All Merrell articles – Page 4

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Wolverine performs better than expected

5 June 2020

Wolverine Worldwide told analysts at the Baird 2020 Global Consumer, Technology, and Services Conference on June 4 that its sales were better than expected in the first nine weeks of its second quarter, falling by less than 50 percent overall. The impact of the coronavirus-related retail lockdown was partly offset ...

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The outdoor community supports Black Lives Matter

4 June 2020

It started last Tuesday, when large parts of Social Media turned dark: Companies, celebrities and private individuals darkened their posts and media feeds, placed solid black images or meaningful solidarity texts on black backgrounds, all connected by the hashtag #blacklivesmatter. And not only in the USA, the country where, after ...

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Merrell names new VP of U.S. sales

24 April 2020

Merrell has appointed Alex Brown as its new vice-president of U.S. sales. He joins Merrell from The North Face (TNF), a division of VF Corp., where he most recently served as senior sales director for the brand. Brown has spent his entire career in the outdoor and active lifestyle industry. ...

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Europe and e-commerce help Wolverine in Q1

23 April 2020

After posting record financial results in the fourth quarter of 2019, Wolverine Worldwide fared relatively well in the first quarter ended on March 28 – given the challenging conditions caused by Covid-19 – thanks mainly to higher online sales and strong performance in Europe and by the Saucony brand. The ...

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Wolverine reorganizes leadership structure

22 April 2020

By May 30 at the latest, Todd Spaletto will be stepping down as president of Wolverine Worldwide’s Michigan Brands group, which consists of the Merrell, Chaco, CAT Footwear, Hush Puppies and Sebago brands. Rather than replace him in the post, Wolverine is promoting three executives and dividing responsibility for its ...

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Merrell partners with Trail Sisters on new trail runners

2 April 2020

Merrell has partnered with Trail Sisters, a U.S.-based women’s trail running community and online journal, on the design of two trail running shoes, specifically conceived for women. The shoes are called Antora and Banshee, and feature a print designed by Sarah Uhl, the American artist and activist who uses art ...

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Merrell sponsors Skyrunner World Series; circuit postponed due to Covid-19

24 March 2020

Merrell, part of Wolverine Worldwide, is the official supplier of the Skyrunner World Series. Trail running is still one of the fastest-growing segments of the outdoor industry and remains an absolute focus for the brand in 2020. The cooperation with one of the world’s most popular trail running event series ...

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Merrell closes U.S. stores

17 March 2020

Effective tomorrow, Merrell will close all U.S. stores to limit the spread of Covid-19. The closure is planned until Friday, March 27, but the decision will be re-evaluated and adjusted to the situation as well as local and federal regulations. Merrell also announced that the store staff will continue to ...

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Merrell presents a conservation film (Video)

5 March 2020

Merrell is presenting a 10-minute film titled This Land. It features Faith E. Briggs, a documentary filmmaker who used to run the streets of Brooklyn every morning and has now run about 150 miles through three of the so-called National Monuments in the United States. Public lands enjoy a certain ...

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Eoca with new members, successful Ispo Munich

3 March 2020

The European Outdoor Conservation Association (Eoca) has announced that fundraising at Ispo Munich in January came to more than double the amount received last year at the same show. Donations from 44 of its members and events held on members’ own stands brought the total raised to €37,500, as compared ...

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Chemicals and coronavirus weigh on Wolverine’s results

26 February 2020

The group’s two biggest footwear brands, Merrell and Sperry, helped Wolverine World Wide finish the last year on a high in terms of revenues, with both of them scoring growth in the mid-teens for the fourth quarter ended on Dec. 28. The company also benefited from an acceleration in direct-to-consumer ...