TRADE SHOWS & EVENTS
+++ The Running Event (TRE) is entering its 20th anniversary edition with strong momentum, already securing 274 exhibitors – including first-time participants such as Fabletics and Huckberry – as the run specialty industry continues expanding across performance, lifestyle and retail channels +++
EXECUTIVE CHANGES
+++ British Cycling Ventures has strengthened its commercial leadership team by appointing Claire Humphris as Chief Marketing Officer and James Glover as Head of Business Development to accelerate revenue growth, partnerships and audience engagement across its expanding portfolio of cycling events and commercial assets +++
RETAIL & DISTRIBUTION
+++ Stio is accelerating its wholesale expansion by appointing seven regional sales agencies across the U.S and promoting Kevin Costigan to National Sales Manager of Wholesale as the company strengthens specialty retail partnerships and scales its independent retail distribution network
+++ Canadian performance denim apparel brand Duer is accelerating its North American retail expansion with a new Banff store, using high-tourism Canadian destinations to build global brand awareness and customer acquisition while maintaining profitable growth, supported by 40% year-over-year sales growth and distribution in 25 countries
+++ British minimalist footwear brand Vivobarefoot is opening its second Canadian store in Toronto’s Queen Street West as growing consumer interest in barefoot-style footwear, wellness-focused retail and experience-driven shopping continues pushing the category further into the mainstream +++
PRODUCT & MARKETING
+++ Oakley has reissued its early-2000s MUZM FatCat sunglasses in a limited edition featuring updated Prizm lens technology, as the brand continues leveraging Y2K-inspired sport-fashion nostalgia +++
CSR & SUSTAINABILITY
+++ YKK has been named a CDP Supplier Engagement Leader for the fourth consecutive year, recognizing the company’s global supply-chain collaboration efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and advance climate transparency in line with its net-zero sustainability targets +++
FINANCIAL REPORTING
+++ Rocky Brands has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.17 per share, payable June 15, 2026, to shareholders of record as of June 1, as the company continues returning capital to investors despite ongoing market pressures in the footwear sector +++
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