President Trump responded to a Nike ad campaign that features Colin Kaepernick, saying the company is sending a “terrible message” by featuring the free agent quarterback.
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Levi Strauss Launches Gun-Control Initiative
Levi Strauss & Co. announced the launch of a new campaign aimed at preventing gun violence.
Fanatics Partners With Chelsea Football Club
Chelsea Football Club has announced a new long-term partnership with Fanatics. Fanatics will become the exclusive global e-commerce partner for the club.
SGB Exec Q&A: Decathlon USA’s COO Sophie O’Kelly De Gallagh
Sophie O’Kelly de Gallagh, COO of Decathlon USA, talked to SGB about Decathlon’s return to U.S.retailing with the company’s “lab” store in San Francisco, the retailer’s unique vertically-integrated model and expansion plans.
Leki Amicably Resolves Moosejaw And Walmart Listings
Leki announced the company has withdrawn the Leki brand and all associated products from the Moosejaw Premium Outdoor Store and any association with Walmart.
Tilly’s Proposes Stock Offering
Tilly’s Inc. announced that, subject to market conditions, certain selling stockholders, including entities affiliated with Hezy Shaked and Tilly Levine, intend to offer 8.1 million shares of the company’s Class A common stock in a registered public offering.
Retail Reports Roundup
Studies arrived on retailers’ omnichannel concerns, kids influence on BTS purchases, Gen-Z’s and millennials mobile phone purchases, Gen-Z’s non-digital interests, expanding retail app usage and more.
Alibaba, Nordstrom, Dicks, Target To Speak At NRF 2019: Retail’s Big Show
More than two dozen leaders from retail, technology and business will be among the headline speakers as over 37,000 retailers from nearly 100 countries gather in New York in January to address the latest trends, innovations and strategies for transformation at the National Retail Federation’s 108th annual convention.
ESPN Partners with Ebay On Fandom Site
ESPN partnered with Ebay to make Ebay’s sports equipment, fashion apparel, memorabilia, and collectibles more discoverable on ESPN.com web and mobile web.
Pentland Brands Appoints Simon Breckon To Lead Ellesse
Pentland Brands Limited announced the appointment of Simon Breckon as the new brand director of Ellesse.
New Balance Taps Artificial Intelligence To Spot Fashion Week Trend-Setters
New Balance is deploying artificial intelligence to track the outfits of New York Fashion Week attendees and reward those with the best style-sense with free sneakers.
Colin Kaepernick Featured In Nike’s ‘Just Do It’ 30th Anniversary Ad
Colin Kaepernick will be one of the athletes featured by Nike as part of the 30th anniversary of the “Just Do It” ad campaign. Gino Fisanotti, Nike’s VP of brand for North America, told ESPN, “We believe Colin is one of the most inspirational athletes of this generation, who has leveraged the power of sport to help move the world forward.”
Deuter Withdraws From Trial Participation In Walmart Premium Outdoors Platform
Deuter USA announced that the company will not participate in Walmart’s new premium outdoor online store, curated by Moosejaw. The move follows Black Diamond Equipment’s move to send a cease and desist to Wal-Mart to remove Black Diamond’s logos and images from the site.
Auspicious Start For Lululemon’s New CEO
Things couldn’t have gone much better this week for new Lululemon Athletica Inc. CEO Calvin McDonald, whose first earnings call Thursday centered on the company’s stellar second quarter.
Aisle Talk Week of August 27
Top headlines from the active lifestyle industry you may have missed this week, including Black Diamond Equipment Ltd. sending Walmart a cease and desist notice in response to the launch of a new outdoor website on Walmart.com curated by Moosejaw.
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