361 Degrees USA Growing Momentum In Q1
The U.S. arm of the publicly-traded Chinese footwear and apparel giant said it plans to increase its marketing spend by 50 percent in 2017 with a focus on both trade and consumer media.
Scarpa Names Rep Group Of The Year
All Mountain Group “has done a great job, in a very challenging market climate, of proactively finding ways to grow sales,” said Mark Mathews, vice president of sales.
Outdoor Industry Execs Gather For Climate Leadership Summit
The event precedes Telluride Mountainfilm Festival, themed as “The New Normal,” engaging in the work to actively battle climate change.
Darn Tough Vermont Debuts Pro Ambassador Program
Joining Team DTV are Allie Rood, Brooke Froelich, Coree Woltering, Eric Sensemen, Fawn Dorr, Jeremy Wolf, Josh Ferenc, Megan McJames, Neely Fortune, Noah Tautfest, Ralph Kucharek, Sasha Yakovleff, Stevie Anna, Vasu Sojitra and Zeb Blais.
DSW Slides On 3 Percent Comp Decline
DSW Inc. reported earnings excluding special charges reached $25.7 million, or 32 cents per share, a decline of 14.3 percent versus a year ago.
Merrell Appoints Sue Rechner President
Rechner has been the CEO and president of Confluence Outdoor, and was formerly president of Victorinox Swiss Army.
Lacoste Teams Up With Novak Djokovic
For Djokovic, the brand has developed an eponymous clothing line specially designed to kit out the champion during the Grand Slam tournaments as well as dress him for other tournaments throughout the season.
Astral Appoints In-Sport Fashions As Canadian Distributor
Previously handled directly from Astral’s facilities in Asheville, NC, Canadian retailers will now have the opportunity to order Astral footwear directly in Canada.
Nordstrom Adds TaskRabbit CEO Stacy Brown-Philpot To Board
Nordstrom Inc. announced he reelection of eleven existing members of the board of directors, and the appointment of Stacy Brown-Philpot, CEO of TaskRabbit, as a new director.
PVH Signs License For DKNY Menswear
G-III Apparel Group Ltd. entered into a multi-year license agreement with PVH Corp., under which PVH will design and distribute menswear for the DKNY brand in the United States and Canada.
Former Tilly’s CEO To Lead Gymboree
The Gymboree Corp. appointed Daniel Griesemer as the company’s new president and chief executive officer, effective May 22, 2017.
Foot Locker’s Shares Tumble On Tempered Outlook
“While we remain optimistic that we can accelerate our momentum over the second half of 2017 to reach mid-single-digit comparable sales gains, we are developing a Plan B, so to speak, in case recent sales trends continue,” said Dick Johnson, chairman and CEO.
Aisle Talk, Week Of May 15
Top headlines from the active lifestyle industry you may have missed this week.
Is A Mega-Winter Show Headed To Denver?
SIA’s deal to sell the Snow Show to Emerald Expositions, the parent of Outdoor Retailer, positions Denver in a prime position to become the next home to a combined winter show as well as Outdoor Retailer Summer Market.
Under Armour Featured As A LinkedIn Top Company
Under Armour ranked 16 on LinkedIn’s list of the 50 top companies to work for. Fitbit landed at 32 and Amazon was second.
