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Canada Goose Appoints Board Member

Canada Goose Holdings, Inc. has appointed Belinda Wong, chairman of Starbucks China and executive vice president, Starbucks, to its Board of Directors, effective immediately.

February Retail Sales Rose Strongly Year-Over-Year

Retail sales showed a strong year-over-year gain in February, but the monthly pace slowed compared with January as inflation drove up prices and lingering effects of the COVID-19 omicron variant affected the supply chain, the National Retail Federation said.

Icebreaker Appoints GM For North America

Icebreaker, owned by VF Corp., has hired Noah Bryan as general manager for North America. Most recently, he worked as the senior business development manager for sports and outdoors at Amazon.

NRF Forecasts Annual Retail Sales To Increase In 2022

The National Retail Federation issued its annual forecast, anticipating that retail sales will grow between 6 percent and 8 percent to more than $4.86 trillion in 2022. The 2022 figure compares with 14 percent annual growth rate in 2021, the highest growth rate in more than 20 years. This year’s sales forecast is notably above the 10-year, pre-pandemic growth rate of 3.7 percent.

Honma Golf Appoints VP Of Sales

Honma Golf named golf industry veteran Chuck Couch as North American vice president of sales. He was most recently vice president of Mizuno USA’s running division from 2016 to 2021.

Clarks Appoints New CEO

Clarks has hired Jonathan Ram as CEO for Clarks shoes effective April 2022.

GOA President Rich Hill To Depart Position in April

Grassroots Outdoor Alliance announced the departure of president Rich Hill, who gave the news to staff ahead of its annual board of directors retreat earlier this month stating he would leave his role in late April.

RYU Apparel Secures U.S. Wholesale Representation

RYU Apparel, Inc., based in Vancouver, announced that Caraway & Company will act as its exclusive wholesale representative across the U.S., promoting and wholesaling RYU products to retailers nationwide.

Yue Yuen’s Sales Fall In February

Yue Yuen reported consolidated operating revenue in February fell 14.1 percent to $648.6 million from $755.4 million a year ago.