As a nearly 20-year veteran of Nike, Kylee Barton’s performance-driven business approach reportedly “helped create some of Nike’s most pinnacle and technical products.”
Category: Footwear
Oofos Appoints Erin Flynn Head of Sales
Flynn is a 20-year veteran of the athletic footwear industry and reportedly spent the past several years working with running and outdoor brands, specialty retailers and industry organizations.
Journeys Group Names EVP & Chief Marketing Officer
Stacey Doren will lead all marketing functions, building on Journeys’ foundation as a retailer that sells fashion footwear to teens, kids, and young adults in the U.S., Canada, and the U.K. She joins Journeys after a 24-year career at Levi’s
EXEC: Sports Direct Parent Sees Adjusted Profit Up Double Digits as Sales Inch Up
Excluding the impact of the 53rd week in fiscal 2023, Retail revenues increased by 0.6 percent year-over-year to £5.54 billion for the 52-week fiscal 2024 period ended April 28.
Ross Stores Opens 24 New Locations
Together, Ross Dress for Less and DD’s Discounts operate 2,148 locations in 43 states, the District of Columbia and Guam.
REI Co-op Names 2024 Vendor Partners of the Year
The outdoor specialty retailer is reporting the honorees of this year’s Vendor Partner of the Year Awards, which the retailer gives to brands that have significantly impacted various aspects of its business over the past year.
EXEC: Sports Footwear Shipments Drive Q2 Growth for Stella Int’l
Average selling prices (ASP) declined 5.0 percent to $28.70 per pair, compared to $30.20 per paid in the year-ago quarter, also due to the higher proportion of Sports category orders.
EXEC: Wall Street Sounds Off on VF Corp’s Supreme Sale
SGB Executive compiled input from notes produced by a range of Wall Street sell-side analysts to get a feel for how the deal is being viewed and measure if the perspectives of the Street are fairly universal. They were not.
Beyond, Inc. Re-Launches Overstock.com with Expansion of Categories
The revived Overstock.com, another retail rehab project led by investor and business mentor Marcus Lemonis, now has an inventory lineup that includes closeouts, liquidation, factory direct, and reverse logistics merchandise.
New Balance Partners With the WNBA to Expand Basketball Presence
NB will create broadcast, digital and retail content featuring NB athlete and WNBA rookie Cameron Brink, the second overall selection in the WNBA Draft 2024 presented by State Farm, who signed a NIL deal with NB in 2023.
Birkenstock to Open First Storefront in Paris
Founded in 1774, Birkenstock’s first free-standing store will open on July 20 in Paris’ Marais district.
Birkenstock Promotes Van Schalkwyk to Managing Director Pasewalk Facility
Thomas van Schalkwyk, a South African national, oversees the daily operations at Birkenstock’s newest 35,000-square-meter production factory in the Berlin-Szczecin industrial park near Pasewalk, Germany. He has extensive experience in the manufacturing sector.
CBP Officers Seize Crocs Counterfeit Clogs at Rochester Port of Entry
Officers at the Rochester port of entry seized various designer items, including beauty products and dietary supplements, along with a shipment of Crocs Classic Clogs, for bearing counterfeit trademarks.
Reebok x Juicy Drop Limited Edition Footwear and Apparel Collection
Reebok’s sport heritage mixes with Juicy rhinestones and Velvet in this limited-edition footwear and apparel capsule collection.
Crocs, Inc. and Mosaic Brand Limited Settle Australia Lawsuit
Crocs filed the case against Mosaic in late 2021 when the company found that Mosaic was selling footwear that Crocs alleged was deceptively similar to its Classic Clog.
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