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Hudson Bay Appoints New President and CEO
Hudson’s Bay appointed Liz Rodbell as president and CEO of the Canadian retailer, effective December 1. She succeeds Sophia Hwang-Judiesch, who is stepping down as president to pursue another opportunity.
New Balance Opens Second UK store in Westfield White City
New Balance opened a second retail store in the UK, this time in Westfield White City, on November 27. The retail concept puts people, rather than products, front and center, to inspire each other and find their “authentic” style.
Foot Locker Tops Expectations in Third Quarter
Foot Locker, Inc. reported a significant drop in earnings in the third quarter on an 8 percent same-store sales decline but both earnings and sales topped analyst expectations amid progress on its Lace Up turnaround plan. For the year, the sneaker retailer slightly lowered its EPS guidance while slightly raising its sales targets.
Macy’s Taps Former Caesars Exec as Marketing Chief
Macy’s, Inc. announced that Sharon Otterman was named chief marketing officer of Macy’s. Most recently, she was the CMO at Caesars Entertainment.
NRF: Thanksgiving Holiday Weekend Sees Record Number of Shoppers
A record 200.4 million consumers shopped over the five-day holiday weekend from Thanksgiving Day through Cyber Monday, surpassing last year’s record of 196.7 million, according to the annual survey released by the National Retail Federation. The figures surpassed NRF’s initial expectations of 182 million shoppers by more than 18 million.
Report: Online Apparel Sales Nearly Triple on Cyber Monday
Consumers spent a total of $12.4 billion on Cyber Monday, November 27, according to final Adobe Analytics data, up 9.6 percent from $11.3 billion on Cyber Monday 2022, which was the previous single biggest online spending day of all time.
Academy Sports Opens Seven New Stores in November
Academy Sports + Outdoors opened seven new stores in five states in November 2023 to complete its fiscal 2023 new store planned openings. The retailer opened 14 new stores in fiscal 2023 and plans to expand to reach its goal of opening 120 to 140 new stores by the end of 2027.
Schoeller Textil Appoints Western Regional Sales Manager
Schoeller Textil AG announced that Brett Jacobson had joined its North American team as western regional sales manager.
Nike and Salazar Settle Distance Runner’s Lawsuit
Nike and Alberto Salazar settled a $20 million lawsuit filed by long-distance runner and former Nike ambassador Mary Cain. Terms were not disclosed.
Citi Trends Logs Q3 Loss Amid Low-Income Shopper Pressures
Citi Trends Inc. reduced its outlook after reporting a loss in the third quarter ended October 28 on a 10 percent same-store sales decline. David Makuen, CEO, said, “Our primarily low-income customer base is being more selective and purchasing much closer to need.”
Golf Rounds Dip In October
Golf Datatech reported that U.S. golf rounds played declined 1.0 percent year-over-year in October, the first monthly decline since March. Rounds remained up 3.3 percent year-to-date (YTD), according to the research firm’s National Rounds Played Report for October 2023.
Shein Confidentially Files to Go Public
Shein, the China-founded fast fashion online retailer, has confidentially filed to go public in the U.S. with the potential to start trading in 2024.
Roark Names Active Lifestyle Industry Vet as CEO
New CEO Jason Steris joined action sports brand Volcom in its early years and spent 23 years at the brand, holding various positions from national sales manager to COO, president and CEO. More recently, he was CEO at the motocross and mountain bike gear brand Troy Lee Designs.
Canada Goose Acquires First European Manufacturing Facility
Canada Goose announced that it acquired the operating assets of Romania’s Paola Confectii Manufacturing, the brand’s first European facility.
Tennis Express Re-Acquired by Founder
Houston, TX-based Tennis Express announced that Brad Blume, company founder, re-acquired full ownership in the retail and online business from Signa Sports United
