James Hilt has been executive vice president, chief marketing officer and e-commerce at Express Inc. since March 2016.
Category: Apparel

Camping World’s Q2 Revenues Climb 20 Percent
Camping World Holdings, which acquired Gander Mountain earlier this year, reported pro-forma earnings rose 41.6 percent on a 20.1 percent revenue gains.

Antigua To Provide Team USA Uniforms At 2017 Solheim Cup
The designer and marketer of lifestyle and golf apparel under the Antigua brand was named provider for Team USA’s uniforms at the 2017 Solheim Cup.

Starter And Ocean Pacific Exiting Wal-Mart
Iconix Brand Group Inc. confirmed on its second-quarter conference call that Starter and OP (Ocean Pacific) are being phased out at Wal-Mart. Both had been exclusive brands in the entry-level category at the discount chain for years.

Canada Goose Q1 Benefits From Pull-Forward Orders
Said Dani Reiss, president and CEO, on a conference call with analysts, “Many retailers are specifically asking us to accelerate shipments so they can get our product on the floor earlier. We see this as a testament to our belief that Canada Goose is a bright spot for our retail partners.”

FGL Sports’ Q2 Comps Rise
Canadian Tire reported same-store sales at FGL Sports, which includes Sport Chek, rose 2.6 percent in the second quarter.

Canada Goose’s Revenues Vault In Q1
Canada Goose Holdings Inc. reported sales jumped 79.6 percent in its fiscal first quarter, boosted by its direct-to-consumer segment and earlier-than-expected wholesale shipments.

Inov-8 Adds Brendan Murray As Sales And Marketing Manager
In his new role, Murray will lead Inov-8’s U.S. sales and marketing teams

Wolverine Worldwide’s Transformation Plan Paying Dividends
Most of Wolverine Worldwide’s brands exceeded revenue expectations for the quarter while also over-delivering on operating profit goals.Among key brands, Merrell’s grew just over mid-single digits, Chaco ahead mid-teens, Saucy up slightly, Wolverine ahead double digits. Sperry was down mid-single digits.

Columbia’s ReThreads Recycling Program Expands U.S. Stores
Columbia Sportswear is rolling out its ReThreads program in more than 100 Columbia stores across the United States to help people recycle used clothing and footwear.

Summit Sports Acquires SnowSportDeals.com
Summit Sports acquired Kentucky-based Loucon LLC, which operates SnowSportDeals.com.
Iconix Brand Group Lowers Full Year Outlook
Iconix Brand Group reported second-quarter revenue excluding divested brands was down 7 percent, an improvement from the first quarter. But the company reduced its guidance for the year due to the timing of certain new initiatives, the transition of certain licensees, and the deconsolidation of the Southeast Asia joint venture

The Running Event Returns To Austin
The Running Event (TRE), the running specialty conference and trade show, returns to Austin in late November and will feature a keynote presentation by Walter Robb, former Whole Foods CEO.

Fanatics Close To Securing $1 Billion Investment
SoftBank is close to closing on an investment of $1 billion in Fanatics, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal.

TIA Innovation Challenge Finalists To Present In NYC On August 28
The Tennis Industry Association (TIA) selected the finalists in the Tennis Industry Innovation Challenge to be held on August 28 in New York City.