UK’s SportPursuit and France’s Private Sport Shop to merge The sports market continues to go from strength to strength and that means we’re seeing plenty of launches and deals at the moment. The latest deal is for a UK business…
Skechers appoints Yolanda Macias to its board of directors Skechers Skechers appoints Yolanda Macias to its board of directors. – Skechers Macias is chief content officer at Cinedigm Entertainment Group, which she first joined in 2013. In her role, she…
The Athlete’s Foot parent acquires Shoe City, YCMC Arklyz Group, owner of athletic footwear retailer The Athlete’s Foot (TAF) announced is has acquired Shoe City, a Baltimore-based sneaker and streetwear lifestyle retail chain together with online platform, YCMC. The acquisition will add…
Users should be allowed to sue U.S. tech giants under EU rules, civil groups say By Reuters API Individual users should be allowed to take U.S. tech giants to court for breaching landmark EU rules aimed at curbing their power,…
Hanesbrands’ Jonathan Ram is new Clarks CEO Clarks Clarks He was most recently Group President, Global Activewear at HanesBrands, where he led the growth of the global activewear business across multiple labels and businesses. Before that, he spent 16 years…
Dockers wants to return to the golf green At the Roosevelt Golf Course, in the Griffith Park district of Los Angeles, Dockers and Malbon Golf celebrated their first collaboration, marking the return of the Levi Strauss & Co Dockers and…
Chico’s FAS sales up on strong comps, lifts full-year guidance Chico’s FAS announced on Tuesday revenues for the first quarter lifted by close to 40% on the back of stellar comparable sales, driven by strong demand in its apparel business…
Pure London announces theme, unveils speakers The latest edition of UK trade fashion show Pure LondonChange Pure London Organiser Hyve Group has chosen the “overarching theme” while revealing “two retail industry legends” as keynote speakers: department store leadership specialists Ed…
REI Co-op expands leadership team with two new appointments Outdoorwear retailer REI Sylvia Wilks (left) has been named REI Co-op’s first senior vice president, chief supply chain officer. Minnie Alexander (right) will join REI as vice president, general counsel and…
Still loss-making, but Wolford’s recovery is on track High-end Austrian intimates specialist Wolford Wolford The company saw revenues up 14% to €108.945 million, EBITDA of €8.5 million from a loss of €8 million a year earlier, and an EBITDA margin of…
