EXEC: Pacsun Posts 10 Percent Growth in 2025 as the Retail Brand Enters International Markets
EXEC: New Era on Growth Path as Annual Sales Surpass $2 Billion
Report: Early Survey Results from Promo Products Sector May Reflect Broader Industry Expectations for 2026
Report: Nike to Skip Super Bowl Ad This Year
EXEC: Next Buys British Footwear Brand Russell & Bromley
SGB Update
5.11, BOA and Primaloft Parent CODI’s Debt Ratings Downgraded
Moody’s said the downgrade reflects CODI’s “elevated financial leverage based on the restated financials, the uncertainty around the company’s ability to reduce leverage and generate sustained and comfortably positive free cash flow over the next 12 months.
Represent Appoints Ex-Adidas Yeezy Executive Jim Anfuso to Lead North America
Represent, the Manchester, England-based men’s fashion brand, has appointed Jim Anfuso, a former Adidas Yeezy executive, as brand president for North America. He served as SVP and General Manager of Yeezy x Adidas from 2016 to 2020.
Under Armour Faces Data Breach
Under Armour announced that it is investigating claims of a massive data breach after a cybercriminal posted millions of customer records to a hacker forum.
Target Appoints Former Nike and HanesBrands Execs to Board
Target Corporation appointed John Hoke, III, former chief innovation officer at Nike, Inc., and Steve Bratspies, former chief executive officer of HanesBrands, Inc., to its board of directors. Their appointments were announced, with Michael Fiddelke, chief operating officer, set to replace Brian Cornell as CEO on February 1.
PGA Tour Superstore to Open Fourth Store in Atlanta
PGA Tour Superstore plans to open a new store in Atlanta’s Buckhead Square on March 7, marking its fourth in the area. The Buckhead location will join locations in Roswell, Kennesaw and Duluth, GA, along with its Store Support Center headquarters.
SGB Executive
EXEC: Pacsun Posts 10 Percent Growth in 2025 as the Retail Brand Enters International Markets
Bieane Olson, CEO of Pacsun, in a presentation at the ICR Conference, said the Los Angeles, CA-based retailer’s sales reached $970 million in 2025, expanding by 10 percent in each of the last two years, according to a research note from Needham & Co.
EXEC: Nester Hosiery CEO Talks Fox River Acquisition, Socks Opportunity
Kelly Nester, CEO of Nester Hosiery, spoke with SGB Executive about last year’s acquisition of Fox River Socks; opportunities in private label, licensed properties, and Farm to Feet; and Nester Hosiery’s 33 years in socks innovation.
EXEC: New Era on Growth Path as Annual Sales Surpass $2 Billion
At the company’s ICR presentation last week in Orlando, Florida, company Co-President Jim Patterson and CFO Kevin Wilson also revealed the Buffalo, New York-based brand is generating solid profitability with EBITDA margins running above 20 percent.
EXEC: Next Buys British Footwear Brand Russell & Bromley
U.K.-based fashion retailer Next has purchased British footwear brand Russell & Bromley through an insolvency process, paying £2.5 million pounds ($3.4 million). Russell & Bromley is run by Andrew Bromley, the fifth generation of his family to hold the reins.
EXEC: JD Sports Sees North America Comp Positive for Holiday While UK and Europe Fade
The parent of the DTLR, Finish Line, Hibbett, and Shoe Palace banners in the U.S., and the Blacks outdoor banner, among others, in the UK, Europe and Asia, reported comp sales for the nine-week holiday period were down 1.8 percent year-over-year. North America comps were up 1.5 percent.
