On Holding is gearing up for the Olympics and, in the midst of a global boom in running, is preparing to take a higher profile with a new store on the Champs-Elysees slated to open next month. The news comes as the trendy Swiss running shoe brand continued its strong momentum, surpassing 500 million Swiss...Read More
Dick’s Sporting Goods has inked a new deal with two iconic Boston sports teams: the Celtics and the Red Sox. Under the multi-year agreement, Dick’s will work with both teams in a variety of capacities as their official sporting goods retail partner. The agreement comes shortly after Dick’s opened its new 100,000 square-foot House of...Read More
TikTok said on Thursday it would start using a technology aimed at helping it label images and video generated by artificial intelligence and uploaded to the video sharing service. TikTok said it would adopt “Content Credentials,” a digital watermark that denotes how images were created and edited. The Content Credential technology was spearheaded by Adobe...Read More
Noelia Voigt announced her resignation from her title of Miss USA 2023 on Monday. Months after becoming the first Venezuelan-American woman to ever win the Miss USA pageant on Sept. 29, Voigt shared her decision to relinquish the title to focus on her mental health. “In life, I strongly value the importance of making decisions...Read More
Even though overall sales were down for Wolverine Worldwide in the first quarter of 2024, the company’s turnaround efforts seem to be taking hold as president and chief executive officer Chris Hufnagel reported better-than-expected revenue in the period. On Wednesday, the Rockford, Mich.-based company reported that revenues decreased 34 percent in the first quarter to...Read More
Puma said on Wednesday a return to growth in the Americas helped it meet first-quarter sales forecasts, sending the German sportswear group’s shares 4 percent higher as it predicted growing demand for its retro Palermo shoes. Revamped and newly trendy shoes from the 1970s and 80s like Puma’s Palermo and Adidas’ Samba have helped boost...Read More
Take a trip through time with the WWD archives, a treasure trove of the most fascinating moments in fashion, beauty, culture and beyond. Trends may come, go and come back again, but the pages of WWD have never gone out of style as a trusted source to the fashion industry, covering some of the most compelling...Read More
The stock opened up 4.1% at €25.50 from the IPO price of €24.50. The Barcelona-based firm and its shareholders sold 106.5 million shares at the top end of a marketed price range, giving it a market value of €13.9 billion. Puig builds on a broad revival in European IPOs this year following Galderma Group AG’s...Read More
Jamie Salter may love making deals, but at the end of the day, it’s his family that means the most to him. So it’s apropos that the founder, chairman and chief executive officer of Authentic Brands Group will be honored by the National Father’s Day Council as one of the recipients of its Father of...Read More
Under Armour is pushing further into the soccer (or global ) category, and adding another top player to its growing roster of athletes. The company on Thursday announced that it has signed Tottenham Hotspur and Spain National Team player Pedro Porro to its elite roster of soccer professionals. Porro has been playing in the brand’s recently launched...Read More
