Tailored Brands appointed Karla Gray, a former VP at Nike’s retail operations, as EVP and chief stores officer.
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Mastercard SpendingPulse: April U.S. Retail Sales Grow 23.3 percent
U.S. retail sales excluding automotive and gasoline increased 23.3 percent year-over-year in April, and 10.8 percent compared to April 2019, according to Mastercard SpendingPulse, which measures in-store and online retail sales across all forms of payment. Online sales in April grew 19.9 percent and 95.6 percent, respectively, compared to the same periods.
Hibbett Sports Opens In Richmond, VA
Hibbett Sports announced the opening of the newest Hibbett Sports in Richmond, VA.

StockX Opens Authentication Center In Australia
StockX announced the opening of a new authentication center in Melbourne, Victoria. The facility is the company’s first in the Australia and New Zealand regions…

Adidas Lifts Sales Guidance Despite Lockdowns, Supply Chain Issues
Adidas raised its 2021 sales outlook as first-quarter revenues grew 27 percent on a currency-neutral basis and profits returned to near pre-pandemic levels. Across the company’s three strategic markets, currency-neutral sales expanded at a triple-digit rate in Greater China (+156 percent) in the first quarter and increased in the high-single-digits in both North America (+8 percent) and EMEA (+8 percent).

J.C. Penney Cuts 650 Jobs
J.C. Penney has eliminated about 650 jobs in an effort to adjust “our structure to better meet our strategic priorities,” according to a company statement. The job cuts followed an operational review by new owners Simon Property Group and Brookfield Asset Management.

Gainline Capital Partners Acquires Galaxy Universal
Gainline Capital Partners announced that it has formed Galaxy Universal LLC., which owns and licenses a number of footwear brands.

Puma Appoints New CFO And Chief Commercial Officer
Puma has appointed Hubert Hinterseher as its new chief financial officer and Arne Freundt as its new chief commercial officer starting June 1.

Buckle’s Comps Increase More Than Seven-Fold In April
Buckle Inc. announced that total net sales for the 4-week fiscal month ended May 1, 2021 increased 718.0 percent to $93.6 million from net sales of $11.4 million for the prior year 4-week fiscal month ended May 2, 2020.

Academy Sports Announces Pricing Of Secondary Offering
Academy Sports + Outdoors Inc. announced the pricing of the previously announced underwritten secondary offering by certain of its stockholders, including affiliates of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P., of 14 million shares of common stock.

Acushnet Holdings’ Sales Climb 42 Percent In First Quarter
Acushnet Holdings Corp. reported significant improvement in earnings in the first quarter ended March 31 as sales grew 42 percent. Revenues for the parent of Titleist and Footjoy grew 34 percent on a currency-neutral basis.
Camping World To Acquire Hilmerson RV In Minnesota
Camping World Holdings Inc. announced the expansion of its business presence in the Minnesota market with an agreement to acquire Hilmerson RV in Little Falls.

Royal Robbins To Open Retail Store in Seattle
Royal Robbins has accelerated its retail expansion plans and announced that its first retail store in downtown Seattle would open on May 7.

Penn Athletics Renews Relationship With Nike
The University of Pennsylvania Division of Recreation and Intercollegiate Athletics and Nike have reached an agreement on a new five-year contract that will keep the Quakers in Nike through the 2025-26 athletic year.

Report: Adidas Launches Auction For Reebok
Adidas has launched the auction to sell its Reebok brand with the first round of bids to be submitted next week, according to a report from Reuters.