The Buckle Sees 2.5 Percent Comp Store Sales Growth in November
Net sales for the 4-week fiscal month increased 10.8 percent to $117.5 million from net sales of $106.0 million for the prior-year 4-week fiscal month ended November 25, 2023.
Duluth Trading Cites Weaker Web Conversion Rates, Slower Store Traffic, in Q3 Miss
The company said it saw growth in its average order value and a double-digit increase in digital traffic, but it was not enough to offset the year-over-year contraction in transactions. Top line trends improved leading into Black Friday week and continued through cyber Monday.
Famous Footwear Parent Cuts Full Year Guidance as Weak YTD Trends Flow into Q4
The parent company of Famous Footwear and the Naturalizer, Vionic, Allen Edmonds, Blowfish Malibu, and Sam Edelman brands is the latest retailer to reduce its full-year guidance as sales and earnings came in under expectations.
Skechers Celebrates Giving Tuesday Reaching $12 Million in Donations for Shelter Animals
Skechers’ contributions have helped save and support over 2.2 million shelter animals across the United States, Canada, the U.K., and Japan through sales of the Bobs brand.
EXEC: Foot Locker Sees Nike Softness in Q3 While Adidas, NB, Asics, On, and Hoka Shine
Management pointed out that Foot Locker returns to growth with Nike on an allocation basis during the holiday season and also have a favorable launch calendar.
Salesforce: Global Online Sales Reach All-Time High of $315B During Cyber Week
The company said data analyzed for the Cyber Week period revealed a record $314.9 billion in global online sales, with U.S. consumers contributing $76 billion of the total number.
ThredUp Completes Divestiture of European Business
The online reseller of apparel, shoes and accessories, announced today that it entered into a binding agreement to divest its European business, Remix, in a management buyout led by Florin Filote, the general manager of Remix.
Foot Locker Lowers FY Outlook on Q3 Miss, Promo Pressures, and Weak Consumer
Excluding the effect of foreign exchange rate fluctuations, total sales for Q3 decreased 2.2 percent year-over-year. Comparable sales increased 2.4 percent year-over-year, including North America Foot Locker and Kids Foot Locker comparable sales growth of 6.4 percent.
StockX Breaks Pre-Cyber Weekend Trades Record; Sees Continued Momentum Into Holidays
Asics is one of the fastest-growing sneaker brands on StockX and will set a new sales record in 2024. Top picks throughout the weekend included the Asics Gel-1130 Black Pure Silver and the Asics Gel-Kayano 14 Cream Black Metallic Plum.
Report: Footwear and Apparel Among Bright Spots for Weaker Store Traffic
“Categories like Apparel, Footwear, and Jewelry saw notable traffic increases on the Saturday following Black Friday, indicating that consumers are spreading out their purchases, revealing a shift in shopping behavior, with extended promotions allowing for more flexibility and reducing reliance on Black Friday.
Report: Online Spending Grew Mid-Teens During Week Ahead of Cyber Five Weekend
Shoppers drove online sales for the critical five-day Cyber Five shopping period up 6 percent in the U.S. versus the comparative period last year, but posted double-digit growth in the week leading up to the all-important weekend.
NRF Reports Thanksgiving Weekend Shopper Numbers Fell Short of 2023 Comp Period
The five-day holiday weekend from Thanksgiving Day through Cyber Monday saw an estimated 197.0 million shoppers, reportedly the second highest number in the NRF’s survey’s history after last year’s record of 200.4 million shoppers—exceeding its initial forecast of 183.4 million.
Thermore Appoints VP of Global Marketing and Communications
Laura Beachy has been appointed VP of global marketing and communications. She joins Thermore from Hyla Strategies, a NYC-based boutique marketing firm, where she served as a managing partner since 2014.
Academy Sports + Outdoors Opens Five New Stores to Finish Out 2024
New stores opened in Bradenton, FL; Yulee, FL; Searcy, AR; Meridian, MS; and Corsicana, TX. Overall, Academy continued its expansion in 2024 by opening 16 new stores during the year across ten states, including its first locations in Ohio.
EXEC: Nike to Wind Down Digital Sneaker Design and NFT Company RTFKT in January
RTFKT has also announced its plan to wind down operations by January 2025 on X (fka Twitter), noting it would release one final collection, Blade Drop.
