Category: Footwear

Backcountry.com announced the hiring of Jim Bell as its new chief financial officer, effective April 19, further strengthening Backcountry’s leadership team as it capitalizes on growth in e-commerce while preparing to expand its brick & mortar retail footprint.

REI Co-op, which has over a dozen locations in Northern California, will relocate its Mountain View, CA store to Sunnyvale in fall 2021.

Emerald Holding Inc. announced the launch of its Digital Market B2B e-commerce platform that supports product sourcing and ordering across a broad range of brands. The platform also provides a more streamlined and collaborative buyer/supplier experience at its in-person events, including Outdoor Retailer and Surf Expo.

Columbia Sportswear Co. appointed Emily Rompala to a new position of senior vice president, omni-planning & fulfillment operations.

In honor of Earth Day, The North Face is introducing a new sustainability-focused “vision” it calls “Exploration Without Compromise,”  which outlines a series of actionable commitments the company will implement over the next few years. The North Face plans to use a seal to identify its sustainable products which it defines as having been made with “75 percent or greater recycled, organic, regenerative and/or responsibly-sourced renewable materials by weight” on its website and in its stores.

VF Corp. announced that it has appointed Matt Puckett to the position of executive vice president and chief financial officer. He was formerly VF’s VP, global financial planning & analysis.