EXEC: Bain Sees E-Commerce Driving 90 Percent of Holiday Growth (updated)
Bain said a potential rate cut this week could spur consumer confidence and sales may also benefit as some consumers feel wealthier from rising disposable income and strong stock market gains this year. Deloitte and Bain both see e-commerce up in the high single digits for Holiday 2024 versus Holiday 2023.
EXEC: Nike and Adidas’ China Retail Partner Warns of Fiscal H1 Sales and Profit Decline
The company, which also manages retail operations in China for other “non-principal” brands, including Puma, Converse, Vans, The North Face, Timberland, Asics, Hoka, Skechers, the NBA, and other brand partners, reported that H1 profit is expected to decrease 35 percent year-over-year.
EXEC: New Hibbett Parent JD Sports Names First U.S. Non-Executive Director
Prama Bhatt, a non-executive director on the company’s Board of Directors, joins the Nominations and Remuneration Committees and the Board of JD’s U.S. subsidiary, Genesis Holdings, Inc., effective September 23, 2024.
EXEC: Lolë Brands Acquires Garneau, Sugoi and Sombrio Brands
The move to acquire Louis Garneau Sports comes one month after Lolë Brands acquired the Sanuk business from Deckers Brands, a little over a year following its acquisition of Époque Évolution and four years since filing for bankruptcy in Canada.
EXEC: Biden Uses Executive Action to Stymie Temu and Schein Efforts in the U.S.
The actions would also protect U.S. textile and apparel manufacturers, noting the critical role they play in the U.S. defense industrial base and its support of hundreds of thousands of direct and indirect jobs in the United States.
EXEC: Vista Outdoor Inks New CSG Proposal to Invest in Revelyst; Calls Out Large Shareholder
Czechoslovak Group a.s. has agreed to make a significant investment in Vista’s Revelyst outdoor products segment. The Board said this would increase cash consideration to stockholders by $4 per share to $28 per share.
EXEC: Caleres Brand Portfolio Sees Tough Q2 on SAP Update while Famous FW Improving
An ERP upgrade to SAP Cloud during the quarter was said to be a significant part of the problem as it impacted the Brand Portfolio business and helped push sales down 5.1 percent in that segment, but it was not the entire problem. CEO Jay Schmidt detailed the problems and the solutions implemented.
EXEC: Tommy Bahama Parent Sees Economic Uncertainty Hit 45+ Affluent Consumer
Oxford Industries, Inc., the parent company of Tommy Bahama, Lilly Pulitzer and Johnny Was, continued progress on long-term strategic goals in Q2, but the company also said it fell short of delivering on its near-term financial targets.
EXEC: Designer Brands CEO Digs Deeper into DSW Results as August Comps Turn Positive
The parent of the DSW, The Shoe Co., and Rubino retail brands, and Topo Athletic, Keds, Le Tigre, Hush Puppies, and other footwear brands, also had to come to terms with the impact of the economy on their customers and cut guidance for the full year.
EXEC: Academy Shares Get Lift as Positive Comps Returned in August
With some major negative events behind it, Academy looks to new store growth as the primary sales driver. The stores opened in 2022 are all comping postive despite the challenging economic backdrop and remain pleased with the 2023 and 2024 new stores.
EXEC: Backcountry Sold as TSG Closes Deal with CSC Generation Enterprise
CSC acquired the company from TSG Consumer Partners, which acquired the business in July 2015. CSC also owns the Sur La Table, One Kings Lane, Touch of Modern, DirectBuy retail brands, in addition to others.
EXEC: August Footwear Factory Shipments Show Mixed Trend Lines
Yuen Yuen, one of the largest active lifestyle footwear manufacturers, saw growth trends improve in August, increasing over 21 percent y/y, while Feng Tay, one of the longest-tenured makers of Nike footwear, saw shipments decline for the month.
EXEC: Giant Group Ekes Out Another Sales Increase in August Against Easy Comps
The increase was more moderate than the 16.6 percent increase in July. Still, it was good news as the company faces easier comparisons against an ugly fall shipping period last year.
EXEC: Vista Outdoor Confirms New $3.3B Bid; Adjourns Stockholder Meeting (Update)
The new offer represents a 41.4 percent premium to the VSTO share price the day before MNC’s first offer in February and a 12.3 percent premium over the company’s $38.29 closing price on Friday, September 6. But all is not well in this relationship.
EXEC: Footwear ASPs Continue to Decline Coming Out of Yue Yuen Factories in H1
Yue Yuen reportedly saw the volume of shoes it shipped to brands in the U.S. and Europe increase nearly 10 percent in the first half period ended June 30 (H1), but revenues for those pairs only increased 1.3 percent as average selling prices (ASP) declined 7.8 percent for the period.
