[ad_1] Illuminated trademark of the American athletic footwear and apparel corporation Nike, Inc. seen on the Nike Store window in Antwerp, Belgium. (Photo by Karol Serewis/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) Karol Serewis | Lightrocket | Getty Images Nike CEO John Donahoe acknowledged Friday that the company moved too far away …
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Nike CEO blames remote work for innovation slowdown, saying it’s hard to build disruptive products on Zoom
[ad_1] Nike President and CEO John Donahoe. Source: Nike Nike CEO John Donahoe on Friday blamed remote work for the company falling behind on innovation, saying that it’s tough to be disruptive when people are working from home. In an interview with CNBC’s Sara Eisen from Paris, Donahoe was asked …
Read More »Canada Goose to cut 17% of its corporate workforce, following string of retail layoffs
[ad_1] Canada Goose parkas hang on display at a store in Richmond Hill, Ontario. Chris So | Toronto Star | Getty Images Canada Goose said Tuesday that it will cut about 17% of its corporate workforce, following a string of other retailers that have laid off employees this year as …
Read More »Nike holiday sales top estimates, helped by better than expected North America growth
[ad_1] Nike on Thursday reported holiday sales that beat estimates, helped by better than expected growth in North America. Here’s how the company performed compared with what Wall Street was anticipating, based on a survey of analysts by LSEG, formerly known as Refinitiv: Earnings per share: 77 cents vs. 74 …
Read More »The state of women’s sports: Top executives weigh in on parity, media share and NIL regulations
[ad_1] Guard Caitlin Clark #22 of the Iowa Hawkeyes listens as the crowd cheers after breaking the NCAA women’s all-time scoring record during the game against the Michigan Wolverines at Carver-Hawkeye Arena on February 15, 2024 in Iowa City, Iowa. Matthew Holst | Getty Images Women’s sports reached an inflection …
Read More »Foot Locker shares plunge more than 20% as retailer posts holiday loss, delays key financial target
[ad_1] Shares of Foot Locker fell more than 20% on Wednesday after the sneaker retailer reported a holiday-quarter loss, issued weak guidance for the current year and said it’s behind on meeting its financial goals. Given how poorly its past fiscal year went, the company is now expecting the profitability …
Read More »Newly listed Birkenstock beats revenue expectations on higher pricing, U.S. demand
[ad_1] Employee Mo Soto arranges a shelf at a Birkenstock store on October 10, 2023 in Venice, California. Ethan Swope | Getty Images Birkenstock on Thursday beat holiday quarter revenue expectations, reporting a 22% year-on-year jump, as the German sandal company benefited from higher pricing and rising U.S. demand. As …
Read More »Companies — profitable or not — make 2024 the year of cost cuts
[ad_1] Mathisworks | Digitalvision Vectors | Getty Images Corporate America has a message for Wall Street: It’s serious about cutting costs this year. From toy and cosmetics makers to office software sellers, executives across sectors have announced layoffs and other plans to slash expenses — even at some companies that …
Read More »Nike to lay off 2% of employees, cutting more than 1,500 jobs during broad restructuring
[ad_1] 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 …
Read More »Tiger Woods signs apparel and footwear deal with TaylorMade following his split with Nike
[ad_1] Tiger Woods at the practice range on April 5, 2022, before the start of the 2022 Masters at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia. Brian Spurlock | Icon Sportswire | Getty Images Tiger Woods and TaylorMade have made it official. The golf great has agreed to create a …
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