NTWRK, the livestream shopping platform, announced the appointment of Jason Brown as its first chief marketing officer. Brown joins NTWRK from Foot Locker, where he was VP marketing, North America.
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Designer Brands Makes Exec Changes To Further Support Camuto Group’s Integration
Designer Brands Inc. said that in addition to her ongoing role as vice chairman, Debbie Ferrée has been named president of Camuto Group, a role she has held on an interim basis since August 2020. In addition, William Jordan has been named president of Designer Brands.
Supreme Court Rules NCAA Can’t Limit Benefits To Student Athletes
The Supreme Court ruled unanimously on Monday that the NCAA cannot limit education-related benefits, like computers, musical instruments and paid internships, that colleges could offer their star student-athletes. The ruling opens the door for future legal challenges in the NCAA’s decades-old fight over paying student-athletes.
U.S. Trail Running Conference Webinar Shines A Spotlight On Safety
The sixth webinar in a nine-webinar series produced by the U.S. Trail Running Conference and presented by the trail registration platform UltraSignup was hosted on June 17.
Eagle Creek To End Operations By Late 2021
VF Corp has confirmed plans to cease operations of the Eagle Creek, the travel accessories, luggage and daypack brand, this fall.
Shoe Carnival Issues Robust Annual Guidance
Shoe Carnival Inc. issued its full-year guidance that calls for earnings to double year-ago levels and come in ahead of current Wall Street targets. The off-pricer’s Board of Directors also authorized a two-for-one stock split.
DIVERTsessions To Open In Santa Ana
DIVERTsessions, an outdoor 45,000-square-foot action sports venue, will launch at MainPlace Mall in Santa Ana, CA for an initial three-month run this summer.
FTI Consulting Projects U.S. Online Retail Sales To Reach $865 Billion in 2021
With an improving economic outlook and accelerating growth of online shopping since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Retail & Consumer Products practice at FTI Consulting, Inc. projects U.S. online retail sales will reach $865 billion in 2021, with nearly two-thirds of Amazon Prime Day shoppers surveyed saying they intend to spend more during this year’s event than they did in 2020.
Adidas Partners With Delta Galil
Adidas announced a global licensing agreement that will see Delta Galil design, manufacture and distribute men’s and women’s underwear collections under Adidas’ Badge of Sport and Originals labels. Launching for Spring 2022, the collections will be available in the APAC, EMEA, Europe and Latin America regions, with the women’s collections also launching in North America.
WIT Fitness Announces Global Partnership With CrossFit
London-based sportswear retailer WIT Fitness and CrossFit, LLC have signed a multi-year global e-commerce and retail partnership in which WIT will operate an official online CrossFit store, sell CrossFit-branded gear at its flagship London store and future physical locations globally, and have a retail presence at the CrossFit Games and other CrossFit events.
Fabletics Signs On As Official Active Lifestyle Partner Of Tough Mudder
Fabletics announced it had been named the official active lifestyle partner of Tough Mudder. Craft Sportswear in April entered into a multi-year global partnership to become its “Official Performance Apparel and Footwear” of the series. Previously, Merrell was its footwear sponsor, and Alanic was its apparel partner.
Tecnica Group Canada Hires Marketing & Promotions Specialist
Tecnica Canada announced the hiring of Julien Adam as a marketing and promotions specialist for Nordica and Rollerblade Canada.
Winter Sports Market Announces Show Dates
Winter Sports Market (WSM) serving the wintersports community of specialty retailers and manufacturers, announced its upcoming in-person show dates.
K-Swiss Appoints New President
K-Swiss appointed Dave Grange as international K-Swiss brand president and Americas general manager. Grange, who was most recently VP of sales at K-Swiss, replaces Barney Waters, who had been the brand’s president since 2016.
Genesco Sends Letter To Shareholders Highlighting Strength Of Its Board And Strategy
Genesco Inc., which is facing a proxy fight against an activist investor, sent a letter to shareholders highlighting the “collective strength” of its Board of Directors and encouraging shareholders to vote for all nine of its board nominees.
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