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Dick’s Sporting Goods promotes CFO from within

Retail Wire

Dick’s Sporting Goods has named Navdeep Gupta as its chief financial officer, replacing Lee Belitsky, who is remaining with the company to oversee its supply chain and other functions. Mr. Gupta joined Dick’s in 2017 as senior vice president of finance and chief accounting officer.

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Making the Most of Store Visits Post-Pandemic

Retail TouchPoints

On the other hand, some businesses, such as home improvement stores, actually saw sales increase throughout the pandemic and began course-correcting their retail footprints to account for more online traffic. To account for this, some retailers have shifted to a hybrid model of livestreamed in-store events.

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Retail appointments of the week

Inside Retail

French sporting goods retailer Decathlon has appointed Barbara Martin Coppola as its new CEO. general manager for online, Glynn Miles, has been promoted to the position of chief digital officer. Miles had worked at General Pants for 16 months before the promotion. Decathlon announces new chief executive. General Pants Co.

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Resale Revs Up: eBay Enhances Refurbished Goods Offering, New Overstock Marketplace Launches

Retail TouchPoints

Earlier this year, the marketplace hosted a series of in-person product authentication events to promote its authentication practices for high-end collectible items such as sneakers , watches and trading cards. The Refurbished program is part of a larger effort by eBay to boost product credibility on its platform.

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Marketing With A Different Lens: What You Can Learn From Other Retail Verticals

Retail TouchPoints

For instance, many electronics retailers are seeing results with remarketing audiences, while sporting goods is excelling at ad efficiency. LIAs promote available products that shoppers can receive via curbside store pickup. When using LIAs, promote higher AOV products that may traditionally skew toward in-store purchases.

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To Experience the Future of Retail, You’ll Want to Go to the Store

Retail TouchPoints

In Q3 2022, ecommerce accounted for less than 15% of all retail sales. A sporting goods retail chain has three specialized locations that are almost literal playgrounds, each with an indoor track and field, climbing wall, batting cage and other spaces where athletes and weekend warriors can learn about and try out new equipment.

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Report: Black Friday turnout ‘solid’

Mass Relators

Coresight Research, which offers data and insights that can help retail clients innovate and grow, sent analysts to 45 retailers in 14 locations on Black Friday for observations on consumer activity, promotions, and product quality and availability, among other trends. However, there was a paucity of doorbuster offers. and Toronto.