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J.C. Penney May Face Delisting

J.C. Penney said the New York Stock Exchange on August 6 notified the company that it is no longer in compliance with continued-listing criteria. Continued-listing requires an average closing share price of at least $1 for 30 straight trading days.

Foot Locker Unveils Washington Heights Community Power Store

Foot Locker announced the grand opening of its Washington Heights community-based Power Store. The store features a full suite of immersive capabilities for consumers to experience, including an activation space on the second floor. The 9,000 square foot store is also the first among Foot Locker stores to showcase Nike App at Retail digital technology.

The Running Event (TRE) Grows Leadership Team

The Running Event (TRE), the trade show in the running specialty industry that is produced by Diversified Communications, announced the appointment of corporate marketing and strategic development veteran Anne Gray as event director of TRE.

The North Face Unveils Global Retail Strategy With Opening Of New SoHo Location

The North Face announced a new global retail strategy, beginning with the opening of a new store in the historic SoHo neighborhood of Manhattan on Friday, August 9.

Through the refreshed retail strategy, the brand will transform its existing locations into basecamps for exploration, aiming to create a stronger connection with consumers and evolve The North Face retail environment to a space that feels more like the brand and less like a store.

Sears To Close 26 More Stores

Sears, which emerged from bankruptcy earlier this year, announced plans to close five Kmart and 21 Sears stores.

The Buckle’s July Comps Dip

The Buckle Inc. announced that comparable store net sales, for stores open at least one year, for the 4-week period ended August 3, 2019 decreased 0.5 percent.

Adidas’ Q2 Currency-Neutral Sales Rose 4 Percent

Adidas AG reported earnings rose 10 percent in the second quarter as sales expanded 4 percent on a currency-neutral basis. Currency-neutral sales increased 12 percent in Emerging Markets and 8 percent in Asia-Pacific, led by 14 percent growth in China. Revenues in North America increased 6 percent Adidas’ outlook was confirmed for the year.

G-Form Appoints Glen Giovanucci As CEO

G-Form LLC, a leading sports protective gear brand,  announced that Glen “Gava” Giovanucci will become chief executive officer of the company at the end of August. Giovanucci will be taking on this leadership role following a highly successful track record of driving significant growth across a diverse set of sporting goods brands. “I look forward […]

Unifi’s Q4 Profits Drop

Unifi Inc. reported sales and pre-tax profitability declined in the fourth quarter ended June 30 that were in-line with expectations. The fabric supplier showed sequential quarter improvement on profitability and cash flows, and forecast volume and revenue growth and significant improvement in profitability for fiscal 2020.  

Super Heroic To Develop Nerf Apparel And Footwear Line

Hasbro Inc. and Super Heroic Inc., the kids sneaker brand, announced a licensing agreement to bring Nerf-branded kids’ apparel and footwear to market this August. The line will be available at select Foot Locker and Kids Foot Locker stores.