A man wearing a protective face mask walks past a Nike brand store in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Dec. 10, 2020. Valentyn Ogirenko | Reuters Nike is cutting 2% of its current workforce, or more than 1,500 jobs, as part of a broader restructuring, the company said late Thursday. The Beaverton, Oregon-based sneaker giant said it … Read more
The hedge fund that owns True Religion is exploring a sale of the Y2K-era jeans brand as it returns to growth and profitability after emerging from its second bankruptcy, CNBC has learned. True Religion sales jumped about 20% to around $280 million last year, and it brought in $80 million in earnings before interest, taxes, … 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
Canadian sportswear clothing band, Lululemon store in Hong Kong. Budrul Chukrut | Lightrocket | Getty Images Lululemon is launching its first men’s footwear line and casual sneaker as the retailer looks for new avenues of growth in the increasingly crowded athletic apparel space, the company announced Thursday. The retailer is debuting its first casual sneaker, … Read more
A Yayoi Kusama sculpture is displayed on the top of the Louis Vuitton’s Champs Elysees store, on January 12, 2023 in Paris, France. This year the French Fashion house has launch a second collaboration with Yayoi Kusama.The first one was in 2012. The Yayoi Kusama x Louis Vuitton collection are now available in all Louis … Read more
The FBI shut down a major China-backed hacking group that attacked hundreds of routers and had been working to compromise U.S. cyber infrastructure, FBI Director Christopher Wray announced Wednesday at a House committee hearing. The hacking group, code-named “Volt Typhoon,” had compromised hundreds of office and home-office routers to allow the Chinese government to access … Read more
Swedish buy now, pay later firm Klarna unveils a $7.99 monthly subscription plan called Klarna Plus Courtesy: Klarna Swedish fintech firm Klarna is launching a monthly subscription plan in the U.S. to lock in its heaviest users ahead of an expected initial public offering this year, the company told CNBC. The product is set to … Read more
My top 10 things to watch Monday, Jan. 22 1. This is a big week for the markets. As I wrote in my Sunday column , we will find out what it is that will propel stocks forward — or in reverse — following the S & P 500’s new record high on Friday. A … Read more
HANGZHOU, CHINA – APRIL 6, 2023 – A Cargo plane of Maersk AIR Cargo is seen at Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China, April 6, 2023. On November 4, 2023, the international shipping industry giant Maersk’s revenue in the third quarter of 2023 was 12.13 billion US dollars, down 46.73% year-on-year; Net … Read more
Beyond Yoga Courtesy: Beyond Yoga Levi Strauss’ Beyond Yoga has tapped former Athleta CEO and longtime Gap veteran Nancy Green to be its next chief executive, as the company looks to scale beyond its modest roots and compete with industry leaders such as Lululemon and upstarts such as Alo Yoga and Vuori. Beyond Yoga’s founder … Read more
