October 22, 2019 John Donahoe Named CEO of Nike, Parker to Executive Chairman
John Donahoe, current president and CEO of ServiceNow, Inc. and a Nike board member since 2014, will take over on Jan. 13 when Mark Parker, CEO since 2006 and chairman since 2016 when co-founder Phil Knight stepped down, will become executive chairman. Kevin Plank Turns Over Under Armour CEO Post to Patrik Frisk
The founder of the brand will become executive chairman and brand chief while Frisk will assume responsibility for all day-to-day operations as CEO. The changes are effective Jan. 1. Skechers Posts Double-Digit Sales and Income Gains in Q3
Net income increased by 14% to $103,090,000 from $90,728,000 in the third quarter as strong international sales drove a 15% top line gain to $1,353,998,000 from $1,176,395,000 that would have been up 17% constant currency.
Super Retail Group’s Rebel Sports banner saw total sales increase 3.9% for the first 16 weeks of its fiscal year that began Jun. 30, including a 3.1% same store sales improvement. Gildan Will Expand U.S. Yarn Mill
GIL will invest a total of about $17 million in the Eden, NC, yarn spinning plant it bought earlier this year after Indian textile maker SgrTex vacated it. Bauer Hockey Settles with Step Skating
Bauer has reached a settlement with Step Skating, which it had sued in the Federal Court of Canada for making replacement blades for Bauer’s Tuuk Lightspeed Edge holder that it said infringed on its Lightspeed Edge intellectual property.
Vista Outdoor’s Federal Cartridge division is recalling about 3,100 Blackhawk T-Series L2C gun holsters because the holster design can change the position of the safety switch on the firearm without the user knowing it. Etcetera: REI, Academy Sports, Nike, PrimaLoft
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