EXECUTIVE CHANGES
+++ Zumiez appointed Guy M. Harkless, most recently serving in operational and strategic roles for Foot Locker Inc. from 2015 through 2023, as a Class II independent director until the company’s annual meeting of stockholders in 2025, to serve on the company’s board of directors and as a member of the company’s audit committee
+++ Authentic Brands Group appointed Tapestry and Saks veteran Kevin Wills as its new CFO +++
RETAIL & DISTRIBUTION
+++ Sprinter has opened a 950-sqm store at Barcelona’s Westfield Glòries Shopping Center as well as a 515-sqm store in Madrid’s Palacio de Hielo, according to Diffusion Sport
+++ VC Sport will now distribute all categories of shoes from the 361° brand in Spain
+++ In partnership with Brand Collective, Reebok has opened a new concept store in Melbourne’s Chadstone Shopping Center, featuring a wall of archived footwear and a hand-painted mural by local artist Good Ideas +++
PRODUCT & MARKETING
+++ Adidas and Juventus have unveiled a new away jersey for the 2023/24 season inspired by Monte Rosa, the mountain that overlooks the city of Turin
+++ China’s Anta Sports and Tsinghua University have announced the launch of the second Global Sportswear Design Award, the theme of which is MOVEvolution, with entries open from July 2023 to March 10, 2024, and the final awards ceremony set to be held in September of that year
+++ Varlion will be supplying the official ball for the Madrid Premier Padel tournament, scheduled for July 17-23 +++
CORPORATE AND M&A
+++ Cristiano Ronaldo has invested in Chrono24, an online marketplace for luxury watches, through his company CR7 for an undisclosed sum +++
