OIA Director Issues Letter On Shifting Trade-Show Schedule
Amy Roberts tells members that Outdoor Retailer’s shift to schedule its Winter Market and Summer Market shows two months earlier, starting in 2018, will change the purpose of the shows for the better.
Amer Sports Names O’Connell To Lead Strategic Accounts Sales
Mike O’Connell will be responsible for leading sales efforts in the e-tail, sporting goods retail and mass merchant trade channels for Amer’s portfolio of brands.
Active Lifestyle Retail Stocks Outpaced Vendors In 2016
The rash of active lifestyle retail bankruptcies in 2016 cast a pall over the industry on Wall Street in 2016, but also clearly helped those left standing in retail. Active lifestyle vendors, on the other hand, had a rougher go of it.
An Event Guide To Outdoor Retailer Winter Market 2017
A schedule of must-attend events at 2017 Outdoor Retailer Winter Market. Yes, happy hours count.
New Balance Launches Its First Wearable Device For Runners
New Balance unveiled its inaugural smart wearable at the International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas.
Sears To Close 150 Stores
Sears Holdings said it plans to close 118 Kmart locations and 32 Sears stores.
Nike Secures 687 Patents
Nike’s 2016 patents include 262 related to footwear, 96 related to data and 73 related to manufacturing.
Report: Amazon Developing Fitness Apparel Line
Amazon posted three job listings in late December for brand managers and senior brand managers working on “Amazon Active Apparel.”
Kohl’s Lowers Fourth-Quarter Guidance
Kohl’s Corporation reduced its guidance due to soft holiday sales. Comparable sales decreased 2.1 percent in the fiscal months of November and December 2016 combined.
Macy’s To Close 68 Stores
The department store giant estimates that 3,900 associates will be displaced as a result of these closures, with approximately 6,200 other jobs lost due to restructuring its central organization and adjustments due to the store closures.
Zumiez Sees 3 Percent Comp Gain In December
The action-sports chain’s comparable sales increased 3.4 percent for the five-week period compared to a comparable sales decrease of 8.9 percent in the year-ago period.
Palladium Announces Two Key Hires
Palladium hired Douglas Segal to serve as brand director for the Americas region and Amy Liu Schatt as marketing manager.
Registration Opens For NSGA’s 53rd Annual Management Conference
The conference will host many notable speakers, including representatives from Google, Forbes, Vanity Fair, Zappos, Locally, Yelp, Hubba, Kibo and Microsoft.
Eurosock Appoints SIA Veteran To National Sales Manager
Eurosock International Inc. named Ed Wray as its new national sales manager. Wray holds more than 30 years of sales and marketing experience.
Get Ready For A Big Shake Out In 2017
More than 20 active lifestyle industry executives share their thoughts on where we’re headed next.
