SGB Update

SAR USA Hires National Sales Manager

SAR USA, the importer of Sarsilma, one of the largest small arms manufacturers in Turkey, announced it hired Mark Scelza as national sales manager.

Fabletics To Open 30 New Stores In 2022

Fabletics announced plans to open 30 new store locations in 2022. The activewear brand co-founded by actress Kate Hudson currently has over 75 locations

Hibbett’s Q4 Comps Dip 1 Percent

Hibbett Inc. reported fourth-quarter earnings declined 23.9 percent as same-store sales dipped 1.0 percent. Results and guidance were in line with an update given on February 18.

REI SoHo Employees Vote To Unionize

REI employees in its SoHo, New York City retail store, voted to form the co-op’s first union. Eighty-eight of the store’s 102 workers voted to join the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union (RWDSU), and fourteen voted not to join. An in-person tally conducted the vote in the store’s breakroom by the National Labor Relations Board. 

Reebok Appoints VP Europe

Reebok promoted Laurent Fricker to vice president for Europe, according to Fashion Network.

Nike To Temporarily Close Stores In Russia

Nike, Inc. said it would temporarily close all its owned stores in Russia. The brand joins a number of other Western brands that have suspended their businesses in the country following Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine.