Nike President and CEO John Donahoe. Source: Nike Nike CEO John Donahoe on Friday blamed remote work for the company falling behind on innovation, saying that it’s tough to be disruptive when people are working from home. In an interview with CNBC’s Sara Eisen from Paris, Donahoe was asked about the company’s lack of fresh … Read more
Illuminated trademark of the American athletic footwear and apparel corporation Nike, Inc. seen on the Nike Store window in Antwerp, Belgium. (Photo by Karol Serewis/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) Karol Serewis | Lightrocket | Getty Images Nike CEO John Donahoe acknowledged Friday that the company moved too far away from wholesale partners like Macy’s and … Read more
Macy’s flagship store in Herald Square in New York, Dec. 23, 2021. Scott Mlyn | CNBC Department store Macy’s on Wednesday said it had settled its proxy fight with an activist group led by Arkhouse Management, and that it would add two new directors to its 15-person board. The reshuffle moves Macy’s closer to a … Read more
Who better than teenagers to know what’s trendy? Piper Sandler has released the spring edition of its semiannual “Taking Stock With Teens Survey,” with solid results for several names in our portfolio. We love scanning the report, which looks at a wide swath of Generation Z, roughly defined as people aged 11 to 26. In … Read more
Racks of England’s new Nike designed football shirt, with the controversial St George’s cross, are displayed for sale in a central London store on March 22, 2024. Daniel Leal | Afp | Getty Images LONDON — U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Friday said Nike was wrong to “mess with” the design of the flag … Read more
A Gucci store at Harbour City shopping mall, operated by Wharf Holdings Ltd., in Hong Kong, China, on Friday, June 2, 2023. Bloomberg | Getty Images Shares of French luxury group Kering plunged 13% on Tuesday after the company warned that Gucci sales look set to fall 20% year-on-year in the first quarter, amid declining … Read more
Shopper carrying two large shopping bags from the clothing retailer Zara on Oxford Street on 5th February 2024 in London, United Kingdom. Oxford Street is a major retail centre in the West End of the capital and is Europes busiest shopping street with around half a million daily visitors to its approximately 300 shops, the … Read more
Adidas shoes are displayed at a DSW store on January 31, 2024 in Novato, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images Adidas on Wednesday warned of a sales decline in its overstocked North American market in 2024, as the German sportswear brand continues to sell off its remaining Yeezy inventory. Currency-neutral sales in North America are … Read more
Tiger Woods and TaylorMade have made it official. The golf great has agreed to create a new apparel and footwear performance and lifestyle brand with the Carlsbad, California company following his recent split with Nike. The brand, Sun Day Red, will be available first only online beginning in May. “Life changes and this is important … Read more
Tony Spring speaks at an event unveiling the Macy’s new women’s apparel brand, On 34th, in July. Spring is former CEO of Bloomingdale’s and begins as Macy’s CEO in February 2024, succeeding longtime Macy’s CEO Jeff Gennette, right. Melissa Repko | CNBC Inside its headquarters in New York City’s Herald Square, Macy’s got ready to … Read more
