Puma Appoints Chief Compliance Officer
Dr. Raliza Koleva assumed the position of chief compliance officer at Puma, with immediate effect.
OluKai Launches Commemorative Hōkūle‘a Footwear Collection
Over the past three years, Hōkūle‘a navigators and crew have used the stars, sea and waves to navigate the traditional Hawaiian voyaging canoe around the world to deliver their message of “Mālama Honua” (to care for Mother Earth).
Fleet Feet Appoints Joey Pointer CEO
Fleet Feet Sports appointed Joey Pointer, its former CFO, as chief executive officer.
Brooks Celebrates Global Running Day With Endorsement Deals For All
All runners interested in becoming part of the Brooks Big Endorsement can sign up at BrooksAthlete.com to receive a $1 check and access to content from Brooks experts about training, nutrition and a variety of other running-related topics.
New Balance Forms 3-D Printing Partnership
New Balance formed a manufacturing partnership with Formlabs to bring 3D printing to large-scale, Massachusetts-based footwear manufacturing.
Interbike Shifts Focus Of IB Awards To Innovation
The newly named Interbike Innovation Awards will continue to showcase excellence in product, retail, and advocacy and will no longer focus on athletes and supplier performance. Products recognized will now be for the upcoming 2018 sales season instead of looking back at 2017 cycle.
Inov-8 Appoints PR Agency
Inov-8 has hired Park City-based Simbol Communications as its public relations agency of record with a focus on building its market share in the trail shoe category in the U.S.
L.L.Bean To Open Its Second Wisconsin Store
L.L.Bean set plans to open its second Wisconsin store, scheduled to open next spring.
Macy’s Shares Dive On Margin Concerns
Macy’s Inc. shares slid $1.96, or 8.2 percent, to $21.90 on Tuesday, their lowest level since February 2011 after the company warned that gross margins will be weaker than forecast as the company struggles to shift inventory.
Columbia Sportswear Realigns Corporate Team
Tim Boyle, who has served as CEO since 1988, has resumed the role of president. Tom Cusick becomes EVP and COO, Franco Fogliato was promoted to EVP and Americas general manager, and Joe Boyle becomes EVP, Columbia brand president.
G-III Apparel’s Shares Soar On Raised Guidance
Shares of G-III Apparel Group jumped $3.03, or 15.2 percent, to $22.92 Tuesday after the outerwear and sportswear maker hiked its full-year guidance while reporting first-quarter earnings that beat estimates.
J. Crew CEO Mickey Drexler Steps Down
J.Crew Group Inc. named James Brett, formerly president of West Elm, as chief executive officer, replacing Mickey Drexler.
Capezio Taps Lynn Shanahan As Chief Executive Officer
Capezio, the maker of dance shoes, apparel and accessories, appointed Lynn Shanahan as its CEO.
Fueling The Future Of Footwear Opens For Registration
The intensive design master-class and competition, a collaboration between Pensole Footwear Design Academy and Foot Locker Inc., was created to discover and develop the future of the footwear industry.
Industry’s Leaders Partner To Support Climate Agreement
Nike, The North Face, Columbia Sportswear Co. and a number of other industry brands joined more than 1,000 subnational entities, including governors, mayors, college and university leaders, and business of all sizes, who have signed an open letter underscoring their continued commitment to the Business Backs Low-Carbon USA initiative and to the Paris Climate Agreement.
