SGB Footwear

Decked Hires Mountain Sports Manager

Decked hired Scott Hibbert as director of community marketing and mountain sports manager. Hibbert brings 15 years of marketing experience to support the brand’s growth.

Under Armour Debt Rating Outlook Lowered

S&P Global Ratings revised its outlook on the debt ratings of Under Armour to stable from positive as the company’s operating performance has weakened, leading S&P to expect soft demand and margin pressure to last longer than previously anticipated.

Rocky Brands Names CFO

Rocky Brands, Inc. hired Sarah O’Connor as senior vice president, chief financial officer and treasurer. O’Connor brings more than 15 years of corporate finance experience to the role, including working with public retail and manufacturing organizations.

EBay Acquires 3PM Shield

EBay, Inc. acquired 3PM Shield, LLC, a provider of AI-based marketplace compliance solutions to improve eBay’s monitoring solutions with new technologies preventing the sale of counterfeit merchandise, unsafe products and illegal products.

Report: Online Prices Fall For Fifth Consecutive Month

According to data from Adobe’s Digital Price Index, online prices in January 2023 fell 1 percent year-over-year, the fifth consecutive month of year-over-year declines. Half of the 18 categories tracked by Adobe saw falling prices year-over-year.

Report: U.S. Retail Sales Up 8.8 Percent In January

According to Mastercard SpendingPulse, U.S. retail sales, excluding automobiles, were up 8.8 percent year-over-year in January. E-commerce sales were up 8.4 percent year-over-year, while in-store sales were up 8.9 percent year-over-year.