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Under Armour Begins Search for New CEO as Frisk Steps Down

Retail TouchPoints

Frisk, who has been with the company since 2017 and at the helm since 2020, will stay on as an advisor through Sept. The last five years have been a turbulent period for the sportswear brand, which saw business begin to slide in 2017 following years of record growth. 1, 2022 to help with the leadership transition.

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How Advanced Email Analytics Helped Kerrits Boost its DTC Business 150%

Retail TouchPoints

The mass store closures prompted by COVID-19 in spring 2020 could have spelled disaster for equestrian specialty brand Kerrits , which had operated as a wholesale-only business for over 25 years. Once the pandemic hit, our wholesalers had to close their stores, and we had to rethink our entire email plan,” said Florin.

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Under Armour Names New Americas President, Chief Legal Officer

Retail TouchPoints

Before joining Under Armour in 2020 as SVP of Americas Wholesale, Baxter served as President and CEO of LIDS Sports Group from 2016 to 2019. Under Armour saw business begin to slide in 2017 following years of record growth. Prior to that, Baxter held various leadership roles at Adidas and Reebok.

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How the Driza-Bone deal came about and what’s next for Propel Group

Inside Retail

Before taking the reins of Propel Group, the company behind some of Australia’s best-loved workwear brands, Caroline Elliott was the COO who restructured the local operation of French fashion label Kookai and orchestrated the local franchisee Magi Enterprises’ acquisition of the global licensing rights in 2017.

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How wholesaler Foodbomb is taking its suppliers direct-to-consumer

Inside Retail

Launched in 2017, wholesale platform Foodbomb connects restaurants and cafes with a marketplace of around 160 suppliers, simplifying the ordering process. We have 160-odd suppliers across different categories, so the venues can search while ordering for what they need across one platform, and they’re just managing one account.

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Retailers suffer longest dip in sales since Covid-19 lockdown

Retail Gazette

in February, according to new figures from accountancy firm BDO. Retailers are suffering from the longest dip in sales since the 2020 pandemic as consumers cut back for the fifth consecutive month. Like-for-like sales across fashion, homewares and lifestyle slipped 1.3% Fashion was hit the hardest, with overall sales down 4.8% last month.

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How Aussie footwear brand Alias Mae stays on trend in a fast-moving market

Inside Retail

Drawing on his family background in footwear, and his own experience in the industry, having started working in Chinese footwear manufacturing in 2011, he launched Alias Mae as a wholesale business. IR: You started as the customer service and wholesale manager, how have you witnessed the brand’s evolution in your time at the company?

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