoints Board Member

Yue Yuen appointed Chou Wei-Te, executive assistant vice president at its retail arm, Pou Chen, to its board as an executive director. He replaces Chan Lu Min, who is retiring.

VF Appoints New Chief Accounting Officer

Michael Phillips succeeds Bryan McNeill, who is retiring after 30 years with the company. Phillips has served as the VP Enterprise Financial Reporting controller of the company since September 2022.