Can Cherokee Stick Landing After ‘Disruptive’ 24 Months?
Cherokee Global Brands ended fiscal 2018 with a loss due to difficulties with the integration of the Hi-Tech brand into the company’s portfolio. And now the start to fiscal 2019 is being marred by the sale of Flip Flop Shops. Can the Tony Hawk brand and others save the company?
Aisle Talk Week of June 11
Top headlines from the active lifestyle industry you may have missed this week, including Eddie Bauer and PacSun combining under a new operating company.
Eric Sprunk Discusses Nike’s Sustainability Journey
Speaking recently at the Copenhagen Fashion Summit, Nike Inc.’s COO Eric Sprunk said Nike now knows “sustainability drives innovation and improves the performance of everything we make.” But he spent a large chunk of his keynote session discussing the brand’s shortfalls in the past and its long “journey” to embracing that mindset.
Clarus Eyes Explosive Growth In Climbing Participation
Citing the rapid expansion globally in climbing gyms already and a huge boost expected by climbing becoming an Olympic sport for the 2020 games, John Walbrecht, president of Clarus Corp., the parent of Black Diamond (BD), sees the appeal of climbing expanding by leaps and bounds in the years ahead.
Fox Factory Sees Growth In Mountain Bike Market
Speaking at the William Blair 2018 Growth Stock Conference in Chicago, IL, on Wednesday afternoon, Fox Factory Holding Corp. CEO Larry Enterline said the company has significant growth potential with sales of mountain bike parts.
Crocs Sees Sustainable Turnaround This Time
At the Stifel Cross Sector Insight Conference in Boston, Andrew Rees, president and CEO of Crocs Inc., said he understands the “hesitation” some investors may have given the brand’s ups and downs over the years. But he spent much of the session driving home the strategies that have the brand now “very much focused on sustainable growth.”
Sweet Spot: Golf’s Evolution Striking Right Balance
In this first of a two-part series on the state of the golf industry, SGB looks at the sport’s participation levels and how associations, private companies, grassroots organizations and local course operators are working to ensure golf continues its current rebound by addressing the needs of core players while also attracting the next generation.
Vertical Integration Has Gildan Well-Positioned For Private Label Launch
Speaking at Stifel’s 2018 Cross Sector Insight Conference in Boston, MA, on Monday morning, Gildan Activewear Inc. CFO Rhodri Harries said the company’s strategic advantages will bolster the launch of two private label lines later this year.
Retail Report Roundup – June 11
Studies arrived last week on Amazon’s dominance, identity fraud concerns, voice-assisted shopping skepticism, location-based marketing’s in-store lift, skimpy online return rates and app shopping worries.
Tony Hawk Touts The Business Benefits Of Perseverance
At a Chase seminar in New York City, Tony Hawk described how the perseverance that he leaned on in becoming a skateboard legend has been equally critical to his success as an entrepreneur.
Zumiez Successfully Navigating ‘Channel-Less World’
Zumiez Inc. doesn’t view the world of apparel and footwear retail through the lens of the traditional channels but is instead focusing on how to best accommodate customers no matter when, where or how they shop, according to CEO Rick Brooks,
Aisle Talk Week of June 4
Top headlines from the active lifestyle industry you may have missed this week, including Winnebago acquiring boat manufacturer Chris-Craft.
Camping World To Open RV Dealerships In Gander Outdoors Locations
Speaking at the Baird’s 2018 Global Consumer, Technology & Services Conference, Camping World CEO Marcus Lemonis revealed that Camping World’s plan all along has been to add RV dealerships to the acquired Gander Mountain locations.
Ski Resort ‘Arms Race’ Escalates With Vail’s Latest Move
Vail Resorts Inc.’s acquisition of four ski resorts earlier this week wasn’t a huge deal financially—at least relative to the company’s annual revenue—but adding locales near key U.S. markets could prove to be a monumental, even epic, move for the Colorado-based ski area operator.
Russell Athletic Finds Way Back To Team Uniforms
Russell Athletic, which last September decided to exit the team uniform business, is returning to the category with a new partnership with Augusta Sportswear. In an interview with SGB, Matt Murphy, Russell Athletic VP of marketing, said the company had been looking for the “right partner to represent the brand and the positioning of the brand. So it took a little time.”
