NFL and Fanatics to Stage Pop-Up Shops in Brazil Ahead of Season Opener

The Eagles and Packers will open the 2024 NFL season in Brazil on September 6 at the Corinthians Arena in São Paulo. The NFL and Fanatics will open six retail stores in the country before the first regular-season game, including a roughly 10,700-square-foot superstore and a retail outlet at the NFL Experience.

Skechers Signs Howie Mandel as Brand Ambassador

Skechers signed Howie Mandel, the comedian and host of America’s Got Talent, in a Los Angeles-area Skechers store when he tried to get a discount on a pair of Skechers Hands Free Slip-ins, claiming he was a Skechers ambassador—when he wasn’t.

EXEC: Asics Corp. Gets Big First Half Lift from Yen Depreciation

Net sales for the 2024 first half increased 18.0 percent to ¥342.2 billion, which was said to be due to strong sales in all categories, but the weaker yen had a major positive impact of the first half. Excluding FX currency fluctuations, sales would have increased just 8.7 percent year-over-year.