Gregory Sales Climb 16 Percent In 2021
Samsonite International S.A. reported sales from its Gregory backpacks rose 15.9 percent to $59.4 million from $51.2 million a year ago. Sales on a currency-neutral basis grew 16.2 percent.
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.
PingPod Closes $10 Million Series A Funding For Expansion
PingPod, the table tennis on-demand concept with three New York City locations, has raised $10 million in a Series A funding round.
Nutrishop And 24 Hour Fitness Expand Partnership
Nutrishop expanded its partnership with 24 Hour Fitness with plans to have approximately 50 Nutrishop franchised shops inside 24 Hour Fitness locations over the next four years.
Primary Arms Names Creative Manager
Primary Arms hired Grace Jin as its creative manager overseeing graphic and visual media for the company’s major business units.
Taurus Hires VP Of Sales
Taurus hired Justin Porlier as vice president of sales. Most recently, he was regional sales manager for Dunkin Lewis, Inc.
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.
JCPenney Scores Exclusive With Airwalk
JCPenney debuted an exclusive footwear collection with Airwalk, the skate and lifestyle sneaker brand owned by Authentic Brands Group.
Erem Adds New Hires To Marketing Team
Erem, the sustainable desert performance footwear brand, has scaled up its team with four newly created positions to support its marketing efforts.
Shoe Carnival Reports Record Fourth Quarter And 2021 Results
Shoe Carnival reported fourth-quarter earnings more than doubled as revenues improved 23.4 percent to $313.4 million. Earnings reached $20.6 million, or 72 cents a share, against $7.4 million, or 26 cents, a year ago. The footwear off-pricer expects fiscal year 2022 net sales to increase 4 to 7 percent on top of the 36.2 percent net sales growth achieved during fiscal 2021.
Yue Yuen Returns To Profitability In 2021
Yue Yuen reported net income attributable to owners of the company of $115.1 million compared to a loss of $90.8 million for the previous year.
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.
Inov-8 Appoints Global Category Manager, Cross Training
Inov-8 has hired Chris Melton as global category manager for cross training. He will also head up the distribution of its footwear and apparel for Central and South America.
Clarks Appoints New CEO
Clarks has hired Jonathan Ram as CEO for Clarks shoes effective April 2022.
Golftec Adds Location In New Jersey
Golftec continues to expand its nationwide footprint announcing the opening of an instruction and club fitting center in Paramus, NJ.
